Big Stream Monitoring Set
Big Stream Monitoring Set Map
Synoptic Investigative Red Flag Biological
Big Stream Monitoring Set Graphs
Select Water Quality Indicator

Note: The points on this graph reflect the average levels or concentrations of each water quality parameter. To see the individual data points that make up these averages, please scroll down and select a Sampling Location or a Monitoring Event from the tables below.

Selection of water quality indicators is controlled by drop-down menu on the upper right. Graph presents average values for both SYNOPTIC LOCATIONS and REDFLAG LOCATIONS over all monitoring events (see below right, table of events). Synoptic and Red Flag locations are ordered downstream to upstream (left to right) according to their distance from the stream mouth (see below left, table of locations). If distance to mouth has not been determined, the location defaults to the right end of the graph. Graph distances do not correspond to actual miles to mouth. INVESTIGATIVE LOCATIONS and BIOLOGICAL LOCATIONS are excluded.

Separate averages are reported for samples collected under base flow and stormwater conditions. These stream flow categories are loosely defined. BASE FLOW corresponds to normal or low flow conditions. STORMWATER corresponds to elevated flows following rain or snow melt, as judged by online hydrographs of USGS gauging stations, if available, and/or as judged by volunteers based on their familiarity with the stream and their observation of factors such as stream turbulence and turbidity. Though loosely defined, these two flow categories provide a useful approximation of the impact of runoff on water quality. See metadata for a description of methods for estimating stream discharge and nutrient loading.

Big Stream Sampling Locations

This table lists all SYNOPTIC LOCATIONS , REDFLAG LOCATIONS , INVESTIGATIVE LOCATIONS , and BIOLOGICAL LOCATIONS in the watershed of the monitoring set, their latitude and longitude coordinates, and the number of river miles to the stream mouth, where applicable. Select a location to view a detailed site map and timeline of chemical and microbiological results.

Name Code Latitude Longitude Miles from the mouth Type
Big Stream Mouth @ Glenora Point BSGP 42.49 -76.9143 0.18 SYNOPTIC
Big Stream @ Dundee-Glenora Rd BSDG 42.5091 -76.9628 4.13 SYNOPTIC
Dundee WWTP Pond Outfall BSWPP 42.5169 -76.9721 5.4 SYNOPTIC
Dundee WWTP Discharge BSWP 42.5167 -76.9703 5.5 SYNOPTIC
Upstream Dundee Wastewater Plant BSUW 42.5178 -76.9744 5.6 SYNOPTIC
Chubb Creek @ 14A CC14A 42.5277 -77.0021 7.41 SYNOPTIC
Crystal Springs @ Crystal Springs Road CSCS 42.4885 -77.0478 10.86 SYNOPTIC
Big Stream - Glenora Point 42.490348 -76.914326 BIOLOGICAL
Big Stream Monitoring Events

This table lists the dates of all chemical and microbiological monitoring events since the beginning of the monitoring set. A PARTIAL EVENT indicates that less than 90% of SYNOPTIC LOCATIONS were sampled. Select a date to navigate to a graph and table of raw chemical and microbiological data from the corresponding event.

Date Flow Type
1 August 09, 2024 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
2 June 04, 2024 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
3 April 04, 2024 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
4 December 18, 2023 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
5 June 06, 2023 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
6 May 01, 2023 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
7 October 03, 2022 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
8 June 06, 2022 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
9 August 19, 2021 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
10 July 14, 2021 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
11 June 07, 2021 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
12 March 15, 2021 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
13 October 05, 2020 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
14 August 05, 2020 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
15 July 12, 2020 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
16 May 11, 2020 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
17 April 06, 2020 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
18 March 29, 2020 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
19 September 09, 2019 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
20 July 06, 2019 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
21 May 12, 2019 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
22 April 01, 2019 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
23 October 22, 2018 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
24 August 14, 2018 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
25 July 18, 2018 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
26 June 04, 2018 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
27 April 23, 2018 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
28 October 30, 2017 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
29 September 26, 2017 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
30 July 13, 2017 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
31 July 10, 2017 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
32 April 05, 2017 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
33 October 31, 2016 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
34 October 21, 2016 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
35 August 22, 2016 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
36 July 06, 2016 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
37 September 30, 2015 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
38 August 17, 2015 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
39 July 13, 2015 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
40 June 09, 2015 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
41 May 18, 2015 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
42 November 17, 2014 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
43 September 08, 2014 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
44 July 21, 2014 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
45 May 19, 2014 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT