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 Austin Lake Outlet Drain, which is part of the Portage River Sub-Watershed, which is part of the larger St. Joseph River Watershed. (see map to the right)

Water sampling and measurements are conducted by Environmental Health Division staff.

Gourdneck Creek above Sunset Lake (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 34 51)
	Austin Lake Outlet Drain
		ALO-10	South side of Long Lake Drive, east of South Sprinkle Road	City of Portage (25)
		ALO-20	East side of East Shore Dirve, north of Branch Avenue and near 9114 East Shore Drive	City of Portage (25)
		ALO-30	South end of Austin Lake at outfall located at East Shore Drive and Woodhams Avenue	City of Portage (36)
		ALO-40	North side of East 'TU' Avenue, between South 23rd Street and South Sprinkle Road	Schoolcraft Township (1)

Sample	Sample	E. coli Bacteria	Water Temperature	Dissolved Oxygen		pH	Conductivity	TDS	Turbidity
*Site Code: ALO-10, Austin Lake Outlet Drain*
Date	Time	(MPN)	(degrees F)	mg/L	% Saturation	(units)	(mS / cm)	(g / L)	(NTU)
11/25/2008	10:45	17.3	35.3	11.7	84.2%	8.36	0.525	0.3	1.4
09/30/2008	10:50	29.2	67.0	6.6	71.9%	8.59	0.315	0.2	2.0
08/05/2008	10:00	365.4	78.2	4.0	48.8%	8.15	0.508	0.3	1.2
06/12/2008	12:35	58.3	77.2	9.4	114.2%	8.51	0.330	0.2	1.5
04/03/2007	09:10	15.8	54.5	6.4	60.4%	8.01	0.409	0.3	1.9
01/09/2007	13:35	2.0	37.6	11.8	88.0%	8.28	0.490	0.3	0.8
10/31/2006	09:10	5.2	48.7	10.0	87.5%	8.26	0.511	0.3	1.7
08/03/2006	10:30	228.1	81.0	4.3	54.8%	8.29	0.494	0.3	N/A
04/25/2006	09:30	17.3	57.8	7.4	74.9%	7.60	0.531	0.3	0.5
01/10/2006	11:10	1.0	36.6	10.4	77.7%	7.80	0.489	0.3	17.4
11/01/2005	10:15	8.6	49.4	4.0	36.0%	7.47	0.515	0.3	2.5
09/20/2005	09:00	152.9	68.7	5.2	57.8%	8.41	0.454	0.3	0.5
07/28/2005	11:10	35.0	75.2	3.0	36.9%	7.87	0.350	0.2	0.6
05/19/2005	10:40	47.1	59.8	7.9	80.8%	7.93	0.550	0.4	2.5
04/05/2005	10:50	3.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
03/08/2005	10:45	1.0	35.6	14.9	111.2%	8.01	0.399	0.3	10.0
01/12/2005	10:25	1.0	34.4	14.5	104.9%	8.00	0.553	0.4	16.1
11/10/2004	09:45	2.0	42.1	9.4	76.2%	7.76	0.509	0.3	9.3
10/07/2004	10:00	13.4	55.6	9.0	87.2%	8.72	0.454	0.3	1.4
09/03/2004	09:30	23.5	74.6	5.0	58.7%	8.37	0.461	0.3	0.7
07/28/2004	13:12	48.7	73.6	7.5	89.2%	8.72	0.394	0.3	0.6
07/07/2004	12:05	98.8	75.5	4.8	58.1%	7.82	0.399	0.3	1.5
05/21/2004	14:26	1,986.3	68.7	6.4	73.9%	7.66	0.447	0.3	0.8
04/28/2004	15:05	2.0	53.7	10.8	103.8%	8.53	0.493	0.3	0.9
02/18/2004	13:25	4.1	35.3	13.8	102.7%	8.32	0.572	0.4	3.9
01/29/2004	13:42	1.0	35.5	14.1	103.6%	8.38	0.554	0.4	3.5
01/08/2004	12:44	1.0	32.1	14.5	102.6%	8.39	0.492	0.3	1.8
11/13/2003	11:00	20.1	40.9	12.6	103.1%	8.83	0.472	0.3	2.3
10/30/2003	11:00	3.1	45.1	11.6	98.0%	9.10	0.470	0.3	2.2
10/02/2003	11:30	3.1	48.4	9.8	86.7%	9.61	0.446	0.3	1.2
09/17/2003	12:47	104.6	67.9	7.4	85.2%	8.66	0.450	0.3	0.0
09/03/2003	11:00	27.5	70.5	9.3	107.8%	8.80	0.471	0.3	0.7
08/27/2003	14:20	75.4	80.2	9.2	117.2%	8.95	0.424	0.3	0.1
08/13/2003	12:25	36.8	76.3	8.6	106.6%	8.88	0.439	0.3	1.7
07/30/2003	12:20	129.6	75.3	5.6	68.2%	8.41	0.467	0.3	2.0
07/16/2003	14:30	27.5	76.9	10.7	133.4%	8.83	0.453	0.3	7.0
07/01/2003	11:25	55.5	76.6	8.9	109.2%	8.51	0.476	0.3	1.6
06/17/2003	11:00	66.3	74.2	10.1	123.2%	8.36	0.475	0.3	3.6
06/03/2003	10:45	58.1	64.6	9.1	100.7%	8.27	0.487	0.3	1.9
05/23/2003	12:37	13.2	63.1	8.9	95.0%	8.29	0.502	0.3	0.0
11/20/2002	11:55	2.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/06/2002	10:20	1.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/16/2002	11:25	14.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/02/2002	12:20	35.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/18/2002	12:00	107.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/04/2002	12:05	65.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/21/2002	13:10	57.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/07/2002	12:40	57.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
07/24/2002	12:10	46.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
07/10/2002	12:30	39.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
06/26/2002	10:45	68.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
06/12/2002	11:00	54.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/29/2002	10:30	118.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/08/2002	10:45	81.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/25/2001	10:32	47.2	54.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/18/2001	09:44	218.7	60.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/21/2001	09:47	72.7	66.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/07/2001	09:53	139.6	75.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
07/24/2001	09:38	146.7	77.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
07/10/2001	10:48	59.8	76.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
06/26/2001	10:52	178.9	77.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
06/12/2001	10:55	103.9	73.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/30/2001	10:22	12.2	59.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/15/2001	10:36	127.4	65.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/01/2001	11:55	14.3	66.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summary Statistics	Count	65	50	39	39	39	39	39	38
	Average	87.1	61.1	8.9	86.7%	8.35	0.467	0.3	2.9
	Minumum	1.0	32.1	3.0	36.0%	7.47	0.315	0.2	0.0
	Maximum	1,986.3	81.0	14.9	133.4%	9.61	0.572	0.4	17.4

