Water Data Quality, Kalamazoo Michigan County Government Website, Environmental Health Division

Environmental Health Division
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This report summarizes all water quality data collected from Axtell Creek, which is part of the Portage Creek 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.

Portage Creek at Mouth K-River (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 17 62)
	Axtell Creek
		AXT-15	North side of pedestrian bridge between Crosstown Parkway Apartments & Paris Cleaners	City of Kalamazoo (21)
		AXT-25	West side of bridge North of National City parking lot	City of Kalamazoo (22)
		AXT-45	South side of Crosstown Parkway, immediately downstream of John Street.	City of Kalamazoo (22)

Sample	Sample	E. coli Bacteria	Water Temperature	Dissolved Oxygen		pH	Conductivity	TDS	Turbidity
*Site Code: AXT-15, Axtell Creek*
Date	Time	(MPN)	(degrees F)	mg/L	% Saturation	(units)	(mS / cm)	(g / L)	(NTU)
05/28/2009	12:30	2,419.6	54.6	6.1	57.6%	7.91	1.026	0.7	N/A
12/29/2008	13:50	167.0	46.6	9.1	77.0%	7.80	1.085	0.7	10.5
11/18/2008	11:40	161.6	47.9	8.0	68.9%	7.81	1.031	0.7	6.4
10/22/2008	10:17	285.1	50.0	8.1	71.7%	7.80	0.962	0.6	4.8
09/24/2008	08:45	579.4	56.4	7.0	68.0%	7.68	0.987	0.6	11.2
09/10/2008	08:45	866.4	55.4	6.4	61.2%	7.67	0.977	0.6	5.5
07/30/2008	08:25	365.4	59.3	N/A	N/A	7.63	0.742	0.5	6.7
07/02/2008	08:20	658.6	56.9	N/A	N/A	7.63	0.912	0.6	5.8
06/04/2008	08:30	2,419.6	56.4	N/A	N/A	7.53	0.946	0.6	8.6
03/12/2008	12:12	29.5	49.3	9.4	82.7%	7.82	0.971	0.6	4.8
01/14/2008	13:05	920.8	45.6	8.3	70.2%	7.77	3.024	2.0	10.4
11/27/2007	11:00	172.3	47.9	9.3	80.5%	7.68	0.953	0.6	5.8
08/21/2007	12:25	2,489.0	60.7	5.1	51.8%	7.47	0.943	0.6	15.2
08/21/2007	12:25	2,419.6	60.7	5.1	51.8%	7.47	0.943	0.6	15.2
06/21/2007	12:25	3,978.0	63.8	6.5	68.1%	7.67	0.999	0.6	N/A
