Notes: Rain on frozen ground and snowmelt from extensive agricultural fields upstream of sample location. Dip sample collected from right bank about 150 ft upstream of Route 326 bridge at shallow ford where ag machnery can cross stream. Photos taken. Icy stream banks with some ice cover across stream. Snowmelt runoff causes a yellow turbid cast to water. Flow estimated to be about 15 - 20 cubic feet/s. Concerned citizen reported 'yellow' color at site ; DEC notified.
Unnamed Tributary near Union Springs Monitoring Event Graph

This bar graph reports the raw data for each location that was sampled as part of the monitoring event conducted on this date. To view results for individual water quality indicators, click-off other indicators in the legend at the bottom of the graph.

Event Results

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Location Analyte Value Units Remarks Location
Unnamed Trib at Rt. 326
(UT326)
Total Phosphorus (as P) 100.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 0.5 C Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 2.36 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 1.16 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 173.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab