Honey Creek sampling

I sampled 6 sites in the Honey Creek watershed on 2019-08-26. 5 sites were on Honey Creek proper, 4 sites were downstream of the outflow of Mammoth Spring and were limestone influenced; 1 site was above Mammoth Spring and is considered freestone.

An additional site was sampled on Kish Creek, just upstream of the mouth of Honey Creek in Reedsville, PA.

Date Time Site Lat Long temp_c do_mg_l spc_us_cm ph turb_ntu water_sample
8/26/2019 940 Honey Ck mouth 40.66164 -77.59612 15.7 9.53 224.9 7.40 11.6 Y
8/26/2019 950 Kish Ck @ confluence 40.66153 -77.59651 14.5 11.01 400.4 7.58 3.8 N
8/26/2019 1000 Honey Ck @ Reedsville Playground 40.66858 -77.59108 15.6 10.22 270.3 8.07 12.1 Y
8/26/2019 1020 Honey Ck Rd 40.68129 -77.56295 15.3 10.42 261.6 8.09 11.3 Y
8/26/2019 1035 Honey Ck Rd 2 40.68894 -77.55834 15.2 9.15 253.6 7.80 13.2 Y
8/26/2019 1045 Honey Ck Upstream 40.70170 -77.54155 17.9 9.43 86.7 8.01 4.7 Y

Field Chemistry

Temperature

Pretty consistent downstream of Mammoth Spring (~15 C), but was elevated upstream (17.9 C).

SpC

Also consistent in Honey Creek below Mammoth Spring, but much lower above.

Turbidity

Elevated below Mammoth Spring (11-13 NTU), but much lower in Kish Creek (3.8) and upstream of Mammoth Spring (4.7)

pH

pH is the real concern if lime is being concentrated in the stream channel. However, pH readings were not very elevated nearest to the source of the influence (Mammoth Spring), compared to upstream.

I’m unsure as to how pH values may be different with different air/water temperatures, but there is a definite ‘plume’ evident at the Mouth of Honey Creek (right); Kish Creek is shown on the left. Picture taken 2019-08-25 at 1700. Conditions looked very similar this morning (2019-08-26).