Frederick County Stream and River

Data Averages

Frederick County Outdoor School

The following information has been collected by Frederick County Public School sixth graders. The Outdoor School provides a 2 day field study of the different rivers and streams of Frederick County as a follow-up to the water unit taught in their home school science class. Besides collecting water data the students also observe the great variety of plants and animals that are found in our wetlands and surrounding areas. They also discover the importance of wetlands to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

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2002-03

Middle School Science Teacher: Brunswick Middle - Lutman

Dates: August 29-30, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 61°/W 61°	70	0.75 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.3	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 64°/W 62°	39	2.10 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 60°/W 60°	36	3.54 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.8	High - p.p.m.	10	A 65°/W 84°	26	3.81 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.8	High - p.p.m.	10	A 62°/W 73°	56	2.62 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.6	High - p.p.m.	10	A 67°/W 69°	30	7.61 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.0	High - p.p.m.	7	A 67°/W 64°	34	32.10 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Brunswick Middle - Smith

Dates: September 3-4, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.1	High 7.9 p.p.m.	3	A 72°/W 67°	79	1.34 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.3	High 7.4 p.p.m.	6	A 78°/W 68°	26	2.80 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.4	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 75°/W 65°	26	4.70 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.1	High 8.5 p.p.m.	10	A 72°/W 84°	31	2.33 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.0	High 7.9 p.p.m.	5	A 65°/W 71°	56	1.14 NTU's
Monocacy River		8.3	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 79°/W 72°	35	4.01 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Monocacy Middle - Leonard

Dates: September 5-6, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.3 p.p.m.	3	A 64°/W 62°	55	0.90 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 70°/W 64°	29	1.40 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 7.8 p.p.m.	5	A 63°/W 61°	20	3.76 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.3	High 8.5 p.p.m.	14	A 76°/W 88°	31	1.86 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.3	High 7.5 p.p.m.	14	A 73°/W 76°	57	1.01 NTU's
Monocacy River		8.3	High 9.0 p.p.m.	14	A 80°/W 78°	25	3.01 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Monocacy Middle - Isleib / West Frederick Middle - Stempel

Dates: September 9,11, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.4	High 7.8 p.p.m.	5	A 74°/W 65°	49	1.11 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.5	High 7.5 p.p.m.	10	A 75°/W 64°	31	1.83 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.8	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 70°/W 62°	20	2.72 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.25	High 10.2 p.p.m.	7	A 80°/W 86°	25	1.08 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.5	High 7.8 p.p.m.	7	A 63°/W 75°	33	1.25 NTU's
Monocacy River		8.0	High 9.2 p.p.m.	7	A 85°/W 77°	24	2.12 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: West Frederick Middle - Blyler

Dates: September 12-13, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.2	High 8.2 p.p.m.	2.5	A 58°/W 58°	45	0.66 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.5	High 7.5 p.p.m.	10	A 73°/W 60°	11	0.88 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.3	High 7.7 p.p.m.	5	A 65°/W 58°	19	4.08 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.5	High 8.8 p.p.m.	7.5	A 69°/W 85°	18	2.81 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.5	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 66°/W 72°	31	1.22 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.9	High 9.9 p.p.m.	7	A 74°/W 73°	17	3.45 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: West Frederick Middle - Newhouse

Dates: September 17-18, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.4 p.p.m.	5	A 63°/W 62°	56	0.51 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.4	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 73°/W 64°	25	1.92 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.5	High 7.8 p.p.m.	7	A 66°/W 61°	23	4.46 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.0	High 8.8 p.p.m.	7	A 76°/W 90°	32	0.82 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.5	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 68°/W 74°	31	1.17 NTU's
Monocacy River		8.5	High 12.0 p.p.m.	7	A 79°/W 77°	17	1.07 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Gov. T.J. Middle - Hayden

Dates: September 19-20, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 66°/W 64°	70	0.72 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.5	High 7.8 p.p.m.	7.5	A 75°/W 66°	76	0.22 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 7.8 p.p.m.	3	A 72°/W 64°	25	1.66 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.5	High 8.5 p.p.m.	10	A 76°/W 87°	43	0.92 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.5	High 7.6 p.p.m.	10	A 74°/W 75°	39	1.29 NTU's
Monocacy River		8.5	High 12.0 p.p.m.	10	A 79°/W 75°	31	1.17 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Gov. T.J. Middle - Lashley