06/19/2007	10:15	24,196.0	66.9	5.7	62.3%	7.26	0.522	0.3	58.4
05/15/2007	10:05	193.5	58.2	8.0	79.0%	7.89	0.957	0.6	9.0
04/10/2007	10:40	41.0	48.1	8.3	72.2%	8.07	0.964	0.6	4.8
01/16/2007	10:35	77.6	42.1	8.9	71.1%	7.73	0.989	0.6	7.8
11/16/2006	09:45	461.1	49.8	7.5	66.1%	7.76	0.859	0.6	4.9
10/04/2006	09:30	2,419.6	59.0	5.4	53.8%	7.50	0.823	0.5	N/A
08/10/2006	13:15	980.4	64.4	6.7	71.0%	7.58	0.931	0.6	4.7
06/15/2006	11:48	980.4	61.9	6.0	61.1%	7.53	1.015	0.7	N/A
04/13/2006	11:05	198.9	57.1	4.1	41.1%	8.19	0.962	0.6	14.6
02/14/2006	14:00	25.9	48.0	7.0	61.7%	7.95	0.966	0.6	14.0
01/12/2006	14:35	686.7	49.5	6.7	61.3%	7.84	0.967	0.6	13.6
12/01/2005	10:30	1,203.3	45.8	7.3	62.5%	7.76	0.978	0.6	12.5
10/12/2005	13:05	816.4	55.1	6.7	65.0%	7.60	0.951	0.6	4.6
09/22/2005	12:15	2,419.6	62.2	5.2	54.7%	7.49	0.648	0.4	42.5
08/10/2005	13:45	2,419.6	65.7	4.9	53.4%	7.48	0.861	0.6	17.2
06/23/2005	14:05	579.4	63.9	6.4	69.1%	7.46	0.938	0.6	15.1
04/25/2005	11:30	160.7	52.7	8.7	81.8%	7.63	0.938	0.6	7.7
04/07/2005	12:00	116.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
03/07/2005	12:00	1,046.2	45.8	7.8	67.1%	7.35	0.864	0.6	16.5
01/25/2005	13:20	95.9	46.5	7.5	64.7%	7.58	1.095	0.7	19.0
11/05/2004	11:30	178.9	52.5	6.7	62.3%	7.36	0.928	0.6	8.5
10/06/2004	11:50	579.4	54.1	7.4	70.2%	7.49	0.852	0.6	12.4
07/30/2004	12:12	2,419.2	57.9	7.0	69.8%	7.34	0.836	0.5	5.1
07/02/2004	12:15	1,046.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/20/2004	13:55	208.4	55.7	6.4	63.7%	7.40	0.809	0.5	11.5
04/23/2004	14:26	60.1	58.6	8.0	81.2%	7.63	0.910	0.6	12.7
03/31/2004	12:30	206.3	53.8	7.8	74.2%	7.69	0.875	0.6	14.7
03/11/2004	14:30	98.8	48.2	8.3	74.4%	7.56	0.909	0.6	15.4
02/19/2004	14:10	1,046.2	49.3	6.7	61.3%	7.57	0.983	0.6	25.7
01/30/2004	12:32	325.5	43.6	8.5	70.2%	7.71	0.859	0.6	32.5
01/09/2004	12:00	91.0	44.8	8.5	72.9%	7.66	0.909	0.6	10.0
12/10/2003	14:04	2,419.2	49.0	8.4	75.5%	7.56	0.740	0.5	19.7
