The Effects of Urbanization on Local First-Order Streams: One Year Later
Kristen K. Cecala, Steven J. Price, William Ringle, and Michael E. Dorcas
Davidson College
Site # 4
Before disturbance to the area.
Following disturbance to the region. The stream watershed is indicated by the pink outline, and the yellow points indicate our stream sampling points. Disturbance is indicated by the plot design of the lots this development will hold. The square at the intersection will become a small strip mall.
Site details:
| Watershed Area (m^2 ) | 168,190 |
| Area of Disturbance (m^2 ) | 141,397 |
| % of Disturbed Watershed | 84.07% |
| Minimum Distance of Disturbance (m) | 0 |
| Maximum Distance of Disturbance (m) | 0 |
| Δ Water Temperature (C ) | 7.57 |
| Δ Conductivity (μs) | 23.67 |
| Δ pH | 0.25 |
| Δ Dissolved Oxygen (%) | -43.02 |
| Δ % Sand | -15.00 |
| Δ % Detritus | 0.00 |
| Δ % Fine Sediments | 2.50 |
| Δ Stream Width (cm) | 10.92 |
| Δ Stream Depth (cm) | -2.86 |
* Δ is defined as the average change from 2005 to 2006 following disturbance.
Questions? Email me at Krcecala@davidson.edu