Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Macroinvertebrate Data Request- Fairfield HS

Posted on behalf of Rai Hahn, 7-12 Grade Science Teacher, Fairfield PS

We are evaluating the macro-invertebrate populations on the stream between the Dearborn and Two Medicine Rivers along the Rocky Mountain Front. Does anyone have data they could share with us? Rai Hahn and Triston Isakson, Fairfield High School.
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6 comments:

  1. Sean SullivanJuly 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    Rai-
    I would recommend the CWAC database wia MTDEQ. An interested person can obtain all monitoring reports from that database on specific waterbodies. I believe Kathryn can help you navigate the website if you need a hand.
    Good luck
    Sean Sullivan

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  2. Rai HahnJuly 29, 2010 at 5:59 AM

    Thanks Sean, we will investigate!

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  3. Kathryn WatsonJuly 29, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Rai,
    Sean (no surprise) is right! the CWAIC database is great!

    According to the MTDEQ, our local Clean Water Act agency, Dearborne is considered impaired for temperature. Two Medicine Rivers (as of 2008) is not listed as impaired, but this could be due to lack of monitoring.

    Here is all of the relevant info from the CWAIC site.

    WATER_NAME
    Dearborn River

    ID305B
    MT41Q003_010

    CAUSE_NAME
    Temperature, water

    LOCATION
    DEARBORN RIVER, Falls Creek to the mouth (Missouri River)

    WQ_CATEGORY
    5

    BASIN
    Upper Missouri

    HUC4
    10030102

    HUC_NAME
    Upper Missouri-Dearborn

    TMDL_PLANNING_AREA
    Dearborn

    WATERSHED
    Missouri-Sun-Smith

    ECO_REGION
    Middle Rockies, Northwestern Glaciated Plains, Canadian Rockies

    WATER_TYPE
    RIVER

    WATER_SIZE
    48.6

    UNITS
    MILES

    USE_CLASS
    B-1

    B-1 Classification Standards
    Suitable for drinking, culinary and food processing purposes, after conventional treatment; bathing, swimming and recreation; growth and propagation of salmonid fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl and furbearers; and agricultural and industrial water supply.

    CYCLE
    2008

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  4. Kathryn WatsonJuly 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Dearborn and Two Medicine both have areas marked as having "insufficient information." How cool would it be to work with DEQ to help fill that gap! Let me know if you want to go that direction and I can put you in contact with a few folks. :)

    To get historical data:
    http://www.cwaic.mt.gov/Default.aspx

    Type in the waterbody's name e.g. "dearborn" and click on the "assessment record" link. This will prompt you to download the excel file.

    Dearborn (summary reports)
    http://www.cwaic.mt.gov/det_rep.aspx?segId=MT41Q003_010&qryId=75059

    http://www.cwaic.mt.gov/det_rep.aspx?segId=MT41Q003_020&qryId=75059

    http://www.cwaic.mt.gov/det_rep.aspx?segId=MT41Q003_030&qryId=75059

    Two Medicine (summary reports)
    http://www.cwaic.mt.gov/det_rep.aspx?segId=MT41M002_030&qryId=75059

    http://www.cwaic.mt.gov/det_rep.aspx?segId=MT41M001_010&qryId=75059

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  5. Rai HahnAugust 1, 2010 at 7:00 AM

    We have started our search of the database and it is awesome! Thanks Kathryn and Sean.

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  6. Rai HahnAugust 30, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    Mr. Hahn:

    we have data for Sun River, Teton, and Dupuyer Creek.

    Triston Isakson and Wyatt Ostberg

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