Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/20/15 Data (Salt ~ RM 80) RIVER MILE 30.4 Nyack Beach Hook Mountain State Park – Peter Park, Nyack College, 6 students, 7 adults Nancy Arias & Jillian Decker, Rockland Community College, 4 students, 6 adults 4107’10.85”N 7354’45.40”W Location: Nyack South Beach, Upper Nyack, Rockland County NY Park/Boat launch, near Hook Mountain Beach by the large sitting stairs, Area: Surrounding Land Use: 40% forested, 10% industrial/commercial, 40% beach used – for recreation & picnics Sampling Site: Beach sandy and rocky at edges, muddy offshore, covered with – vegetation beyond the beach, stone wall, riprap shore, collected wood debris. Piping coming into river south of sampling site Water depth: inshore (<3 ft depth) muddy offshore (>3 ft. depth), some scattered River Bottom –sandy large rocks (<2 ft. length inshore) Plants: None growing in area but water celery came up in the seine net ITEM Time Reading 1 Reading 2 Comments Physical Air Temperature 10:28 AM 18.3°C 65°F 10:36 AM 18.9-19.4°C 66-67°F 10:56 AM 18.3°C 65°F Wind Speed N Cloud Cover overcast Weather today No rain Weather last 3 Warm and days dry 68-69°F Water 20-20.6°C 10:28 AM Temperature 66-67°F 10:36 AM 18.9-19.4°C 10:56 AM 20°C 68°F NR Turbidity – Long site tube Chemical DO 11:20 AM 10 ppm Drop count pH NR Colormetric kit Salinity - 9:18AM refractometer 9:55AM 11 ppt Fish Catch Number Species Name 9:30-11:30 Caught 9 Atlantic Menidia Seine 20 ft. Silverside menidia 6 Hauls
Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/20/15 Data (Salt ~ RM 80) RIVER MILE 30.4 – Nyack Beach Hook Mountain State Park Peter Park, Nyack College, 6 students, 7 adults Nancy Arias & Jillian Decker, Rockland Community College, 4 students, 6 adults 4107’10.85”N 7354’45.40”W Location: Nyack South Beach, Upper Nyack, Rockland County NY Area: Park/Boat launch, near Hook Mountain Beach by the large sitting stairs, Surrounding Land Use: 40% forested, 10% industrial/commercial, 40% beach – used for recreation & picnics Sampling Site: Beach – sandy and rocky at edges, muddy offshore, covered with vegetation beyond the beach, stone wall, riprap shore, collected wood debris. Piping coming into river south of sampling site Water depth: River Bottom –sandy inshore (<3 ft depth) muddy offshore (>3 ft. depth), some scattered large rocks (<2 ft. length inshore) Plants: None growing in area but water celery came up in the seine net ITEM Time Reading 1 Reading 2 Comments Physical Air Temperature 10:28 AM 10:36 AM 10:56 AM 18.3°C 18.9-19.4°C 18.3°C 65°F 66-67°F 65°F Wind Speed N Cloud Cover overcast Weather today No rain Weather last 3 days Warm and dry Water Temperature 10:28 AM 10:36 AM 10:56 AM 20-20.6°C 18.9-19.4°C 20°C 68-69°F 66-67°F 68°F Turbidity – Long site tube NR Chemical DO Drop count 11:20 AM 10 ppm pH Colormetric kit NR Salinity - refractometer 9:18AM 9:55AM 11 ppt Fish Catch 9:30-11:30 Number Caught Species Name Seine 20 ft. 6 Hauls 9 Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
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