RIVANNA RIVER STEWARD REPORT River Stewards: Jessica Dodds and David Smith Date: 6-13-16 Starting Location and Time: Palmyra (8:30 AM) Ending Location and Time: Private pull out (3:30 PM) Weather: Sunny Recent Precipitation: Not much rain recently USGS Gauges: ____ ____ ft (__ ft3 / sec), Palmyra 3.3 ft (370 ft3 / sec), Water Color: Mostly Clear Water Odor: None Air Temp. : Not measured [NM] DO: NM PH: NM Turbidity: NM Water Temp. : NM deg C Water Testing Location: N/A This paddle trip was to perform a Streamwatch sample event at Rivanna Mills. Put in at Palmyra and paddled ~11 miles to site. NO riffles were observed so sampling did not take place. conditions, then paddled (15 minutes to private residence takeout). Chatted with landowner re conditions Land Use: Mostly tree lined and hard to tell ownership Wildlife Sightings and Plant Life: Turtles, Beaver, Green Heron, Hawks, Fish (Gar and others), snake, Geese, Ducks, and smaller birds. People Interactions: Did not see anyone on the River. This stretch is normally a 16 mile trek from Palmyra to Columbia. Litter and Pollution: Noted many cans and minor debris in the river, and many tires. No trash removal undertaken as this was a sampling event. Overall Summary: Water was pretty clear, although base appeared very sandy (note there is no baseline to compare to) Will meet with previous samplers/Rose to discuss alternative sampling locations. No riffles observed. “sample-able” Actions Needed level of priority (1 highest/5 lowest): – 1 Follow up with landowner who expressed interest in having his – son become involved in stream monitoring.
RIVANNA RIVER STEWARD REPORT River Stewards: Jessica Dodds and David Smith Date: 6-13-16 Starting Location and Time: Palmyra (8:30 AM) Ending Location and Time: Private pull out (3:30 PM) Weather: Sunny Recent Precipitation: Not much rain recently USGS Gauges: ____ ____ ft (__ ft3 / sec), Palmyra 3.3 ft (370 ft3 / sec), Water Color: Mostly Clear Water Odor: None Air Temp. : Not measured [NM] DO: NM PH: NM Turbidity: NM Water Temp. : NM deg C Water Testing Location: N/A This paddle trip was to perform a Streamwatch sample event at Rivanna Mills. Put in at Palmyra and paddled ~11 miles to site. NO riffles were observed so sampling did not take place. conditions, then paddled (15 minutes to private residence takeout). Chatted with landowner re conditions Land Use: Mostly tree lined and hard to tell ownership Wildlife Sightings and Plant Life: Turtles, Beaver, Green Heron, Hawks, Fish (Gar and others), snake, Geese, Ducks, and smaller birds. People Interactions: Did not see anyone on the River. This stretch is normally a 16 mile trek from Palmyra to Columbia. Litter and Pollution: Noted many cans and minor debris in the river, and many tires. No trash removal undertaken as this was a sampling event. Overall Summary: Water was pretty clear, although base appeared very sandy (note there is no baseline to compare to) Will meet with previous samplers/Rose to discuss alternative sampling locations. No “sample-able” riffles observed. Actions Needed – level of priority (1 highest/5 lowest): 1 – Follow up with landowner who expressed interest in having his son become involved in stream monitoring.
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