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 # 2
Site 2 before disturbance occurred.
Following disturbance. Pink indicates the watershed for this stream. Orange reflects the land cleared during development. Yellow points indicate our sampling locations in the stream.
Site Details
| Watershed Area (m^2 ) | 395,094 |
| Area of Disturbance (m^2 ) | 228,700 |
| % of Disturbed Watershed | 57.88% |
| Minimum Distance of Disturbance (m) | 0 |
| Maximum Distance of Disturbance (m) | 69 |
| Δ Water Temperature (C ) | 2.41 |
| Δ Conductivity (μs) | 43.42 |
| Δ pH | -0.02 |
| Δ Dissolved Oxygen (%) | -22.51 |
| Δ % Sand | -47.50 |
| Δ % Detritus | 50.00 |
| Δ % Fine Sediments | 5.00 |
| Δ Stream Width (cm) | 83.37 |
| Δ Stream Depth (cm) | 13.60 |
* Δ is defined as the average change from 2005 to 2006 following disturbance.
Questions? Email me at Krcecala@davidson.edu