Dates: September 23-24, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.4 p.p.m.	0	A 54°/W 58°	69	0.92 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.3	High 7.5 p.p.m.	6	A 67°/W 61°	39	0.32 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.2	High 7.8 p.p.m.	10	A 59°/W 58°	28	2.01 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.9	High 9.5 p.p.m.	10	A 68°/W 83°	23	3.00 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.0	High 7.5 p.p.m.	8	A 67°/W 74°	37	1.93 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.5	High 8.4 p.p.m.	10	A 76°/W 75°	25	3.15 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Middletown Middle - Hoover

Dates: September 25-26, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 60°/W 60°	65	1.13 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.3	High 7.9 p.p.m.	5	A 60°/W 60°	67	1.88 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 7.8 p.p.m.	5	A 58°/W 59°	35	2.17 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.3	High 8.4 p.p.m.	8	A 68°/W 83°	27	1.97 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.3	High 7.9 p.p.m.	7	A 64°/W 71°	37	1.31 NTU's
Monocacy River		8.0	High 8.4 p.p.m.	12	A 71°/W 69°	42	5.38 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Middletown Middle - Atkins

Dates: September 27,30, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.8	High 8.3 p.p.m.	4	A 60°/W 60°	61	0.84 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.4	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 68°/W 61°	77	1.50 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.3	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 64°/W 59°	25	2.48 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.3	High 6.0 p.p.m.	9	A 65°/W 83°	15	3.67 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.4	High 7.0 p.p.m.	10	A 61°/W 67°	43	2.42 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.3	High 7.0 p.p.m.	10	A 66°/W 64°	42	28.8 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: New Market Middle - Engle

Dates: October 1-2, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.0 p.p.m.	4	A 67°/W 62°	68	0.24 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.3	High 7.5 p.p.m.	7	A 75°/W 65°	34	0.37 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 7.8 p.p.m.	4	A 68°/W 62°	26	2.46 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.9	High 7.4 p.p.m.	7	A 72°/W 80°	37	5.73 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.9	High 7.0 p.p.m.	5	A 62°/W 70°	53	3.67 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.5	High 7.2 p.p.m.	10	A 78°/W 68°	40	7.33 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: New Market Middle - Esworthy

Dates: October 3-4, 2002

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Middle School Science Teacher: Walkersville Middle - Brinton

Dates: October 7-8, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.13	High 8.3 p.p.m.	6.22	A 52.2°/W 53.3°	44.7	0.56 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.35	High 8.05 p.p.m.	9.07	A 54.7°/W 55.3°	37.3	0.44NTU's
Owens Creek		7.34	High 7.79 p.p.m.	6.79	A 50.7°/W 51.3°	23	1.52 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.65	High 7.69 p.p.m.	6.63	A 72.3°/W 79.6°	46.3	2.36 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.93	High 7.27 p.p.m.	7.47	A 71.3°/W 69.3°	41.2	1.41 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.86	High 9.82 p.p.m.	10.05	A 71.6°/W 70.6°	29	2.88 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Dried Up	p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Walkersville Middle - Carter

Dates: October 14,16, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.3	High 8.3 p.p.m.	5	A 54°/W 53°	96	10.14 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.4 p.p.m.	5	A 55°/W 54°	162	32.0 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.3	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 51°/W 54°	97	18.8 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant			High p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 50°/W 61°	62	4.50 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.7	High 7.6 p.p.m.	7	A 53°/W 60°	41	11.50 NTU's
Linganore Creek		7.5	High 6.0 p.p.m.	7	A 56°/W 60°	24	1.84 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Ballenger Creek Middle - Cheney/Delameter

Dates: October 21-22, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.4 p.p.m.	3	A 40°/W 48°	75	0.19 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 52°/W 49°	43	0.67 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 45°/W 47°	46	2.93 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant			High p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 47°/W 54°	42	4.45 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.7	High 7.7 p.p.m.	5	A 55°/W 53°	50	5.12 NTU's
Linganore Creek		7.5	High 7.7 p.p.m.	12	A 60°/W 58°	43	5.70 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Ballenger Creek Middle - Driggers

