MRWA 2004 Monitoring Program
Volunteers monitored sites in the Muskegon River Watershed both in the spring and fall of 2004. The MRWA received a grant award from the Mecosta County Community Foundation in the amount of $150 to purchase water monitoring kits and for the postage and delivery costs to volunteers. The Wege Foundation also matched this grant award dollar-for-dollar.
The MRWA expresses their appreciation to the following people who have participated in the Spring 2004 Monitoring Program:
Marianne,
Kevin & Josh Kuzimski & Kelly Bidstrup (Roscommon County)
Linda Sanderson (Mecosta County)
Claude Schmitt (Roscommon County)
Terry Stilson & Vicki Frye (Mecosta County)
The Fall 2004 Monitoring Program is complete. The following participants have reported their results:
Curt
& Jessica Behnke (Clare County)
Julie,
Rebekah & Jacob Jankowski, Bonnie & Daniel Miesel, Tony Rodriguez
(Mecosta County)
Cindy Fitzwilliams-Heck, FSU Instructor and 57 of her students (Mecosta
County)
Don
Hatkowski, Tom & Felica Ray (Newaygo County)
Wayne & Shari Meyer (Newaygo County)
Chris Ortwein & Rodney Baird (Newaygo County)
John & Leischen Krause (Newaygo County)
Claude Schmitt (Roscommon County)
Marianne
& Elizabeth Kuzimski (Roscommon County)
Some of the results follow:
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Date
|
Location
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Air Temp (F)
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Water Temp (F)
|
DO
|
Saturation
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pH
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Turbidity
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Clare County
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| 10/05/2004 | Leota Bridge | 42 | 57 | 4 | 39% | 8 | 40 JTU |
| 10/6/2004 | Summerfield Twp | 74 | 54 | 6 | 55% | 8.5 | 0 JTU |
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Mecosta County
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| 09/23/2004 | Paris Park | 38 | 64 | 8 | 84% | 8.5 | 0 JTU |
| 10/07/2004 | Mitchell Creek | 75 | 54 | 4 | 37% | 7 | 0 JTU |
| 10/06/2004 | Hemlock Park | 75 | 46 | 8 | 34% | 8 | 0 JTU |
| 09/30/2004 | Below Morley Dam | 68 | 57 | 8 | 77% | 8 | 0 JTU |
| 09/30/2004 | Altona Park | 79 | 57 | 6 | 58% | 8 | 0 JTU |
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Newaygo County
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| 09/18/2004 | Little Muskegon at Croton Pond | 53 | 54 | 4 | 37% | 8 | 0 JTU |
| 09/18/2004 | 400 yards below Croton Dam | 49 | 61 | 6 | 60% | 8 | 0 JTU |
| 10/13/2004 | Salmon Run Campground | 55 | 61 | 4 | 41% | 8.25 | 20 JTU |
| 09/05/2004 | 500' below Hardy Dam | 75 | 68 | 4 | 44% | 8 | 0 JTU |
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Roscommon County
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| 10/08/2004 | 300' below Reedsburg Dam | 84 | 50 | 8 | 71% | 8 | 0 JTU |
| 10/04/2004 | Houghton Lake Outlet-upstream | 49 | 54 | 2 | 19% | 8 | 0 JTU |
| 10/11/2004 | Michelson's Landing | 75 | 54 | 4.8 | 40% | 8 | 0 JTU |
If you would like a complete list of data, please contact the MRWA.