Environmental Health Division
(269) 373 - 5337, www.kalcounty.com/eh This report summarizes all water quality data collected at Site SVC-15, Spring Valley Creek in the Kalamazoo River at Spring Brook Basin of the Kalamazoo River Corridor Sub-Watershed, which is part of the larger Kalamazoo River Watershed. (see map to the right) Water sampling and measurements are conducted by Environmental Health Division staff. |
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| Kalamazoo River at Spring Brook (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 17 65) | ||||
| Spring Valley Creek | ||||
| SVC-15 | South side of Spring Valley Park Drive off of Brook Drive | City of Kalamazoo (1) | ||
| Site Code: SVC-15, Spring Valley Creek | |||||||||
| Sample | Sample | E. coli Bacteria | Water Temperature | Dissolved Oxygen | pH | Conductivity | TDS | Turbidity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | (MPN) | (degrees F) | mg/L | % Saturation | (units) | (mS / cm) | (g / L) | (NTU) |
| 08/13/2008 | 11:25 | 83.6 | 59.7 | N/A | N/A | 8.21 | 0.522 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 06/18/2008 | 10:00 | 50.4 | 69.8 | 8.2 | 91.6% | 8.08 | 0.587 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 04/23/2008 | 12:08 | 121.1 | 69.7 | 10.5 | 117.3% | 8.41 | 0.623 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 10/24/2007 | 09:00 | 35.0 | 55.8 | 6.6 | 63.4% | 7.80 | 0.668 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 07/19/2007 | 10:30 | 150.0 | 76.3 | 6.7 | 80.5% | 7.99 | 0.639 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 06/07/2007 | 09:20 | 61.3 | 69.2 | 9.4 | 104.6% | 7.98 | 0.630 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 05/03/2007 | 11:55 | 18.3 | 66.2 | 10.4 | 112.5% | 8.57 | 0.638 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 03/22/2007 | 12:40 | 21.6 | 46.4 | 11.1 | 94.2% | 8.35 | 0.659 | 0.4 | 5.2 |
| 01/04/2007 | 14:45 | 14.5 | 39.8 | 13.1 | 101.3% | 8.41 | 0.676 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 11/02/2006 | 12:25 | 6.3 | 45.0 | 9.0 | 74.3% | 7.99 | 0.685 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 09/26/2006 | 13:05 | 77.1 | 63.9 | 8.4 | 88.2% | 8.00 | 0.648 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 08/09/2006 | 12:10 | 90.9 | 79.0 | 8.5 | 104.5% | 8.19 | 0.519 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 07/12/2006 | 12:00 | 104.1 | 78.2 | 7.2 | 87.9% | 8.11 | 0.611 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 06/14/2006 | 12:50 | 260.3 | 77.2 | 9.1 | 111.0% | 8.33 | 0.611 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 05/23/2006 | 12:35 | 35.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 04/13/2006 | 12:20 | 980.4 | 61.6 | 4.4 | 46.3% | 8.87 | 0.653 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| 02/22/2006 | 14:15 | 29.2 | 40.9 | 9.5 | 76.1% | 8.55 | 0.710 | 0.5 | 22.6 |
| 11/08/2005 | 14:30 | 35.0 | 55.4 | 9.8 | 95.8% | 8.26 | 0.719 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 10/04/2005 | 15:15 | 66.3 | 74.0 | 10.2 | 124.1% | 8.25 | 0.654 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 08/24/2005 | 14:35 | 41.0 | 76.7 | 10.1 | 125.6% | 8.34 | 0.610 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| 07/20/2005 | 13:50 | 344.8 | 83.3 | 9.0 | 119.5% | 8.17 | 0.556 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 06/30/2005 | 13:15 | 290.9 | 83.9 | 9.5 | 126.6% | 8.13 | 0.572 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 05/26/2005 | 13:00 | 40.5 | 67.0 | 9.4 | 104.9% | 8.16 | 0.676 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 04/21/2005 | 12:30 | 52.0 | 62.8 | 10.6 | 112.4% | 8.26 | 0.681 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| 10/22/2004 | 12:50 | 19.9 | 53.3 | 5.8 | 54.7% | 7.77 | 0.652 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
| 08/26/2004 | 10:23 | 727.0 | 71.0 | 6.5 | 75.9% | 7.81 | 0.474 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 07/30/2004 | 13:30 | 83.9 | 74.2 | 8.4 | 101.2% | 8.19 | 0.525 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 06/18/2004 | 09:58 | 69.1 | 77.0 | 8.7 | 108.6% | 8.61 | 0.416 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 05/27/2004 | 11:45 | 29.2 | 63.4 | 9.2 | 98.6% | 8.23 | 0.516 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 04/23/2004 | 14:40 | 9.8 | 64.3 | 11.1 | 120.8% | 8.50 | 0.607 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
