Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/4/12 Data
RIVER MILE 55
Little Stony Point
Lisa Mechaley of the Hudson Highlands Land Trust
Mark Patinella, Leah Horn & 3 additional teachers/chaperones,
Haldane Middle (6th) & High (12th) Schools total 44 students
41N - 73W
Location: Little Stony Point beach, Cold Spring, Putnam County
Area: On the beach at Little Stony Point, facing Beacon across from Storm King
Surrounding Land Use: 100% forested & beach
Sampling Site: beach area, concrete, docking
Plants in area: no vegetation in water
Water depth:
River Bottom –sandy
SAMPLING TIMES 9AM to 1PM
ITEM
Time
Reading 1
Reading 2 Comments
Physical
Air
Temperature
Wind Speed
Cloud Cover
Weather
today
Weather
recently
Water
Water
Temperature
Water
Turbidity –
Chlorophyll
Chemical
DO
(ampules)
pH
Phosphate
Nitrate
Salinity –
drop count kit
Fish Catch
Diversity- 5
Totals - 14
9:55 AM
21.8C
10:15 AM
21.8
1 Beaufort
1 kts
Overcast
Overcast, drizzle rain
71F
71
1 mph
NW
Rain, humid
Water calm
AM
C
F
Choppy
10:11AM 7.3 mg/L
10:00AM 6.8
10:00
AM
Time
9:15 AM
0.043
Species
Hog choker
Blue crab
Small mouth bass
White perch
Pumpkin seed
AM
C
F
C
90% saturated
6.75 average
261 ppm Cl- 472 ppm total
salinity
Number
Size
1.0 inch
1
2
0.5 inch
1
1.0 inch
8
5.0 inch
2
4.0 inch
9:45 AM
Diversity- 4
Totals - 9
Diversity- 2
Totals - 2
Diversity- 5
Totals - 11
Tides
Currents
Core
Description
Pumpkin seed
Blue Crab
Minnows
White Perch
10:30AM Pumpkin seed
White perch
11:15AM Striped bass
Pumpkin seed
Blue crab
Hog choker
White perch
TOTAL DIVERSITY - 6
9:19AM rising
Time
Cm/60 sec Cm/sec
1
4
3
1
1
1
5
1
2
1
2
NUMBERS
2.5 ft.
Knots
9:29 AM
0.074
North/South
Ebb/Flood/Still
N Flood
Abundant
Notes
Length
230cm/60
sec
Rare
3.83
cm/sec
Common
5.5 inch
3.0 inch
2.0inch
3.0 inch
3.0 inch
3.0 inch
4.0 inch
4.0 inch
Baby
3.0 inch
4.0 inch
36