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Characteristics of a Healthy Stream

Erma #52 Bryanna #87

Characteristics ofa Healthy StreamErma #52 Bryanna #87

What makes a clean stream?

  • Lots of dissolved oxygen ( 90% )
  • Cool temperature (-11 Degrees C , 51 Degrees F )
  • Not acidic ( ph8 )
  • Low nutrients (o-3 m9/L )
  • Clear , not turbid
  • [ Pure water - ph7][Rain-ph6][Acid rain- ph5][Ocean water-ph8]
  • Variety of diversity of organisms
  • Sensitive- die easy
  • Tolerant- survive pollution

Adventure Journal Notes



PS: words and/or numbers in ( ) are from Onondaga stream from field trip

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What kind of insects live in an Onondaga stream

  • Lots of Cray Fish
  • Sunfish/Gobi
  • Baby Dragon fly
  • Dansel fly
  • Aquatic worm
  • larva of a riffle beetle

Pictures that teachers took

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Different sides of the stream

  • The south side is more polluted and less insects are found
  • The north side is way less polluted and has lots of insects and even some fish

Pictures that teachers took

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What gets in to Onondaga creek

  • Right next to Onondaga creek is a mudboil,the mudboil sediments go into the creek
  • It then flows into Onondaga lake which makes it more polluted

Pictures that teachers took

Survey Team Measures Stream Health