Water Quality Monitoring Site 9P
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  High Island Creek Monitoring Site 9P Major Findings of Sampleshed 9P and Sampleshed 10P
  • As part of the steeply, erodible Minnesota River Valley blufflands, we find high levels of Total Phosphorus and Total Suspended Solids.  This is a result of excessive drainage in the upper watershed as increased levels of water cause intensive erosion in the ravines and gullies of this sampleshed.

  • Nitrate (NO2+NO3-N) levels have shown a steady increase from excessive drainage in the upper watershed and use of fertilizers in cropland.

  • Fecal Coliform Bacteria levels exceed Minnesota’s health standard of 200 colony forming units per 100 milligrams of water throughout the watershed.
 
Buffalo Creek Monitoring Site 9P
High Island Watershed TP
High Island Watershed Total Phosphorus
High Island Watershed TSS
 
High Island Watershed Total Suspended Solids  

High Island Watershed Nitrates

  
 


   
High Island Watershed Nitrate-Nitrogen    
High Island Watershed Fecal Coliform Bacteria Chart    
High Island Watershed Fecal Coliform Bacteria    

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