Dates: October 23-24, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.1 p.p.m.	7.30	A 46.6°/W 48.7°	65.7	0.25 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.3	High 8.03 p.p.m.	7.54	A 42.8°/W 47.8°	45.9	0.37 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.2	High 8.07 p.p.m.	8.57	A 43.4°/W 46.3°	39.4	1.29 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant			High p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.75	High 7.8 p.p.m.	8.96	A 51.0°/W 53.7°	57.8	3.18 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.56	High 8.0 p.p.m.	8.31	A 59.5°/W 54.3°	37.1	3.18 NTU's
Linganore Creek		7.47	High 7.43 p.p.m.	10.23	A 62.0°/W 55.9°	35.0	4.82 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Windsor Knolls Middle - Allred

Dates: October 25, 28, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 49°/W 49°	84	0.60 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.2	High 7.1 p.p.m.	5	A 52°/W 50°	65	0.23 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.2	High 8.1 p.p.m.	7	A 45°/W 49°	58	1.40 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.7	High 8.2 p.p.m.	7	A 47°/W 61°	36	3.29 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.9	High 7.9 p.p.m.	7	A 45°/W 53°	39	2.33 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.5	High 7.5 p.p.m.	7	A 47°/W 51°	53	2.30 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek			High p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Windsor Knolls Middle - Ferrant

Dates: October 29-30, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.2	High 9.0 p.p.m.	5	A 38°/W 46°	113	2.06 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.2	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 35°/W 46°	51	1.45 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 8.5 p.p.m.	5	A 35°/W 46°	60	4.44 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.8	High 7.5 p.p.m.	10	A 43°/W 56°	48	9.40 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.8	High 8.2 p.p.m.	10	A 46°/W 53°	49	3.53 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.3	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 41°/W 51°	42	9.87 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.3	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 41°/W 48°	35	22.80 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Oakdale Middle - Boden I

Dates: October 31-November 1, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.8 p.p.m.	10	A 49°/W 45°	99	0.48 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.0 p.p.m.	0	A 42°/W 44°	41	1.05 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 44°/W 47°	61	2.22 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 9.0 p.p.m.	15	A 47°/W 58°	32	41.00 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	15	A 42°/W 49°	54	7.30 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.4	High 7.9 p.p.m.	10	A 49°/W 47°	67	37.70 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek			High p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Oakdale Middle - Boden II

Dates: November 7, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.4 p.p.m.	5	A 48°/W 46°	98	0.39 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 46°/W 45°	86	0.37 NTU's
Owens Creek			High p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant			High p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant			High p.p.m.		A °/W °		NTU's
Monocacy River		7.8	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 49°/W 47°	73	12.90 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.3	High 7.8 p.p.m.	8	A 49°/W 48°	48	1.66 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Thurmont Middle - Lynn

Dates: November 8,11, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 64°/W 55°	76	0.47 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.2	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 68°/W 54°	90	0.42 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 65°/W 54°	62	3.71 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		8.0	High 8.2 p.p.m.	7	A 53°/W 57°	39	7.75 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		8.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 46°/W 46°	52	3.77 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.6	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 63°/W 47°	72	4.69 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.3	High 7.8 p.p.m.	5	A 63°/W 48°	55	1.46 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Thurmont Middle - Duckworth

Dates: November 12-13, 2002

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.4 p.p.m.	6	A 48°/W 50°	100	0.72 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.4 p.p.m.	5	A 48°/W 50°	118	0.57 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 7.8 p.p.m.	7	A 45°/W 49°	91	2.12 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 54°/W 59°	32	5.32 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 54°/W 51°	38	4.85 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.5	High 8.0 p.p.m.	9	A 54°/W 54°	52	3.74 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.1	High 6.0 p.p.m.	10	A 54°/W 54°	42	5.14 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Ballenger Creek Middle - Cheney