11/05/2003	13:42	1,413.6	52.2	7.5	96.6%	8.21	0.810	0.5	10.3
07/02/2003	09:36	517.2	56.3	6.4	63.3%	7.77	0.823	0.5	6.9
06/18/2003	10:46	248.1	57.3	6.8	68.3%	7.70	0.813	0.5	12.1
06/04/2003	09:00	1,203.3	53.1	6.0	57.9%	7.59	0.826	0.5	10.3
05/21/2003	10:02	178.5	53.0	7.1	66.9%	7.63	0.839	0.5	6.0
05/06/2003	09:37	107.6	53.1	6.6	63.0%	7.50	0.897	0.6	13.5
04/23/2003	08:30	12.1	48.0	7.4	65.8%	7.69	0.886	0.6	25.7
04/09/2003	13:17	48.0	51.7	8.2	76.7%	7.77	0.933	0.6	8.2
03/25/2003	09:44	107.1	50.7	7.7	71.7%	8.38	0.873	0.6	N/A
03/11/2003	09:32	18.3	44.0	9.5	79.6%	8.33	0.895	0.6	N/A
03/11/2003	09:32	21.3	44.0	9.5	79.6%	8.33	0.895	0.6	N/A
02/25/2003	09:33	24.6	42.5	10.1	84.1%	8.42	0.968	0.6	N/A
02/11/2003	09:13	36.8	42.6	9.9	82.1%	8.67	0.930	0.6	N/A
01/28/2003	09:20	72.3	43.4	7.8	78.1%	7.72	0.860	0.6	N/A
01/14/2003	08:53	119.8	44.0	8.4	83.3%	7.80	0.878	0.6	N/A
12/27/2002	13:00	30.9	45.1	9.5	80.7%	9.08	0.960	0.6	N/A
12/10/2002	13:44	45.7	47.3	N/A	N/A	7.82	0.910	0.6	N/A
11/19/2002	08:04	2,419.6	48.6	6.9	61.7%	7.54	0.814	0.5	10.3
11/07/2002	07:47	755.5	48.9	7.2	63.6%	7.40	0.905	0.6	17.8
10/22/2002	14:19	240.0	52.7	7.6	71.6%	7.59	0.904	0.6	6.6
10/08/2002	08:13	2,419.6	52.2	6.7	63.4%	7.74	0.900	0.6	5.8
09/24/2002	08:25	2,419.2	54.8	6.5	63.0%	7.44	0.932	0.6	11.0
09/13/2002	11:33	1,732.9	58.6	7.0	70.6%	7.60	0.920	0.6	7.9
08/28/2002	12:30	517.2	61.4	6.9	71.9%	7.43	0.942	0.6	8.5
08/15/2002	12:00	920.8	61.5	6.5	69.0%	7.49	0.904	0.6	1.4
08/01/2002	12:38	920.8	64.0	6.7	72.7%	7.49	0.902	0.6	1.2
07/11/2002	12:54	829.7	62.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
06/14/2002	09:40	866.4	55.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summary Statistics	Count	75	73	67	67	71	71	71	58
	Average	1,119.7	53.0	7.3	68.8%	7.72	0.936	0.6	12.2
	Minumum	12.1	42.1	4.1	41.1%	7.26	0.522	0.3	1.2
	Maximum	24,196.0	66.9	10.1	96.6%	9.08	3.024	2.0	58.4

