Stockport Creek Watershed “Workshop on Wheels” June 9, 2012.

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

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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