Water Quality Sampling Results by SCWA at WQN211--Middletown PA, near the mouth of the Swatara Creek--where the Swatara empties into the Susquehanna River.
Water Quality: Over the years, due to its size, the Swatara Creek was impacted by a number of consumer and residential activities that contributed to an overall decline in water quality. As a result, a fixed sampling station known as WQN 211 (0352030) was established at the mouth of the Swatara Creek to monitor basin quality on a monthly basis.
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USGS Guages (Pine Grove, Inwood, Harper's Tavern, Hershey) provide additional data on the Swatara Creek. |
Canoeists: In general, ideal
conditions are close to 2'. The further above two feet the Swatara rises,
the faster the ride--also increasing the danger factor. The further below
two feet the Swatara drops, the slower the ride, and the more times you'll have
to drag you canoe through shallow areas.
|
Date |
Dissolved
Oxygen (mg/L) |
pH |
Temp
(Celsius) |
Depth
(feet) |
Collector/Notes |
Spec
Conductance (microS) |
| 06/24/97 |
7.65 |
6.7 |
23.7 |
1.73 |
training |
|
|
07/23/97 |
7.7 |
8 |
20.5 |
1.84 |
Jo
Ellen Litz |
|
|
08/25/97 |
9.7 |
6.4 |
20 |
1.63 |
Jo
Ellen Litz |
|
|
09/29/97 |
11 |
6.3 |
14.5 |
2.75 |
Betty
Conner |
|
|
10/10/97 |
11 |
6.5 |
8.5 |
1.63 |
Betty
Conner |
|
|
11/17/97 |
11.2 |
6.25 |
0 |
1.83 |
Betty
Conner |
|
|
12/17/97 |
16.8 |
6.45 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
Tom
Embich |
|
|
01/15/98 |
6.7 |
6.91 |
4.8 |
2.4 |
Tom
Embich |
|
|
02/18/98 |
9.6 |
7.02 |
7.4 |
3.98 |
Tom
Embich |
|
|
03/26/98 |
11.2 |
7.01 |
8.2 |
2.81 |
Ann
Lasky |
|
|
04/29/98 |
11.9 |
7.5 |
10 |
2.4 |
Ann
Lasky |
|
|
06/01/98 |
8.6 |
8.1 |
20 |
2.02 |
Ann
Lasky |
|
|
06/30/98 |
7.1 |
7.07 |
23.3 |
2.15 |
Jo
Ellen Litz |
|
|
Date |
Dissolved
Oxygen (mg/L) |
pH |
Temp
(Celsius) |
Depth
(feet) |
Collector |
Spec
Conductance (microS) |
|
07/30/98 |
9.6 |
7.52 |
25.4 |
1.265 |
Jo
Ellen Litz |
|
| 08/27/98 |
8.2 |
7.55 |
26.1 |
1.63 |
Jo
Ellen Litz |
|
| 09/21/98 |
5.7 |
6.91 |
23 |
1.51 |
Betty
Conner |
|
| 10/22/98 |
6.3 |
7.26 |
11.9 |
1.62 |
Betty
Conner |
|
| 11/18/98 |
5 |
7.05 |
9.7 |
1.52 |
Betty
Conner |
|
| 12/17/98 |
11 |
7.1 |
5.6 |
1.49 |
Tom
Embich |
|
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Drought
Emergency called by Gov. Ridge |
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| 01/01/99 |
19.2 |
|
1.4 |
3.69 |
Tom
Embich |
|
| 02/23/99 |
12 |
6.8 |
0.7 |
1.85 |
Tom
Embich |
|
| 03/24/99 |
10.5 |
7.19 |
8 |
2.89 |
Tom
Embich |
|
| 04/21/99 |
11 |
6.59 |
9.7 |
2.19 |
Tom
Embich |
|
| 05/20/99 |
8.9 |
7.61 |
20.1 |
1.74 |
|
350 |
| 06/17/99 |
7.4 |
6.97 |
19.9 |
1.66 |
|
387 |
| 07/15/99 |
13.3 |
8.13 |
22.6 |
1.44 |
|
480 |
|
Date |
Dissolved
Oxygen (mg/L) |
pH |
Temp
(Celsius) |
Depth
(feet) |
Spec
Conductance (microS) |
|
| 08/18/99 |
6.7 |
6.85 |
25.5 |
1.47 |
398 |
|
| 09/22/99 |
8 |
6.6 |
15.2 |
2.22 |
333 |
|
| 10/26/99 |
10.7 |
7.42 |
9.6 |
1.77 |
365 |
|
| 11/29/99 |
9.4 |
6.89 |
7.5 |
2.14 |
246 |
|
| 12/28/99 |
11.8 |
7 |
0.8 |
1.97 |
283 |
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