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for ALO-10 (Austin Lake Outlet Drain) between May 2001 and November 2008. This site is located in Section Number 25 of City of Portage, South side of Long Lake Drive, east of South Sprinkle Road.

		2 out of 65 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		6 out of 65 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		57 out of 65 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: ALO-20, Austin Lake Outlet Drain*
Date	Time	(MPN)	(degrees F)	mg/L	% Saturation	(units)	(mS / cm)	(g / L)	(NTU)
04/03/2007	09:30	3.0	54.2	8.4	79.0%	8.52	0.547	0.4	1.6
08/03/2006	10:45	107.1	81.5	6.5	82.1%	8.82	0.503	0.3	N/A
04/25/2006	10:00	2.0	57.2	8.8	87.5%	8.12	0.526	0.3	4.0
01/10/2006	11:30	1.0	35.0	12.0	88.6%	8.38	0.502	0.3	7.3
11/01/2005	10:35	5.2	49.8	9.1	82.6%	8.39	0.505	0.3	3.1
09/20/2005	10:00	43.2	68.8	7.6	86.3%	8.98	0.454	0.3	1.5
07/28/2005	11:50	5.1	78.0	7.1	88.1%	9.09	0.418	0.3	1.5
05/19/2005	11:00	23.1	60.3	9.0	92.5%	8.11	0.551	0.4	1.2
04/05/2005	12:00	1.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summary Statistics	Count	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7
	Average	21.2	60.6	8.6	85.8%	8.55	0.501	0.3	2.9
	Minumum	1.0	35.0	6.5	79.0%	8.11	0.418	0.3	1.2
	Maximum	107.1	81.5	12.0	92.5%	9.09	0.551	0.4	7.3

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for ALO-20 (Austin Lake Outlet Drain) between April 2005 and April 2007. This site is located in Section Number 25 of City of Portage, East side of East Shore Dirve, north of Branch Avenue and near 9114 East Shore Drive.