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for AXT-15 (Axtell Creek) between June 2002 and May 2009. This site is located in Section Number 21 of City of Kalamazoo, North side of pedestrian bridge between Crosstown Parkway Apartments & Paris Cleaners.

		41 out of 75 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		13 out of 75 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		21 out of 75 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.

Sample	Sample	E. coli Bacteria	Water Temperature	Dissolved Oxygen		pH	Conductivity	TDS	Turbidity
*Site Code: AXT-25, Axtell Creek*
Date	Time	(MPN)	(degrees F)	mg/L	% Saturation	(units)	(mS / cm)	(g / L)	(NTU)
05/28/2009	12:24	2,419.6	54.8	7.2	68.5%	7.92	1.008	0.7	9.7
12/29/2008	13:41	214.3	46.1	8.9	75.3%	7.76	1.201	0.8	16.5
11/18/2008	11:28	517.2	44.7	7.7	63.3%	7.68	1.038	0.7	21.1
10/22/2008	10:10	579.4	48.8	8.2	71.6%	7.86	0.962	0.6	11.0
09/24/2008	08:36	920.8	56.1	6.7	64.2%	7.70	0.988	0.6	9.8
09/10/2008	08:35	1,413.6	54.8	6.2	58.3%	7.64	0.873	0.6	16.1
07/30/2008	08:15	1,732.9	59.6	N/A	N/A	7.67	0.929	0.6	16.4
07/02/2008	08:13	1,299.7	56.7	N/A	N/A	7.56	0.925	0.6	8.1
06/04/2008	08:23	2,419.6	56.9	N/A	N/A	7.50	0.966	0.6	7.0
03/12/2008	11:59	37.9	48.9	9.7	84.5%	7.80	0.998	0.6	6.6
01/14/2008	12:55	613.1	45.2	8.3	69.3%	7.68	29.950	1.9	18.4
11/27/2007	10:30	517.2	47.0	9.8	83.5%	7.74	0.973	0.6	9.2
08/21/2007	12:45	1,011.2	60.4	5.9	59.6%	7.56	0.940	0.6	9.0
08/21/2007	12:45	1,860.0	60.4	5.9	59.6%	7.56	0.940	0.6	9.0
06/21/2007	12:10	1,672.0	62.1	6.7	68.9%	7.74	0.991	0.6	N/A
06/19/2007	09:55	24,196.0	67.6	7.0	76.3%	7.31	0.522	0.3	35.8
05/15/2007	09:40	270.0	57.1	8.1	79.1%	7.89	0.979	0.6	6.6
04/10/2007	10:20	51.2	47.9	8.8	76.2%	7.98	1.001	0.7	8.0
01/16/2007	10:20	104.3	43.2	9.1	73.4%	7.93	1.075	0.7	14.5
11/16/2006	10:00	378.4	49.0	7.3	64.0%	7.71	0.813	0.5	12.4
10/04/2006	09:15	2,419.6	59.6	5.7	56.7%	7.50	0.780	0.5	N/A
08/10/2006	13:30	770.1	64.0	6.9	73.1%	7.63	0.951	0.6	8.1
06/15/2006	12:00	1,203.3	61.6	5.7	58.5%	7.58	1.034	0.7	N/A
04/13/2006	11:20	122.3	57.7	4.3	42.9%	8.17	0.980	0.6	10.5
02/14/2006	13:45	53.7	47.3	6.9	60.6%	7.95	0.998	0.6	14.2
01/12/2006	14:15	259.5	49.8	7.1	64.3%	7.92	0.998	0.6	10.0
12/01/2005	11:00	1,413.6	45.5	7.6	64.3%	7.78	1.012	0.7	40.2
10/12/2005	12:50	1,413.6	55.3	6.6	64.3%	7.63	0.974	0.6	13.9
09/22/2005	11:55	2,419.6	62.5	5.4	56.8%	7.52	0.830	0.5	18.6
08/10/2005	14:00	2,419.6	66.6	5.0	55.9%	7.54	0.868	0.6	22.0
06/23/2005	14:20	770.1	65.7	5.6	61.7%	7.43	0.973	0.6	10.9
04/25/2005	11:15	387.3	52.5	9.0	85.0%	7.67	0.972	0.6	10.1
04/07/2005	12:10	59.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
03/07/2005	11:48	547.5	46.3	7.9	68.3%	7.37	0.919	0.6	14.5
