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WATERSHED MONITORING LINKS:
- City of Ames WPC Urban Stream Monitoring
- IOWA DNR WATERSHED INITIATIVE MAP (HUC10 0708010503)
- IOWATER Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
- Iowa Stormwater Education Partnership (ISWEP) - Report a concern
- What are fecal bacteria and why are they important?(from epa.gov)
IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT INFORMATION
- LIST AND LOCATION of 47 Ioway Creek Snapshot sites on GOOGLE MAPS
- STREAM DISCHARGE at time of Snapshots (USGS 05470500 Ioway Creek at Ames)
- May 2022 Snapshot Results (xlsx),
(pdf)
+ Snapshot Review and Ioway Creek Cleanup on PRI's Conservation Connection Blog at Volunteers in the Creek all Week. - 26 Octber 2021: Our October 2021 volunteer monitoring event is a little different
- May 2021 Snapshot Results (xls),
(pdf)
+ Snapshot Review on PRI's Conservation Connection Blog at 2021 Spring Water Quality Snpshot. - October 2020 Snapshot Results (xls),
(pdf)
+ Snapshot Review on PRI's Conservation Connection Blog at Fall 2020 Water Quality Snapshot finds sensitive critters. - May 2020 Snapshot Results (xls),
(pdf)
+ Review of N and P data from PRI in 2020 Spring Water Quality Snapshot. - Oct 2019 Snapshot Results (pdf) and 2007-2019_bacteria_results (pdf), (xls)
- May 2019 Snapshot Results (pdf) and 2007-2019_bacteria_results (pdf)
- October 2017 Snapshot Results (pdf)
- May 2017 Snapshot Results
- October 2016 Snapshot Results
- MAY 2016 Snapshot Results
- October 2015 Snapshot Results
- May 2015 Snapshot Results
- October 2014 Snapshot Results
- May 2014 Snapshot Results
- October 2013 Snapshot Results
- May 2013 Snapshot Results
- October 2012 Snapshot Results
- May 2012 Snapshot Results
- October 2011 Snapshot Results
- May 2011 Snapshot Results
- October 2010 Snapshot Results
- May 2010 Snapshot Results
- October 2009 Snapshot Results
- May 2009 Snapshot Results
- October 2008 Snapshot Results
- May 2008 Snapshot Results
- October 2007 Snapshot Results
- May 2007 Snapshot Results
- October 2006 Snapshot Results
- OCTOBER 2008 Snapshot Invitation
- FIELD DATA SHEET
- Instructions for IOWATER Field Equipment
- Lab Sampling Instructions: Bacteria and nutrients, Bacteria only
- Event Liability Waiver
- IOWATER Field Equipment Checklist (pdf), IOWATER Field Equipment Checklist (xls)
- Snapshot sites:
- "Ioway Creek - Drainage Ditch 192"
- "Crooked Creek - Ioway Creek"
- "Ioway Creek - Crooked Creek" - Ioway Creek and small tributaries
- "Ioway Creek - Lundys Creek"
- "Montgomery Creek - Ioway Creek"
- "Ioway Creek - Onion Creek"
- "Ioway Creek - Worrell Creek" - Clear Creek
- "Ioway Creek - Worrell Creek" - College Creek
- "Ioway Creek - Worrell Creek"
- "Ioway Creek - Worrell Creek" - Urban sites
- Urban North MAPS, Urban South MAPS
May 2017 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots (pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- (Did not test for bacteria)
- May 2017 Results - Maps (pdf)
October 2016 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots (pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E. coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- October 2016 Results - Maps (pdf)
May 2016 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots (pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- (Did not test for bacteria)
- May 2016 Results - Maps (pdf)
October 2015 Ioway CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots (pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- October 2015 Results - Maps (pdf)
May 2015 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots (pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- May 2015 Results - Maps (pdf)
OCTOBER 2014 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots (pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- October 2014 Results - Maps (pdf)
May 2014 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- May 2014 Results - Maps, (pdf)
October 2013 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- October 2013 Results - Maps, (pdf)
May 2013 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- May 2013 Results - Maps, (pdf)
October 2012 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- October 2012 Results - Maps, (pdf)
May 2012 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- May 2012 Results - Maps, (pdf)
October 2011 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- October 2011 Results - Maps, (pdf)
May 2011 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results (pdf)
- October 2010 Results - Maps, (pdf)
October 2010 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- E coli Bacteria Results - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- October 2010 Results - Maps, (pdf)
MAY 2010 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- May 2010 Results - Maps, (pdf)
OCTOBER 2009 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- October 2009 Results - Maps, (pdf)
MAY 2009 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- May 2009 Results - Maps, (pdf)
The high bacteria readings were not where we've come to expect them, but with just one exception (SC9), the sites with the highest E coli readings (at or above 1000) also had the lowest transparency readings (less than 25cm). (SC9 flows through a large pasture but no cattle were in sight at the time)
Eight sites met the primary contact standard (235 cfu/100 ml) and seven exceeded the secondary contact standard (2880 cfu/100 ml).
OCTOBER 2008 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots,
(pdf)
(Monitoring of the statewide stream network was discontinued in September) - Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- E coli Bacteria Results - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- Oct 2008 Results - Maps
Bacteria levels were comparable to last fall in the rural areas (or slightly higher), but lower in the urban areas. Only three sites met the primary contact standard (235 cfu/100 ml) and there were no sites that exceeded the secondary contact standard (2880 cfu/100 ml).
MAY 2008 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table, (pdf)
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots, (pdf)
- Lab and Field data - Spreadsheet
- UHL Bacteria Results - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- May 2008 Results - Maps
Twenty two of our 54 snapshot sites met the A1-A3 Primary Contact standard of 235 cfu/100 ml, and only three sites exceeded the A2 Secondary Contact standard of 2880 cfu/100 ml. This compares to only four (meeting) and six (exceeding) in October 2007. Lynette noted that within their statewide monitoring network the highest median E. coli level in eight years of sampling ocurred last October (see MedianEcoli_bymonth_statewide.pdf). And though unusually high, our median bacteria level was lower than the statewide median (see Squaw Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots). Note again that the highest levels of bacteria were found in our urban waterways.
OCTOBER 2007 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
:- Summary of Results - Table
- Ioway Creek Snapshots vs Statewide - Boxplots
- IOWATER Field Results - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- UHL Bacteria Results - Spreadsheet, (pdf)
- October 2007 Results - Maps
Results of the October 2007 Snapshot revealed especially high levels of E coli bacteria, the highest levels appearing to be from stormwater runoff within the city of Ames. Readings of 1100-1600 cfu/100ml along the length of Squaw Creek OUTSIDE of Ames may be attributable to an ongoing manure release (see Broken pipe results in manure release near Stratford Ames Tribune 10/17/2007). On the map below, E coli levels below 235 cfu/100ml are marked in green, and those in excess of 2880 are marked in red. (Compare to previous results).
CLICK HERE for a closeup of the Ames URBAN SITES. - Maps created with fGIS.
OCTOBER 2006 and MAY 2007 IOWAY CREEK SNAPSHOT DATA
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