Period2B

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__Area One- Riffle Zone__ There was lots of algae on the bottom of this spot. It wasn't very deep. It was moving at a moderate speed and there was no fish. The temperature of this area was 69.2 degrees Fahrenheit. The pH level was 8.7. There weren't any point sources near it. The water in this place was very clean and there was almost no scum or dirt in the sample we got from the water that could be seen by the human eye. The water in this place didnt have any moss or things like that probably because the water was moving fast enough that there was not enough time for the scum to build up.The water did though had some small particles that were. We also got the depth as 1.5 inches deep.====== __Area Two- Point Source__ When we observed this, no water was coming out of the pipe. The area that the water would come out of was wet and covered with grass and algae. The pipe was rusted. The temperature of the water right next to the pipe was 69.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The pH level was 5.5. There were no fish around it. The water sample we got ffrom this place was pretty dirty because in the water at this spot had a lot of green dirt and moss in the water and that was the type of things that put in our water sample.There was though not that much dirt and the dirt that was there in the cup sunk to the bottom of the cup. The depth here was at about 1.2 in deep. We also had time to test the turbidity at this area after we got the sensor calibrated. The reading was changing a bit always, but it was around 3.5.

__Area Three- Deposition Zone__ The water in this area had a lot of grass floating on it, and it was deeper than the other two areas. There was also a lot of foam and garbage. The water was moving slowly and building up because there was a pipe running through the middle. This pipe stopped the natural flow of the river so all of the harmful stuff was stopped and built up. The water was forced to go under the pipe. There was many rocks and sediments on the side of the area. The temperature of this are was 72.8 degrees Fahrenheit, and the pH level was 7.9. The water here was discgusting because it is a deposition zone. There was so much grabage and gross things we couldnt even see the water. We could only see the amount of filth that was in that container. There was alot of grass and garbage in our samples. There were also these orange bud things that fell off of the trees around the zone and there were so many that fell in it so as time went on it built up. The waters depth was a litte higher than the other 2 places because there was so many things that were building up and it made the water levels higher. The depth of the water was 1.9 inches deep which was slightly higher than the other ones.

__**Hypothesis**__ We believe that this tributary is not considered clean because there are many point sources that can spew out pollution. Also where there is a pipe/dam plenty of garbage and grass builds up, and the natural flow of the river is stopped. We think that a river should have no pollution and should continue along at a nice rate. Also there should be plenty of life, but so far, the extent of life diversity that we see is algae and a few fish that are far downstream.

__**Data Charts**__


 * || pH || Temperature || Depth || Turbidity || Flow Rate || Conductivity || Phosphate || Dizzolved oxygen ||
 * Area One || 8.7 || 69.2 F || 1.5 inches || 7.7 NTU || .27 m/s || 908 Ns/cm || 0.0 ug/l || 7.8 mg/l ||
 * Area Two || 5.5 || 69.6 F || 1.2 inches || 14 NTU || .17 m/s || 903 Ns/cm || 0.1 ug/l || 8.7 mg/l ||
 * Area Three || 7.9 || 72.8 F || 1.9 inches || 24.5 NTU || .06 m/s || 840 Ns/cm || 0.2 ug/l || 5.8 mg/l ||

__**Tests So Far**__ So far we tested the temperature, pH level, depth and we also took some samples of the water points around the sources but we plan to do more tests because we want to know for sure how clean the river is.

__**Future Tests**__ We plan on doing a lot more tests because we want to have enough evidence to use to come to a conclusion. We may do flow rate tests, conductivity tests, bacteria tests, and our turbidity tests.

Based on what we have tested and observed so far, we think this river could be clean, but because of the point sources and the pipe bridges, pollutants are added and build up at certain places. The water in 2 of the places are fast moving but at one place there was very slow moving water because of a pipe that was blocking it. The wate is probably no very healthy because in some spots the dissolved oxygen is very low and therefore cannot support much life around those zones. There is still some pollution but there is not alot of it. This is a good sign because the water is not that bad that it is polluted. The ph levels were a little high which was bad because now we know that the water is acid filled which is bad for the ecosystem if there is one. The tempretures are good for life because they are at a typical water tempreture. The turbitity is high because the water is obviously not very clean. There are parts of the river that just make you want to puch. The flow rate is though good because it is very calm and it lets fish live longer. The depth is also very good because it is shallow enough for the life of the water. The water looks like it doesnt have the sanity to have an ecosystem in there for an extensive period.The river at mostly every point has at least a little bit of moss at the bottom. If we see algae and stuff at the bottom off the rivers we know that it has not been taken care of well over a long period of time. So we can conclude that that the river is pretty healthy but it is not healthy enough to sustain life for a very long time.
 * __Conclusion As We Go (It May Change As We Go)__**