01/25/2005	13:05	104.3	46.1	7.6	65.7%	7.62	1.139	0.7	16.3
11/05/2004	11:10	920.8	51.9	6.9	64.3%	7.37	0.952	0.6	8.6
10/06/2004	11:40	866.4	54.3	7.5	71.5%	7.54	0.870	0.6	9.9
07/30/2004	12:40	2,419.2	59.0	6.6	66.7%	7.41	0.831	0.5	7.9
07/02/2004	12:50	1,119.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/20/2004	13:20	387.7	57.7	6.6	66.0%	7.45	0.853	0.6	13.7
04/23/2004	14:05	88.4	61.3	8.6	90.1%	7.78	0.841	0.5	24.9
03/31/2004	12:00	186.0	54.7	8.5	82.4%	7.75	0.867	0.6	14.5
03/11/2004	13:55	88.6	48.9	8.4	76.3%	7.55	0.928	0.6	20.6
02/19/2004	13:40	117.8	48.7	9.2	83.2%	7.72	0.936	0.6	32.1
01/30/2004	12:05	261.3	41.5	9.7	78.1%	7.74	0.837	0.5	17.8
01/09/2004	11:30	307.6	42.0	9.2	75.4%	7.70	0.929	0.6	23.4
12/10/2003	12:56	2,419.2	47.8	8.4	74.9%	7.61	0.600	0.4	39.5
11/05/2003	13:30	866.4	52.2	6.3	58.9%	8.25	0.804	0.5	14.4
07/02/2003	09:27	1,299.7	57.5	6.5	64.5%	7.80	0.858	0.6	24.4
06/18/2003	10:34	686.7	59.0	5.9	60.5%	7.68	0.868	0.6	21.0
06/04/2003	08:40	2,419.6	53.2	5.9	56.7%	7.60	0.873	0.6	27.1
05/21/2003	09:48	478.6	52.5	7.2	67.2%	7.66	0.881	0.6	8.3
05/06/2003	09:24	146.7	52.6	6.4	60.6%	7.60	0.922	0.6	8.7
04/23/2003	08:24	13.4	46.6	7.7	66.9%	7.79	0.926	0.6	10.2
04/09/2003	13:09	65.7	51.9	8.6	80.5%	7.85	0.969	0.6	31.8
03/25/2003	09:33	261.3	50.2	8.0	74.1%	8.37	0.893	0.6	N/A
03/11/2003	09:25	28.2	41.9	12.9	105.0%	8.22	1.069	0.7	N/A
02/25/2003	09:20	111.2	40.2	11.1	89.7%	8.19	1.106	0.7	N/A
02/11/2003	09:03	87.8	40.2	10.1	81.9%	7.38	0.977	0.6	N/A
01/28/2003	09:11	143.9	42.2	8.3	81.0%	8.00	0.895	0.6	N/A
01/14/2003	08:45	77.6	42.5	8.6	83.9%	7.76	0.895	0.6	N/A
12/27/2002	12:50	122.3	44.5	10.0	84.4%	8.65	0.953	0.6	N/A
12/10/2002	13:32	224.7	47.2	16.9	146.6%	7.65	0.914	0.6	N/A
12/03/2002	13:30	193.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/19/2002	07:55	2,419.6	47.8	6.7	59.4%	7.59	0.817	0.5	6.9
11/07/2002	07:37	268.2	49.1	6.7	59.3%	7.40	0.867	0.6	8.4
10/22/2002	14:29	2,419.6	53.1	8.2	77.0%	7.72	0.914	0.6	7.6
10/08/2002	08:05	2,419.6	52.2	6.7	63.4%	7.74	0.900	0.6	5.8
09/24/2002	08:18	1,732.9	54.1	6.8	65.1%	7.53	0.917	0.6	10.5
09/24/2002	08:18	1,553.1	54.1	6.8	65.1%	7.53	0.917	0.6	10.5
09/13/2002	11:24	2,419.2	58.9	7.1	72.0%	7.70	0.929	0.6	5.4
08/28/2002	12:15	1,203.3	62.5	6.8	72.1%	7.51	0.927	0.6	7.2
08/15/2002	11:45	1,011.1	63.0	7.1	76.4%	7.57	0.884	0.6	2.9
08/01/2002	12:30	755.5	65.3	7.0	76.6%	7.56	0.866	0.6	5.9
07/11/2002	12:45	2,419.2	62.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
06/14/2002	09:30	1,203.3	55.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summary Statistics	Count	76	73	68	68	71	71	71	60
	Average	1,221.4	53.0	7.7	71.3%	7.71	1.334	0.6	14.4
	Minumum	13.4	40.2	4.3	42.9%	7.31	0.522	0.3	2.9
	Maximum	24,196.0	67.6	16.9	146.6%	8.65	29.950	1.9	40.2

