Environmental Health Division
(269) 373 - 5337, www.kalcounty.com/eh This report summarizes all water quality data collected at Site SVC-20, 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-20 | West side of Spring Valley Park Drive at Lake Outlet | City of Kalamazoo (11) | ||
| Site Code: SVC-20, 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 | 11:55 | 3.1 | 75.8 | N/A | N/A | 8.46 | 0.511 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 06/18/2008 | 09:40 | 44.3 | 74.3 | 8.9 | 105.2% | 8.64 | 0.545 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 04/23/2008 | 11:54 | 1.0 | 67.0 | 11.2 | 121.7% | 8.61 | 0.714 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 10/24/2007 | 08:40 | 40.8 | 58.0 | 10.3 | 100.8% | 8.17 | 0.580 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 07/19/2007 | 10:15 | 30.9 | 76.0 | 6.2 | 74.1% | 8.63 | 0.555 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 06/07/2007 | 09:00 | 9.7 | 71.3 | 9.6 | 109.5% | 8.31 | 0.637 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 05/03/2007 | 11:20 | 17.5 | 65.2 | 9.4 | 100.2% | 8.81 | 0.720 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 03/22/2007 | 10:10 | 7.3 | 46.7 | 11.1 | 94.4% | 8.26 | 0.763 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 01/04/2007 | 14:25 | 1.0 | 39.1 | 13.5 | 103.1% | 8.61 | 0.655 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 11/02/2006 | 12:10 | 2.0 | 45.3 | 12.0 | 100.1% | 8.44 | 0.586 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 09/26/2006 | 12:47 | 3.1 | 64.0 | 9.1 | 96.0% | 8.39 | 0.478 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 08/09/2006 | 11:50 | 16.0 | 80.8 | 7.9 | 99.8% | 8.33 | 0.527 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 07/12/2006 | 11:40 | 9.0 | 79.1 | 7.9 | 97.7% | 8.66 | 0.515 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 06/14/2006 | 12:35 | 5.2 | 77.0 | 8.8 | 106.6% | 8.53 | 0.515 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 05/23/2006 | 12:15 | 1.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 04/13/2006 | 12:00 | 4.0 | 56.9 | 4.4 | 43.9% | 9.03 | 0.656 | 0.4 | 24.0 |
| 02/22/2006 | 14:00 | 1.0 | 40.4 | 9.9 | 79.3% | 8.74 | 0.790 | 0.5 | 15.3 |
| 11/08/2005 | 14:00 | 19.7 | 54.1 | 10.9 | 102.8% | 8.56 | 0.603 | 0.4 | 11.7 |
| 10/04/2005 | 15:00 | 8.4 | 72.7 | 8.6 | 101.9% | 8.62 | 0.538 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 08/24/2005 | 14:20 | 16.9 | 77.4 | 7.7 | 96.4% | 8.68 | 0.514 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 07/20/2005 | 13:35 | 4.1 | 84.4 | 6.9 | 92.8% | 8.55 | 0.496 | 0.3 | 23.6 |
| 06/30/2005 | 12:55 | 38.8 | 85.2 | 6.9 | 90.3% | 8.57 | 0.520 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| 05/26/2005 | 12:50 | 1.0 | 66.4 | 9.0 | 100.1% | 8.37 | 0.694 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
| 04/21/2005 | 12:15 | 29.2 | 63.5 | 9.6 | 103.4% | 8.30 | 0.709 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 10/22/2004 | 12:35 | 2.0 | 51.6 | 10.3 | 94.8% | 8.32 | 0.517 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| 08/26/2004 | 10:40 | 5.2 | 73.1 | 7.9 | 94.6% | 8.52 | 0.400 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 07/30/2004 | 13:05 | 1.0 | 75.9 | 7.1 | 87.2% | 8.86 | 0.371 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| 06/18/2004 | 10:30 | 11.9 | 71.2 | 6.8 | 79.3% | 7.73 | 0.436 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 05/27/2004 | 12:02 | 3.1 | 66.3 | 9.0 | 100.4% | 8.48 | 0.481 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 04/23/2004 | 15:03 | 1.0 | 62.3 | 8.7 | 93.1% | 8.48 | 0.609 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| 04/08/2004 | 14:50 | 3.1 | 52.6 | 11.5 | 108.7% | 8.53 | 0.628 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
