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Panoramic view of monitored portion of 7 Branch Creek

Water Quality Monitoring, 7 Branch Creek, Dataset 2

Day 2 of water quality monitoring for 7 Branch Creek (October 12, 2014)

• Temp: 20.00 C
• D.O. 4.89 mg/l
• pH: 6.14
• Cond: 0.102
• Flow: less than 1 fps
• Depth: 7 in.

Dendrology List

   Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii) - Wetland status (Eastern Mountain/Piedmont): FACW. Swamp chestnut oak acorns are eaten by white-tailed deer, wild hogs, wild turkey, black bear, squirrels, and chipmunks. It is a medium-size to large tree that grows up to over 100 feet tall, with a trunk to over 6 feet in diameter, and a thick, scaly, loose, light-gray bark. Swamp chestnut oak is affected by wood decaying fungi species of Fomes, Polyporus, and Stereum, and sporadically by oak leaf blister (Taphrina caerulescens).

 (http://plants.usda.gov/)

   Post Oak (Quercus stellata) - Wetland status (Eastern Mountain/Piedmont): UPL. Post oak, sometimes called iron oak, is a medium-sized tree abundant throughout the Southeastern and South Central United States where it forms pure stands in the prairie transition area. Post oak is intolerant of competition and is classed as intolerant of shade. Post oak is susceptible to most insects, diseases, and pollutants that present a threat to other oaks. Regeneration efforts are hampered by acorns being destroyed by weevils.

 (http://plants.usda.gov/)

   Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) - Wetland status (Eastern Mountain/Piedmont): FACU. Southern red oak, also called Spanish oak, water oak, or red oak, is one of the more common upland southern oaks. Southern red oak is characteristically an upland tree, growing on dry, sandy, clay soils. It is also found widely on sandy loam, sandy clay loam, and silty clay loam soils. Southern red oak is susceptible to injury by fire because of its thin bark. As a result of fire scars and other injuries, this species often is subject to heart rots. The uses of oak include almost everything that mankind has ever derived from trees-timber, food for man and animals, fuel, watershed protection, shade and beauty, tannin, and extractives (http://plants.usda.gov/)....

Water Quality Monitoring Methodologies

7 Branch Creek Water Quality Monitoring Methodologies

Methodologies for monitoring are based off of monitoring conditions for mitigation/restoration sites in NE Georgia. With input from aquatic ecologists, wildlife biologists, and environmental scientists, a set of comparable parameters to be monitored has been agreed upon for these areas. Parameters to be monitored are pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and conductivity. These readings will be taken out of the 7 Branch Creek, a tributary to the Chattahoochee watershed. Monitoring data for the Chattahoochee River will be taken from USGS water quality monitoring stations that are set up across the Upper Chattahoochee watershed to gain a better perspective of the overall conditions of the Chattahoochee River and compare the monitoring data with the condition of the tributary (7 Branch Creek) to determine the water quality of the tributaries input into the Upper Chattahoochee Watershed system....