Dates: April 8-9, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.9	High 8.4 p.p.m.	5	A 40°/W 44°	113	1.83 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		6.9	High 8.8 p.p.m.	5	A 39°/W 40°	137	3.36 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 8.3 p.p.m.	5	A 36°/W 43°	78	1.60 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 9.5 p.p.m.	10	A 38°/W 55°	55	7.56 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.5	High 9.5 p.p.m.	15	A 38°/W 51°	48	6.47 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.2	High 8.5 p.p.m.	15	A 40°/W 45°	56	9.23 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.0	High 8.4 p.p.m.	7	A 40°/W 43°	40	3.23 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Ballenger Creek Middle - Driggers

Dates: April 10-11, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.8	High 8.1 p.p.m.	10	A 41°/W 44°	145	3.46 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.2	High 8.1 p.p.m.	5	A 40°/W 41°	128	1.43 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 8.2 p.p.m.	5	A 40°/W 41°	111	1.65 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 55°/W 49°	60	19.9 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.2	High 8.4 p.p.m.	8	A 45°/W 46°	122	27.8 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.1	High 8.3 p.p.m.	7	A 57°/W 44°	64	17.8 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.0	High 8.3 p.p.m.	7	A 57°/W 47°	55	3.75 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Ballenger Creek Middle - Allen

Dates: April 14-15, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.8	High 7.9 p.p.m.	0	A 64°/W 48°	96	0.99 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		6.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 78°/W 53°	133	1.26 NTU's
Owens Creek		6.8	High 7.5 p.p.m.	10	A 73°/W 50°	51	2.00 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 7.9 p.p.m.	10	A 59°/W 54°	92	18.9 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 49°/W 51°	152	23.4 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.2	High 10.0 p.p.m.	10	A 65°/W 55°	49	5.70 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		6.9	High 8.0 p.p.m.	8	A 65°/W 57°	25	3.25 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Monocacy Middle - Leonard

Dates: April 23-24, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 49°/W 45°	86	0.52 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 56°/W 49°	80	0.70 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 7.9 p.p.m.	5	A 46°/W 47°	47	2.79 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 9.5 p.p.m.	8	A 53°/W 65°	50	6.89 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.5	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 50°/W 54°	56	6.13 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.5	High 10.0 p.p.m.	12	A 60°/W 55°	59	3.06 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.3	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 60°/W 55°	57	3.06 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Monocacy Middle - Isleib / Thurmont Middle - Duckworth

Dates: April 25, 28, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.8	High 8.4 p.p.m.	3	A 57°/W 49°	90	0.39 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 7.0 p.p.m.	8	A 75°/W 55°	90	1.73 NTU's
Owens Creek		6.7	High 7.8 p.p.m.	5	A 67°/W 52°	63	2.60 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.4	High 8.5 p.p.m.	8	A 62°/W 68°	41	6.26 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.4	High 8.1 p.p.m.	5	A 54°/W 56°	48	5.49 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.5	High 9.0 p.p.m.	5	A 71°/W 57°	69	5.98 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.3	High 7.8 p.p.m.	5	A 71°/W 56°	53	5.23 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Thurmont Middle - Lynn

Dates: April 29-30, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.9	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 67°/W 52°	120	0.30 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 64°/W 54°	61	2.61 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 61°/W 52°	52	4.25 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.5	High 8.5 p.p.m.	10	A 60°/W 71°	43	8.05 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.4	High 8.0 p.p.m.	12	A 63°/W 60°	60	4.20 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.5	High 8.5 p.p.m.	7	A 67°/W 63°	51	3.00 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.0	High 8.3 p.p.m.	5	A 67°/W 67°	60	5.84 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Gov. T.J. Middle - Hayden

Dates: May 1-2, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.9	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 65°/W 56°	96	0.24 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 7.9 p.p.m.	5	A 73°/W 59°	87	1.35 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 7.6 p.p.m.	7	A 67°/W 56°	55	5.18 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 8.5 p.p.m.	10	A 68°/W 73°	40	5.98 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	9	A 65°/W 62°	48	3.56 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.7	High 8.3 p.p.m.	7	A 78°/W 66°	48	3.69 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.3	High 7.9 p.p.m.	10	A 78°/W 64°	53	4.09 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Gov. T.J. Middle - Lashley

