Water Quality Essay
Comparing Our Local Water: White Rock Creek and Lake Lavon Emma LeGare May 11, 2012
Introduction The purpose of going into the field to conduct the water quality tests was to test the different ways water could potentially be infected of polluted. The tests we ran helped determine the amount of pollution and whether or not it is safe for the wildlife to live in as a habitat. The tests we conducted were: temperature, turbidity, conductivity, flow rate, pH, and GPS. The location where we conducted the tests was White Rock Creek. It was in between lots of trees and it was on a slope. The biotic factors located in the creek were moss, algae, trees, grass, minnows, spiders, and frogs. Some of the abiotic factors at the creek were the sun, water, rocks, and broken tree limbs. Due to the to White Rock Creek being on a downhill the origin is primarily East Fork Trinity. White Rock Creek’s location is at latitude of 33.11503 and a longitude of -96.60764. With it being about 0.2 meters deep and is about 3 meters wide. The area around the creek gets it water from the East Fork Trinity watershed and has a terminal point of Lake Lavon. Materials * LabQuest * Conductivity Probe * Temperature Probe * Turbidity Probe * Flow Rate Probe * pH Sensor * GPS Probe * 4 cups * 1 pipettes * 1 graduated cylinder * 1 bucket with
Introduction The purpose of going into the field to conduct the water quality tests was to test the different ways water could potentially be infected of polluted. The tests we ran helped determine the amount of pollution and whether or not it is safe for the wildlife to live in as a habitat. The tests we conducted were: temperature, turbidity, conductivity, flow rate, pH, and GPS. The location where we conducted the tests was White Rock Creek. It was in between lots of trees and it was on a slope. The biotic factors located in the creek were moss, algae, trees, grass, minnows, spiders, and frogs. Some of the abiotic factors at the creek were the sun, water, rocks, and broken tree limbs. Due to the to White Rock Creek being on a downhill the origin is primarily East Fork Trinity. White Rock Creek’s location is at latitude of 33.11503 and a longitude of -96.60764. With it being about 0.2 meters deep and is about 3 meters wide. The area around the creek gets it water from the East Fork Trinity watershed and has a terminal point of Lake Lavon. Materials * LabQuest * Conductivity Probe * Temperature Probe * Turbidity Probe * Flow Rate Probe * pH Sensor * GPS Probe * 4 cups * 1 pipettes * 1 graduated cylinder * 1 bucket with