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Water Quality Data

for Little Manatee River at Camp Bayou

Water Quality tests for 2007

date


1/31/07
2/27/07
3/31/07
4/27/07
5/18/07
6/29/07
7/28/07
8/18/07
9/29/07
10//07
11//07
12//07
time
(AM)


10AM
9:30AM
9AM
9AM
10AM
10AM
9AM
9:30AM
9AM



water temp
(C)

14
22
22
24
25
28
27
28
28



air temp
(C)


16
27
22
25
24
31
29
29
25



DO
(ppm)


7.2
5.6
6.6
6.8
3
3
3.6
4.1
2.6



pH


7.0
7.0
7.5
7.25
7.0
7.0
6.5
6.5
7.0



salinity
(ppt)


0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0



turbidity
(cm)


>60
>60
>60
>60
>60
>60
>60
>60
>60



bio
(*)









fair


note: 'bio' is the biological assessment- poor...fair...good...excellent.
The tidal influence does not encourage a wide range of typically freshwater aquatic
invertebrates, that normally indicate a healthy river.
The Little Manatee River is a designated Outstanding Florida Waterway.

Topography map of target area
GPS point at middle of test area: N 27 39.867' W 082 24.135'

Links of interest:

(note that these links are not affiliated with this website. If you wish to return to Camp Bayou, please click the 'back' button on your browser)
Previous years test results
Hillsborough County Watershed Atlas- Little Manatee River Watershed
Surf your Watershed- Little Manatee River
EPA fact sheet- Little Manatee River
USGS water data
Little Manatee River Watershed Land/Water Linkage Project
Stream Study Info
Macroinvertebrates as Water Quality Indicators
EPA Water Contaminants in other waterways
EPA's Online Watershed Academy




page updated September 30, 2007 created and maintained by NEOPHYTES UNYTE!