#14 MEASURING THE HEALTH OF OUR FRESH WATERS

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Title of Water: Buffalo Bill Reservoir on Shoshone River

Type of Water: __ stream __river _x_lake

Nearest Town, City: State: Cody, Wyoming

Description: Shoshone River was light brown colored and fast moving, traveling through a deep canyone until the Buffalo Bill Dam. After the dam, the reservoir filled a wide basin, beige-colored, unclear, bordered by large boulders, a few fishing boats

Date: Time of Day: 11:30 am

Temperature: 67 F or 18 C

Ph: 7.49

Dissolved Oxygen: 12.04

TDS: 6.50

Current Speed:NA

Who to contact in the area with the data results and concerns:

Factor

Measured at

Q Score

Times the Q value

Final Quotient

Dissolved Oxygen

12.04 or 63 % sat

61

.38

23.2

PH

7.49

95

.24

22.8

TDS (conductivity)

6.50

80

.16

12.8

Temperature

18 C

25

.22

5.5

Total Water Quality Index of the Buffalo Bill Reservoir was 64.3 which is a bit above average. Stronger factors were PH and TDS. The water itself was a bit warm.