		0 out of 9 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		0 out of 9 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		9 out of 9 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: ALO-30, Austin Lake Outlet Drain*
Date	Time	(MPN)	(degrees F)	mg/L	% Saturation	(units)	(mS / cm)	(g / L)	(NTU)
04/03/2007	09:50	1.0	54.2	8.7	81.0%	8.63	0.540	0.4	1.4
04/25/2006	10:30	248.1	55.9	9.0	89.3%	8.17	0.529	0.3	3.0
01/10/2006	11:48	8.6	34.4	9.2	74.1%	8.05	0.522	0.3	16.7
11/01/2005	11:00	157.6	50.7	10.7	98.1%	8.56	0.496	0.3	5.2
09/20/2005	10:20	17.5	68.1	6.6	75.8%	8.94	0.450	0.3	3.4
07/28/2005	12:15	6.3	76.7	7.8	97.3%	9.04	0.425	0.3	4.3
05/19/2005	10:15	21.6	59.2	8.2	84.1%	7.93	0.521	0.3	0.5
04/05/2005	11:30	1.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summary Statistics	Count	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
	Average	57.7	57.0	8.6	85.7%	8.47	0.498	0.3	4.9
	Minumum	1.0	34.4	6.6	74.1%	7.93	0.425	0.3	0.5
	Maximum	248.1	76.7	10.7	98.1%	9.04	0.540	0.4	16.7

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for ALO-30 (Austin Lake Outlet Drain) between April 2005 and April 2007. This site is located in Section Number 36 of City of Portage, South end of Austin Lake at outfall located at East Shore Drive and Woodhams Avenue.