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for AXT-25 (Axtell Creek) between June 2002 and May 2009. This site is located in Section Number 22 of City of Kalamazoo, West side of bridge North of National City parking lot.

		48 out of 76 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		11 out of 76 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		17 out of 76 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.

Sample	Sample	E. coli Bacteria	Water Temperature	Dissolved Oxygen		pH	Conductivity	TDS	Turbidity
*Site Code: AXT-45, Axtell Creek*
Date	Time	(MPN)	(degrees F)	mg/L	% Saturation	(units)	(mS / cm)	(g / L)	(NTU)
05/28/2009	12:10	2,419.6	64.9	3.6	38.5%	8.03	0.989	0.6	9.0
12/29/2008	13:30	547.5	37.9	10.5	78.7%	7.82	1.386	0.9	22.2
11/18/2008	11:10	488.4	42.1	7.3	58.0%	7.89	1.023	0.7	7.6
10/22/2008	10:00	178.5	52.0	7.3	66.8%	7.92	0.999	0.7	7.2
09/24/2008	08:15	98.7	66.3	8.0	86.5%	7.77	0.834	0.5	6.7
09/10/2008	08:25	1,553.1	64.6	5.5	57.9%	7.82	0.516	0.3	8.5
07/30/2008	08:00	77.6	76.5	N/A	N/A	7.77	0.935	0.6	7.2
07/02/2008	08:00	123.6	71.4	N/A	N/A	7.65	0.872	0.6	13.2
06/04/2008	08:10	2,419.6	66.5	N/A	N/A	7.58	0.973	0.6	10.2
03/12/2008	11:26	60.2	42.2	10.7	85.3%	7.88	1.170	0.8	7.5
01/14/2008	12:40	157.6	40.5	8.1	63.5%	7.89	1.135	0.7	10.1
11/27/2007	10:10	290.9	41.8	9.5	75.5%	7.80	0.966	0.6	8.4
08/21/2007	13:10	547.5	64.6	4.4	47.0%	7.80	0.484	0.3	5.6
08/21/2007	13:10	350.0	64.6	4.4	47.0%	7.80	0.484	0.3	5.6
06/21/2007	11:45	804.0	74.2	3.3	38.6%	7.80	0.973	0.6	N/A
06/19/2007	10:35	9,804.0	76.9	6.4	77.5%	7.80	0.926	0.6	10.2
05/15/2007	09:20	191.8	65.4	4.4	47.5%	8.05	1.056	0.7	9.0
04/10/2007	10:00	4.1	43.6	9.9	80.5%	7.95	1.356	0.9	5.4
01/16/2007	10:00	436.0	39.0	9.7	74.1%	7.92	1.597	1.0	11.8
11/16/2006	10:15	365.4	46.1	7.2	61.1%	7.83	0.954	0.6	6.2
10/04/2006	09:05	1,119.9	64.0	5.0	52.3%	7.58	0.724	0.5	N/A
08/10/2006	13:45	49.6	75.1	3.7	43.7%	7.76	0.911	0.6	4.8
06/15/2006	12:15	86.2	68.6	3.6	40.3%	7.65	1.034	0.7	N/A
04/13/2006	11:45	238.2	57.6	4.0	39.7%	8.25	0.977	0.6	15.0
02/14/2006	13:20	24.6	40.0	6.7	53.0%	7.95	1.206	0.8	10.9
01/12/2006	13:55	344.8	42.4	6.7	55.7%	7.97	1.176	0.8	15.7
12/01/2005	11:45	1,203.3	40.4	6.8	53.0%	7.77	1.397	0.9	16.3
10/12/2005	12:40	98.5	56.3	7.1	69.8%	7.90	1.007	0.6	7.4
09/22/2005	11:35	435.2	67.7	6.0	67.1%	7.92	0.882	0.6	11.1
08/10/2005	14:20	2,419.6	76.0	7.9	96.6%	8.03	0.824	0.5	17.2
06/23/2005	14:40	69.7	71.5	6.2	72.4%	7.81	0.963	0.6	9.3
04/25/2005	11:05	206.4	46.1	8.8	76.1%	7.82	1.019	0.7	9.6
04/07/2005	12:40	106.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
03/07/2005	11:33	116.2	45.7	8.4	73.0%	7.59	1.570	1.0	18.1
01/25/2005	12:55	148.3	38.4	6.7	51.8%	7.49	1.224	0.8	17.7
11/05/2004	10:55	1,046.2	48.1	3.7	32.9%	7.16	0.724	0.5	12.1
10/06/2004	11:20	101.7	54.4	8.7	82.9%	7.94	0.898	0.6	10.5
Summary Statistics	Count	37	36	33	33	36	36	36	33
	Average	776.6	56.5	6.7	61.9%	7.82	1.005	0.7	10.5
	Minumum	4.1	37.9	3.3	32.9%	7.16	0.484	0.3	4.8
	Maximum	9,804.0	76.9	10.7	96.6%	8.25	1.597	1.0	22.2

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for AXT-45 (Axtell Creek) between October 2004 and May 2009. This site is located in Section Number 22 of City of Kalamazoo, South side of Crosstown Parkway, immediately downstream of John Street..

		17 out of 37 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		7 out of 37 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		13 out of 37 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.