Shuttleworth Stream
and Springville Trout Pond (Erie County)
Saint Aloysius Regional
School
Teachers: Sally Egloff
and Pat Hoyle
Students: 47 students
from 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes
Students from St.
Aloysius braved a light drizzle while sampling the stream and walked
a few miles to sample the pond.
Samples were collected
on May 18, 1998.
Shuttleworth Stream
Water Quality Index =
82.1
Dissolved Oxygen = 9.2
ppm
Dissolved Oxygen
Saturation = 85%
Phosphate = 0.05 ppm
Nitrate = 0.1 ppm
Secchi Depth = > 2.5
feet
Temperature =
12.7oC
Dissolved Solids = 299.6
ppm
Suspended Solids = 10.9
ppm
Total Solids = 310.5
ppm
pH = 7.2
Benthic Organisms:
damesfly, stonefly nymph, mayfly, midge larva, and cranefly.
E-coli = 1/mL
Springville Trout Pond
Water Quality Index =
80.5
Dissolved Oxygen = 11.3
ppm
Dissolved Oxygen
Saturation = 119%
Phosphate = 0.04 ppm
Nitrate = 0.3 ppm
Secchi Depth = > 3
feet
Temperature =
18.4oC
Dissolved Solids = 273
ppm
Suspended Solids = 9.45
ppm
Total Solids = 282.45
ppm
pH = 7.2
Benthic Organisms:
damesflies and snails. Many student sheets indicated "lots of
bugs".
E-coli = 1/mL
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