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The Upper Paint Creek Watershed

The Upper Paint Creek Watershed. Group 1: Annie Allison Prapti. Counties: Madison, Fayette, Ross, Highland, Clinton Location: Located in the Southwest quadrant of Ohio Drains into the Ohio River. General Information. Land Use:. Sources of Impairment:.

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The Upper Paint Creek Watershed

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  1. The Upper Paint Creek Watershed Group 1: Annie Allison Prapti

  2. Counties: • Madison, Fayette, Ross, Highland, Clinton Location: • Located in the Southwest quadrant of Ohio • Drains into the Ohio River General Information

  3. Land Use: Sources of Impairment: • Land is used for agricultural reasons with some forest areas More General Information

  4. As the amount of agricultural areas increase in the riparian zone, the fish diversity decreases. Hypothesis

  5. Hypothesis When the percent of agricultural land in the riparian zone increases then the nitrate level should increase. Nitrate Ion

  6. My Graph on Nitrates and Agriculture

  7. If the substrate quality is poor, the fish diversity will also be poor. Hypothesis

  8. Current Conservation What can we do to help? Improve the quality of the riparian zone by planting more vegetation EPA requests 30ft of high quality riparian zone Use the prescribed amount of fertilizer • Conservation Tilling: When at least 30% of the soil is covered with residue • No-till farming: When the most of the soil is covered all the time. The soil is also firmly compacted, which decreases runoff. • Strip farming is when the farmers put vegetation in between the land Conclusion

  9. We want to say thank you to the chaperones, the teachers, the OSC staff, and OSU for doing this camp and helping out! It was really fun and we learned a lot about Environmental Science. Thank You!

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