Stockport Creek Watershed “Workshop on Wheels” June 9, 2012
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Stockport Creek Watershed “Workshop on Wheels”
June 9, 2012
First Stop – Headwaters of the Kinderhook Creek in Hancock, Mass
Using Wind Wisely Ridge Line Brodie Mountain – Elevation
2,500 feet –
Water Quality at the Headwaters
Depth at mid-pond 3 feet; Dissolved Oxygen 8 ppm; pH level 8; Nitrates zero; Phosphates 2ppm; Chloride .03; Turbidity 20 JTU’s; Coliform Negative
Stephentown Town HallPresentations
Stream Gauge Discussion by Gary Wall, USGS Hydrologist
Don Meltz, GIS & Planning Consultant Shares Mapping Resources
Mouth of the Stockport Creek with Dan Miller, NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary
Program
Low Tide at Stockport Creek
517 Square Miles, 2 States, 3 Counties, 26 Municipalities, One Vision
The “Watershed on Wheels” bus tour of the Stockport Watershed was made possible through a grant made to Hudson Basin River
Watch, Inc. by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary program.
We all Live in a Watershed