| 11/07/2003 | 13:00 | 19.7 | 49.0 | 10.8 | 96.5% | 8.83 | 0.487 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 07/09/2003 | 14:10 | 39.3 | 76.8 | 7.3 | 91.4% | 8.74 | 0.435 | 0.3 | 19.2 |
| 06/25/2003 | 14:08 | 9.8 | 81.7 | 9.1 | 118.3% | 8.50 | 0.484 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 06/11/2003 | 14:27 | 2.0 | 71.1 | 9.3 | 109.4% | 8.37 | 0.533 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 05/28/2003 | 14:05 | 47.2 | 66.5 | 8.9 | 98.2% | 8.33 | 0.559 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| 05/05/2003 | 14:45 | 4.1 | 62.8 | 8.8 | 93.2% | 8.28 | 0.628 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| 04/22/2003 | 14:39 | 1.0 | 57.4 | 9.5 | 95.2% | 8.18 | 0.665 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| 04/08/2003 | 14:22 | 3.1 | 41.0 | 11.3 | 91.8% | 8.46 | 0.704 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
| 03/24/2003 | 14:42 | 1.0 | 48.3 | 12.5 | 112.3% | 8.42 | 0.649 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 03/10/2003 | 15:11 | 1.0 | 38.4 | 12.1 | 93.1% | 8.21 | 0.889 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 02/24/2003 | 15:00 | 1.0 | 38.8 | 11.0 | 87.0% | 8.64 | 0.705 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 02/10/2003 | 13:50 | 1.0 | 37.4 | 11.3 | 87.1% | 8.66 | 0.754 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 01/27/2003 | 14:14 | 1.0 | 38.1 | 9.8 | 89.8% | 7.93 | 0.718 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 01/13/2003 | 13:52 | 1.0 | 39.0 | 11.6 | 108.0% | 8.02 | 0.680 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 12/26/2002 | 14:38 | 1.0 | 39.1 | 14.7 | 114.5% | 9.53 | 0.644 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 12/09/2002 | 14:34 | 1.0 | 38.0 | N/A | N/A | 8.38 | 0.618 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 11/21/2002 | 15:36 | 2,419.6 | 43.8 | 10.5 | 88.0% | 7.94 | 0.526 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 10/24/2002 | 14:38 | 7.4 | 48.2 | 10.2 | 90.1% | 8.37 | 0.550 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 10/10/2002 | 14:51 | 4.1 | 62.9 | 8.8 | 94.5% | 8.38 | 0.507 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 09/26/2002 | 14:48 | 4.1 | 69.1 | 8.5 | 97.6% | 8.56 | 0.459 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 09/20/2002 | 14:05 | 53.0 | 72.9 | 8.3 | 98.4% | 8.64 | 0.432 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 09/06/2002 | 13:16 | 16.0 | 78.8 | 6.4 | 80.7% | 8.89 | 0.408 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 09/06/2002 | 13:16 | 14.8 | 78.8 | 6.4 | 80.7% | 8.89 | 0.408 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 08/22/2002 | 14:22 | 12.2 | 77.5 | 8.1 | 101.3% | 8.89 | 0.433 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 08/08/2002 | 13:50 | 8.5 | 80.9 | 8.7 | 111.7% | 8.89 | 0.450 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 07/19/2002 | 11:19 | 3.1 | 82.8 | 8.0 | 102.5% | 8.76 | 0.456 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 06/28/2002 | 14:20 | 3.1 | 83.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 06/18/2002 | 14:37 | 5.1 | 76.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Summary Statistics | Count | 59 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 |
| Average | 51.3 | 63.0 | 9.3 | 96.5% | 8.52 | 0.572 | 0.4 | 6.7 | |
| Minumum | 1.0 | 37.4 | 4.4 | 43.9% | 7.73 | 0.371 | 0.2 | 1.3 | |
| Maximum | 2,419.6 | 85.2 | 14.7 | 121.7% | 9.53 | 0.889 | 0.6 | 24.0 | |
| Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for SVC-20 (Spring Valley Creek) between June 2002 and August 2008. This site is located in Section Number 11 of City of Kalamazoo, West side of Spring Valley Park Drive at Lake Outlet. | |||||||||
| 1 out of 59 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 0 out of 59 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||
| 58 out of 59 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water. | |||||||||