Snapshot Day 10/2/07 Data
(Salt Front RM 78.2)
RIVER MILE 124.5
Nutten Hook
Jenny Brinker, Columbia Land Conservancy
Jim McDarby, Hudson High School, 11th and 12th graders – 55 students
GPS Latitude 42 N Longitude 73 W
Location: Nutten Hook
Area: Beach, forested bluff, large marsh behind bluff, DEC public access, used for
picnics, water access
Surrounding Land Use: Beach - shoreline is sandy and rocky, riprap, banks altered in
some areas with bulkhead
Sampling Site:
Plants in area:
Water Chestnut,
Poison Ivy
Tidal -Land Common
reed 10%
seeds abundant
5%
plants
but not growing
plants
Willows
Sumac 5%
Cottonwood
10%
trees 5%
Water depth:
River Bottom : Rocky with some sand
ITEM
Time
Reading 1
Physical
Air Temperature
10:22 AM
17C
10:31 AM
17C
10:00 AM
12:30 PM
Beaufort 3
Beaufort 4
Wind Speed
Cloud Cover
Weather today
Weather recently
Water
Temperature
Water calm
Turbidity
Reading 2
Comments
7-10 kts (gentle breeze)
11-15 kts (moderate breeze)
sunny
sunny and warm,
10:00 AM 15C
10:19 AM
yes
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
11:35 AM
18C
20 JTU
0 JTU
0 JTU
0 JTU
0 JTU
20 JTU
20 JTU
20 JTU
6.6 JTU
average
6.6 JTU
average
13.3 JTU
average
9:40 AM
10:25 AM
11:45 AM
12:40 PM
0 JTU
20 JTU
20 JTU
0 JTU
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
9:30 AM
4.0 mg/L
18C
42%
10:15 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
9:30 AM
4.0 mg/L
8 mg/L
8 mg/L
7.3
6.8
8
8
6.8
6.8
8
8
18C
17C
19C
40%
84%
82%
Number
Caught
2
Species
length
Seine
10 seines
White Perch
4.5 in
10
Banded
Killifish
Herring
Mummichog
Pumpkinseed
40 cm
35 cm
3 in
12:25 PM
Chlorophyll
Chemical
DO
(drop count kit)
Note: Water
collected in shadesome choppiness
pH – indicator sol.
12:30 PM
Litmus test strips
9:30 AM
12:30 PM
Phosphate
Nitrate
Alkalinity
Salinity
Fish Catch
40 ft. seine net X
3/8 inch mesh
Tides
Currents
Traffic
Other Items
Core
Pollution
20
35
25
10:10 AM
10:28 AM
13.3 JTU
average
2 in
3 in
3.5 in
falling
Tissues, soda cans, grocery store bags