Dates: May 5-6, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.9	High 7.5 p.p.m.	15	A 49°/W 50°	99	0.25 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 54°/W 51°	97	1.53 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.2	High 7.2 p.p.m.	10	A 51°/W 51°	43	3.46 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.5	High 10.5 p.p.m.	7.5	A 49°/W 70°	40	18.5 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.5	High 9.2 p.p.m.	15	A 49°/W 62°	65	69.0 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.4	High 9.0 p.p.m.	5	A 48°/W 59°	47	5.60 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.2	High 8.3 p.p.m.	7	A 48°/W 52°	31	11.8 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: West Frederick Middle - Blyler

Dates: May 7-8, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.9	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 64°/W 56°	90	0.79 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.0	High 7.0 p.p.m.	5	A 62°/W 57°	87	4.31 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 7.0 p.p.m.	10	A 62°/W 55°	45	12.7 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 8.5 p.p.m.	12	A 67°/W 68°	51	9.23 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.6	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 58°/W 62°	48	12.0 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.3	High 8.3 p.p.m.	10	A 81°/W 61°	40	3.80 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 81°/W 60°	51	3.38 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: West Frederick Middle - Newhouse

Dates: May 9,12, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.8	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 62°/W 56°	105	1.12 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 8.2 p.p.m.	5	A 63°/W 56°	66	2.88 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 8.3 p.p.m.	5	A 59°/W 55°	56	4.06 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 66°/W 70°	60	11.6 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.4	High 7.9 p.p.m.	13	A 64°/W 62°	52	12.0 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.4	High 7.2 p.p.m.	7	A 64°/W 64°	71	14.6 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.0	High 7.2 p.p.m.	10	A 64°/W 60°	54	293.0 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Walkersville Middle - Brinton

Dates: May 13-14, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 56°/W 54°	98	0.34 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		6.9	High 7.5 p.p.m.	10	A 65°/W 54°	116	1.24 NTU's
Owens Creek		6.9	High 8.0 p.p.m.	6	A 58°/W 52°	34	1.37 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 59°/W 61°	102	86.9 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 57°/W 58°	122	93.6 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.3	High 7.8 p.p.m.	7	A 61°/W 59°	55	10.32 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.1	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 61°/W 55°	53	5.99 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Walkersville Middle - Carter

Dates: May 15-16, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.8	High 7.0 p.p.m.	5	A 55°/W 53°	193	27.0 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		6.9	High 7.2 p.p.m.	5	A 54°/W 54°	183	16.0 NTU's
Owens Creek		6.9	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 54°/W 52°	186	20.3 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 63°/W 64°	58	11.6 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.2	High 7.8 p.p.m.	8	A 64°/W 58°	122	12.6 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.2	High 7.6 p.p.m.	7	A 71°/W 61°	56	6.34 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.0	High 7.9 p.p.m.	10	A 71°/W 59°	56	6.09 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Brunswick Middle - Lutman

Dates: May 19-20, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.5	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 60°/W 51°	152	1.09 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 69°/W 54°	68	0.78 NTU's
Owens Creek		6.8	High 7.8 p.p.m.	7	A 64°/W 51°	55	1.88 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 7.8 p.p.m.	10	A 65°/W 58°	122	22.0 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.3	High 7.5 p.p.m.	10	A 58°/W 57°	122	56.8 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.0	High 7.4 p.p.m.	7	A 73°/W 58°	55	6.97 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.0	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 73°/W 57°	60	2.31 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Brunswick Middle - Smith / Middletown Middle - Baker

Dates: May 21-22, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.6	High 8.1 p.p.m.	3	A 54°/W 52°	91	0.71 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		6.9	High 8.2 p.p.m.	5	A 54°/W 54°	62	5.81 NTU's
Owens Creek		6.6	High 8.1 p.p.m.	5	A 57°/W 51°	87	1.46 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 8.4 p.p.m.	7	A 61°/W 61°	122	16.0 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.3	High 8.1 p.p.m.	7	A 61°/W 59°	102	17.8 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.2	High 7.5 p.p.m.	7	A 62°/W 62°	78	7.96 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		6.9	High 7.1 p.p.m.	5	A 57°/W 56°	43	33.0 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Middletown Middle - Hoover

