A very rare beettle may be in our watershed  |
NOAA Fisheries Lab, Santa Cruz |
In order to fix our watershed, we need to understand it.
We have started a series of regular water quality tests. As part of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary's Citizen Monitoring Program, we have found that except for transparency (cloudiness) we have fine water for the steelhead. Click here to find out why we need to test.
We have invited some C.S.U.M.B. student to do science projects in and around our creek on the land of willing owners. We are measuring flow data to see if there is enough water for human and wildlife uses. This is especially important during our dry summer months, when creeks flows are around 15%-20% of typical winter flows. We also want to know how much water Cape Ivy is taking from the soil of our slopes; what are its long-term consequences? We are also measuring the amount and size of sediment in the creek to gauge how productive our stream is for steelhead. We are working towards a lot more gravel of different sizes and a lot less sand.
We are just starting. Here is some of what we have gathered so far. Please check back often for updates.
Hydrology
| Stream Gage Project with data Sets | Flow Data for one year |
| Sediments measurements - coming soon |
Water Quality
| Our Water Quality Data | Why Monitor? |
| Small Streams found to be more important than previoulsy thought |
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