		0 out of 8 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		2 out of 8 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		6 out of 8 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: ALO-40, Austin Lake Outlet Drain*
Date	Time	(MPN)	(degrees F)	mg/L	% Saturation	(units)	(mS / cm)	(g / L)	(NTU)
11/25/2008	10:25	1.0	38.0	10.4	78.3%	8.73	0.341	0.2	2.0
09/30/2008	11:05	686.7	64.2	6.7	70.9%	8.17	0.447	0.3	3.7
08/05/2008	10:20	387.3	60.6	4.5	46.0%	7.81	0.545	0.4	6.1
06/12/2008	12:55	135.4	71.2	5.4	61.2%	7.62	0.543	0.4	3.3
03/20/2008	09:20	3.0	40.0	12.3	95.4%	7.79	0.561	0.4	1.7
04/03/2007	10:15	27.2	53.2	7.9	73.4%	8.17	0.539	0.4	3.0
01/09/2007	12:00	7.5	35.6	13.1	94.5%	8.30	0.524	0.3	0.8
10/31/2006	09:30	26.9	51.4	3.9	35.5%	7.60	0.559	0.4	1.2
08/03/2006	11:00	2,419.6	65.0	5.5	58.7%	7.72	0.459	0.3	N/A
04/25/2006	11:00	150.0	49.3	7.6	68.3%	7.53	0.561	0.4	3.3
01/10/2006	11:20	77.1	40.2	8.4	66.5%	7.87	0.574	0.4	5.3
11/01/2005	11:30	365.4	49.7	5.5	48.9%	7.66	0.566	0.4	4.8
09/20/2005	10:35	1,203.3	57.6	5.9	60.1%	7.63	0.596	0.4	10.0
07/28/2005	12:35	214.2	64.4	5.4	57.9%	7.49	0.499	0.3	3.9
05/19/2005	11:20	193.5	52.3	5.9	54.7%	7.45	0.569	0.4	4.2
04/05/2005	12:15	12.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
03/08/2005	11:15	15.8	37.7	10.1	77.2%	7.49	0.542	0.4	4.2
01/12/2005	10:40	307.6	37.6	9.6	73.2%	7.13	0.476	0.3	15.5
11/10/2004	10:00	30.1	42.3	6.2	50.8%	7.16	0.579	0.4	6.9
10/07/2004	10:20	248.9	49.2	7.1	63.5%	7.74	0.546	0.4	5.0
09/03/2004	09:05	325.5	59.9	5.0	50.4%	7.54	0.547	0.4	2.7
07/28/2004	10:54	165.8	58.4	6.4	64.6%	7.42	0.489	0.3	2.9
07/07/2004	10:57	1,732.9	71.1	5.6	64.7%	7.44	0.427	0.3	7.0
05/21/2004	13:15	58.3	54.8	5.2	50.6%	7.40	0.504	0.3	10.3
04/28/2004	14:40	238.2	56.1	6.1	59.8%	7.55	0.493	0.3	14.1
02/18/2004	11:45	31.3	37.0	9.5	72.5%	7.97	0.507	0.3	6.2
01/29/2004	13:25	7.4	35.5	7.7	56.8%	7.67	0.503	0.3	3.8
01/08/2004	12:15	4.1	35.7	8.8	65.8%	7.61	0.492	0.3	2.9
11/13/2003	13:15	27.8	41.2	8.0	65.3%	8.39	0.502	0.3	2.9
10/30/2003	11:38	127.4	46.4	6.1	52.6%	8.71	0.502	0.3	2.4
10/02/2003	11:45	298.7	44.4	7.6	63.6%	8.68	0.515	0.3	4.3
09/17/2003	13:18	727.0	60.9	6.3	65.0%	7.76	0.516	0.3	11.9
09/03/2003	10:14	547.5	59.5	6.2	63.7%	8.01	0.514	0.3	8.5
08/27/2003	14:36	2,419.6	69.9	4.9	56.8%	7.63	0.448	0.3	12.2
08/13/2003	12:38	613.1	63.5	5.8	62.5%	7.84	0.508	0.3	9.9
07/30/2003	12:00	2,419.6	61.3	5.9	62.4%	7.83	0.490	0.3	3.6
07/16/2003	13:50	285.1	65.1	6.2	67.7%	7.86	0.505	0.3	26.4
07/01/2003	12:03	613.1	61.1	5.5	57.7%	7.85	0.518	0.3	6.7
06/17/2003	11:18	133.4	56.8	6.1	61.3%	7.75	0.507	0.3	8.1
06/03/2003	11:15	70.5	53.0	6.5	62.1%	7.70	0.512	0.3	5.8
05/23/2003	12:53	107.6	51.5	6.1	56.8%	7.70	0.516	0.3	3.2
03/26/2003	11:50	20.3	47.0	10.9	96.5%	7.32	0.545	0.4	N/A
03/06/2003	14:30	5.1	35.3	14.8	108.7%	7.92	0.570	0.4	N/A
02/20/2003	11:30	14.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
02/12/2003	14:30	4.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
01/22/2003	10:05	10.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
01/15/2003	10:50	8.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
01/08/2003	15:10	12.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
12/18/2002	15:00	158.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
12/12/2002	09:55	86.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/20/2002	10:30	52.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/06/2002	11:15	120.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/16/2002	14:30	517.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/02/2002	11:10	574.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/18/2002	10:15	727.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/04/2002	10:50	629.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/21/2002	12:10	4.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/07/2002	11:00	1,413.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
07/24/2002	12:10	1,119.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
07/10/2002	13:00	980.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
06/26/2002	09:40	629.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
06/12/2002	09:30	118.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/29/2002	12:30	172.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/08/2002	11:10	436.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summary Statistics	Count	64	42	42	42	42	42	42	39
	Average	395.0	52.0	7.2	64.8%	7.78	0.516	0.3	6.2
	Minumum	1.0	35.3	3.9	35.5%	7.13	0.341	0.2	0.8
	Maximum	2,419.6	71.2	14.8	108.7%	8.73	0.596	0.4	26.4

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for ALO-40 (Austin Lake Outlet Drain) between May 2002 and November 2008. This site is located in Section Number 1 of Schoolcraft Township, North side of East 'TU' Avenue, between South 23rd Street and South Sprinkle Road.

		23 out of 64 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		12 out of 64 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.
		29 out of 64 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.