Dates: May 23,28, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.8	High 7.7 p.p.m.	3	A 58°/W 53°	129	0.54 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		6.8	High 8.2 p.p.m.	5	A 53°/W 53°	109	3.36 NTU's
Owens Creek		6.8	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 54°/W 53°	72	7.43 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.4	High 9.0 p.p.m.	7	A 57°/W 63°	72	16.2 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.3	High 8.4 p.p.m.	8	A 57°/W 58°	81	20.6 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 57°/W 57°	68	8.31 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.0	High 7.9 p.p.m.	5	A 57°/W 55°	37	5.67 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Middletown Middle - Atkins

Dates: May 29-30, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.9	High 7.9 p.p.m.	2	A 61°/W 54°	129	0.44 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 7.7 p.p.m.	5	A 73°/W 56°	97	1.26 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.1	High 7.3 p.p.m.	5	A 64°/W 54°	55	2.10 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 8.0 p.p.m.	7	A 65°/W 64°	55	31.0 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.5	High 8.1 p.p.m.	7	A 60°/W 61°	76	16.3 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.1	High 7.1 p.p.m.	10	A 71°/W 60°	60	88.4 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.1	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 73°/W 59°	37	5.75 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: New Market Middle - Esworthy

Dates: June 2-3, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.7	High 8.0 p.p.m.	3	A 57°/W 53°	93	0.32 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		6.9	High 8.0 p.p.m.	5	A 57°/W 53°	81	1.28 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 7.9 p.p.m.	5	A 57°/W 54°	74	3.16 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.4	High 8.1 p.p.m.	7	A 64°/W 64°	48	28.3 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.4	High 7.6 p.p.m.	5	A 62°/W 62°	99	16.1 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.3	High 7.1 p.p.m.	8	A 69°/W 61°	60	15.1 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.2	High 7.1 p.p.m.	10	A 69°/W 58°	27	5.51 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: New Market Middle - Engle

Dates: June 4-5, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.8	High 7.9 p.p.m.	7	A 63°/W 53°	135	1.72 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.0	High 7.9 p.p.m.	9	A 63°/W 56°	159	2.51 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 7.8 p.p.m.	7	A 62°/W 55°	77	1.64 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.0	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 60°/W 62°	103	37.0 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.2	High 8.0 p.p.m.	10	A 62°/W 62°	142	86.6 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.1	High 7.8 p.p.m.	5	A 63°/W 56°	84	43.4 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		Flooded	High - p.p.m.	-	A -°/W -°	-	- NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Windsor Knolls Middle - Allred

Dates: June 6,9, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.7	High 7.5 p.p.m.	4	A 64°/W 54°	108	0.69 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.0	High 7.5 p.p.m.	8	A 66°/W 57°	92	1.94 NTU's
Owens Creek		6.8	High 7.9 p.p.m.	7	A 65°/W 55°	75	3.01 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.3	High 7.5 p.p.m.	7	A 70°/W 62°	102	43.8 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.3	High 7.5 p.p.m.	8	A 68°/W 58°	137	63.7 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.1	High 7.2 p.p.m.	10	A 77°/W 61°	68	26.8 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		6.9	High 7.5 p.p.m.	5	A 78°/W 59°	56	5.90 NTU's

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Middle School Science Teacher: Windsor Knolls Middle - Ferrant

Dates: June 10-11, 2003

Site		pH	Oxygen	Hardness	Temp	Flow Rate (cm/sec)	Turbidity (NTU)
Little Hunting Creek		6.9	High 7.6 p.p.m.	4	A 66°/W 56°	109	0.73 NTU's
Big Hunting Creek		7.1	High 7.2 p.p.m.	8	A 77°/W 59°	107	1.54 NTU's
Owens Creek		7.0	High 7.1 p.p.m.	7	A 70°/W 57°	77	2.14 NTU's
Potomac Below Power Plant		7.4	High 7.9 p.p.m.	10	A 74°/W 65°	122	15.1 NTU's
Potomac Above Power Plant		7.4	High 7.0 p.p.m.	9	A 72°/W 63°	122	23.2 NTU's
Monocacy River		7.1	High 6.8 p.p.m.	10	A 80°/W 65°	73	15.7 NTU's
Pinecliff Creek		7.1	High 7.0 p.p.m.	10	A 77°/W 61°	65	4.54 NTU's

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Last updated June 12, 2003

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