| 04/08/2004 | 14:26 | 6.3 | 52.3 | 13.6 | 127.8% | 8.51 | 0.601 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 11/07/2003 | 12:31 | 55.7 | 48.3 | 9.4 | 85.0% | 8.57 | 0.580 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 07/09/2003 | 13:45 | 195.6 | 73.1 | 9.2 | 109.9% | 8.31 | 0.502 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| 06/25/2003 | 14:00 | 344.8 | 86.2 | 13.0 | 175.8% | 8.39 | 0.503 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 06/11/2003 | 14:12 | 104.3 | 78.6 | 11.5 | 147.4% | 8.29 | 0.553 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 05/28/2003 | 13:56 | 33.1 | 68.5 | 11.6 | 131.5% | 8.40 | 0.573 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| 05/05/2003 | 14:19 | 93.3 | 62.6 | 10.2 | 108.2% | 8.23 | 0.608 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 04/22/2003 | 14:29 | 13.2 | 59.6 | 13.4 | 137.7% | 8.33 | 0.624 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 04/08/2003 | 14:12 | 10.9 | 40.0 | 11.5 | 91.4% | 8.19 | 0.649 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 03/24/2003 | 14:33 | 8.4 | 47.9 | 12.7 | 113.7% | 8.56 | 0.648 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 03/10/2003 | 15:00 | 14.4 | 37.5 | 12.4 | 94.6% | 7.64 | 0.800 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 02/24/2003 | 14:52 | 3.1 | 36.3 | 13.1 | 100.1% | 8.25 | 0.728 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 02/10/2003 | 13:41 | 15.6 | 34.4 | 13.7 | 101.5% | 7.93 | 1.156 | 0.7 | N/A |
| 02/10/2003 | 13:41 | 12.2 | 34.4 | 13.7 | 101.5% | 7.93 | 1.156 | 0.7 | N/A |
| 01/27/2003 | 14:03 | 12.1 | 33.5 | 11.2 | 95.7% | 8.19 | 0.701 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 01/13/2003 | 13:42 | 7.4 | 34.7 | 12.9 | 111.8% | 8.28 | 0.711 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 12/26/2002 | 14:27 | 23.8 | 35.9 | 13.1 | 97.3% | 7.86 | 0.715 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 12/09/2002 | 14:23 | 2.0 | 37.7 | 16.5 | 125.2% | 7.18 | 0.698 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 11/21/2002 | 15:28 | 2.0 | 42.2 | 11.4 | 93.9% | 8.25 | 0.572 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 10/24/2002 | 14:27 | 9.7 | 50.3 | 8.4 | 76.8% | 8.01 | 0.674 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 10/10/2002 | 14:40 | 77.1 | 64.9 | 9.2 | 100.8% | 8.11 | 0.642 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 09/26/2002 | 14:37 | 32.3 | 68.7 | 10.2 | 116.2% | 8.08 | 0.626 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 09/20/2002 | 13:50 | 2,419.2 | 71.5 | 9.2 | 107.7% | 8.01 | 0.590 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 09/06/2002 | 13:05 | 47.4 | 76.3 | 10.6 | 129.4% | 8.17 | 0.578 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 08/22/2002 | 14:10 | 360.9 | 75.8 | 8.3 | 100.8% | 8.04 | 0.547 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 08/08/2002 | 13:44 | 59.4 | 78.5 | 10.8 | 136.5% | 8.23 | 0.481 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 07/19/2002 | 11:07 | 95.9 | 79.9 | 8.5 | 105.0% | 8.06 | 0.559 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 06/28/2002 | 14:10 | 196.8 | 84.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 06/18/2002 | 14:26 | 70.8 | 78.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Summary Statistics | Count | 59 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 |
| Average | 140.3 | 61.7 | 10.2 | 104.5% | 8.19 | 0.634 | 0.4 | 4.1 | |
| Minumum | 2.0 | 33.5 | 4.4 | 46.3% | 7.18 | 0.416 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Maximum | 2,419.2 | 86.2 | 16.5 | 175.8% | 8.87 | 1.156 | 0.7 | 22.6 | |
| Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for SVC-15 (Spring Valley Creek) between June 2002 and August 2008. This site is located in Section Number 1 of City of Kalamazoo, South side of Spring Valley Park Drive off of Brook Drive. | |||||||||
| 6 out of 59 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 5 out of 59 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 48 out of 59 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||