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Water Quality Monitoring at Red Salmon Creek

Water Quality Monitoring at Red Salmon Creek. Meadows Elementary March 21, 2013. 13. Our Monitoring Site Summary of Red Salmon Creek. Located off Mounts Road, north of I-5, on the old McBride’s Farm, now a part of the Nisqually Land Trust.

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Water Quality Monitoring at Red Salmon Creek

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  1. Water Quality Monitoring at Red Salmon Creek Meadows Elementary March 21, 2013 13

  2. Our Monitoring Site Summary of Red Salmon Creek • Located off Mounts Road, north of I-5, on the old McBride’s Farm, now a part of the Nisqually Land Trust. • The headwaters (source) of the Red Salmon Creek begin at Nisqually Lake, on Ft. Lewis land. • The mouth of Red Salmon Creek is located at the Nisqually Reach, where the waters join in Puget Sound.

  3. About Red Salmon Creek… • The place we go to monitor Red Salmon Creek used to be a farm. There is still a farmhouse, out buildings, and a few fruit trees. Some restoration projects have been started to enhance the riparian zone. From the site we can see and hear I-5, and passing trains on nearby railroad tracks.

  4. Nisqually Watershed Overview Important resources of the watershed include: • shellfish harvesting in the Nisqually Reach • diverse forest ecosystems • Rich estuary habitat Current issues in the watershed include: • Removal of old farm dikes to allow salt water intrusion • Efforts to educate homeowners about proper septic care

  5. Water Quality Data

  6. Data Interpretation Overall, we think the data for Red Salmon Creek looks pretty good. The fecal coliform @ 46 colonies is still considered safe and is under the 50 colonies per 100 mL…but we wouldn’t dare drink it. What could be done to improve water quality at our site? We can see a lot of work has already gone in to make our site even better. We noticed many trees have been planted to improve the riparian zone.

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