Water Quality

The second project of this course was to compare the water quality of several different nearby sites in Old Woman Creek, the Huron River, and Lake Erie. We did this by collecting physical and chemical data, taking samples of benthic invertebrates with dip nets, and using a seine to take samples of fish (right). I have never even been fishing before, so this was a brand new experience for me! I now can identify some fish! =)

While we were at Old Woman Creek, a sandbar that had blocked the mouth of the river was beginning to break open and we witnessed all these carp that had been in the river flopping over the remains of the sandbar to get back to the lake. It was really neat and Doug (the instructor) was trying to catch them with his hands, which was amusing! One of our classmates has that on video so I will try to get it and post it...