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 # 5
Area before disturbance.
Area following disturbance. The stream watershed is shown in pink, and our stream sampling points are indicated by yellow dots. Disturbance of this region is indicated by the plot of the development that will occur over this stream.
Site Details:
| Watershed Area (m^2 ) | 72,390 |
| Area of Disturbance (m^2 ) | 46,802 |
| % of Disturbed Watershed | 64.65% |
| Minimum Distance of Disturbance (m) | 0 |
| Maximum Distance of Disturbance (m) | 0 |
| Δ Water Temperature (C ) | 3.42 |
| Δ Conductivity (μs) | 1.47 |
| Δ pH | 0.08 |
| Δ Dissolved Oxygen (%) | -19.15 |
| Δ % Sand | -1.25 |
| Δ % Detritus | 20.00 |
| Δ % Fine Sediments | -16.25 |
| Δ Stream Width (cm) | 3.78 |
| Δ Stream Depth (cm) | 2.14 |
* Δ is defined as the average change from 2005 to 2006 following disturbance.
Questions? Email me at Krcecala@davidson.edu