Project Overview

SiteName

Conservation and Environmental Research Area

Weather Source + Conditions

Weather Underground; During the study period, the watershed experienced 10 precipitation events, totaling 5.75 inches of rainfall. The most substantial event occurred on July 15th, which contributed 1.95 inches—over one-third of the total precipitation.

Sensor Location Notes

  • Upper Sensor: Still had some flow but the least out of all sections
  • Middle Sensor: Bee nest had developed nearby hence being stung twice and the most unstable bank
  • Lower Sensor: Clear observation of more vegetation developing around the stream along with the highest flow speeds

Wildlife Observered

  • Spotted Lantern fly nymph
  • Toads
  • Bee’s
  • Beach trees
  • Increase in vegetation from last visit

Bank Stability

Banks were unstable. This was especially apparent in the middle stream sensor due to the shift of the entire stream. This caused the bank soil to be clumpy and damp to the point where it’s foot steps can be seen after leaving the area.

Flow Speed Estimate

All sections of the stream experienced a slower velocity.

Table Summary Stats

## # A tibble: 128 × 7
##    date_only  Location      Min_Temp Max_Temp Mean_Temp SD_Temp Range_Temp
##    <date>     <chr>            <dbl>    <dbl>     <dbl>   <dbl>      <dbl>
##  1 2025-06-23 Air               78.1     95.2      84.0    5.26      17.1 
##  2 2025-06-23 Downstream        70.9     94.3      75.8    6.02      23.4 
##  3 2025-06-23 Middle Stream     70.9     94.3      75.8    6.47      23.4 
##  4 2025-06-23 Upper Stream      73.6    101.       79.5    7.55      27.0 
##  5 2025-06-24 Air               75.4     95.2      82.2    5.63      19.8 
##  6 2025-06-24 Downstream        69.1     79.9      72.8    3.65      10.8 
##  7 2025-06-24 Middle Stream     70.0     74.5      71.7    1.39       4.50
##  8 2025-06-24 Upper Stream      71.8     81.7      75.1    3.19       9.90
##  9 2025-06-25 Air               74.5     90.7      80.0    4.30      16.2 
## 10 2025-06-25 Downstream        69.1     79.0      72.2    2.83       9.91
## # ℹ 118 more rows

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