Buffalo Creek
Winchester Elementary
School
Teachers: Mrs. Hall,
Ms. Wlos, and Ms. Waite
Students: 3rd and 5th
graders
Tests were performed at Buffalo Creek
on May 28, 1998. Collected water samples were also taken to the
schools gymnasium for further analysis.
Water Quality Index =
Dissolved Oxygen = 12
ppm
Dissolved Oxygen
Saturation = %
Phosphate = <1 ppm
Nitrate = <1 ppm
Secchi Depth =
Temperature = 19oC
Dissolved Solids = 253
ppm
Suspended Solids = 20.3
ppm
Total Solids = 273.3
ppm
pH = 7.5
Benthic Organisms:
crayfish, mayfly larva, damsel larva, bettle larva, caddisfly larva,
snails, sowbug, aquatic worms, blood worm, eggs in jelly-like sacs
attached to rocks, algae and other green plants.
E-coli = 6/mL
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