Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/10/13 Data (Salt Front RM 69.3) RIVER MILE 30.5 Kingsland Point Park Chris Adamo & Leana Peltier, Sleepy Hollow High School 100 students 11th & 12th graders, 3 adults 4109N and 7386W Location: Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester Area: Waterfront beach area on front of park Surrounding Land Use: Parkland with open fields surrounded by trees 75%, Beach 25% Sampling Site: Beach, shoreline riprap (rocks), concrete bulkhead Plants in water: no Plants in area: plants and poison ivy Water depth: 1-3 meters River Bottom sandy, muddy – ITEM Time Reading 1 Comments Physical 10:00 AM 14C 51.2 F Average: 15C Air Temperature 16 60.8 57 F 15 59 10:30 AM 18C 64.4 F Average: 20 68 18.6 19 66.2 66.2 11:00 AM 18C 64.4 F Average: 20 68 18.6 19 66.2 66.2 Wind Speed Beaufort # Mph Direction 1.8 West Cloud Cover Mostly cloudy Weather today Rain off and on Weather recently choppy Water surface 10:00 68F Water AM 20C Temperature 10:40 67F AM 19C 10:45 68F AM 20C 10:23 20 cm Turbidity - secchi AM 20 cm
Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/10/13 Data (Salt Front RM 69.3) RIVER MILE 30.5 Kingsland Point Park Chris Adamo & Leana Peltier, Sleepy Hollow High School 100 students 11th & 12th graders, 3 adults 4109N and 7386W Location: Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester Area: Waterfront beach area on front of park Surrounding Land Use: Parkland with open fields surrounded by trees 75%, Beach 25% Sampling Site: Beach, shoreline riprap (rocks), concrete bulkhead Plants in water: no Plants in area: plants and poison ivy Water depth: 1-3 meters River Bottom – sandy, muddy ITEM Time Reading 1 Comments Physical Air Temperature 10:00 AM 14C 16 15 51.2 F 60.8 59 Average: 15C 57 F 10:30 AM 18C 20 19 64.4 F 68 66.2 Average: 18.6 66.2 11:00 AM 18C 20 19 64.4 F 68 66.2 Average: 18.6 66.2 Wind Speed Beaufort # Mph Direction 1.8 West Cloud Cover Mostly cloudy Weather today Rain off and on Weather recently Water surface choppy Water Temperature 10:00 AM 68F 20C 10:40 AM 67F 19C 10:45 AM 68F 20C Turbidity - secchi 10:23 AM 20 cm 20 cm
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