Synoptic (Same Day) Watershed Testing
 A Beall High School crew including Mr. Baxter collected water samples throughout the Matthew and Neff Run Watershed on a foggy Saturday, February 28, 2000. These samples were all tested for pH to basically give a 'picture' of that water parameter for one late winter day. The longrange plan is to do one test each of the next four seasons.


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 		The crew from the left: Mike Leptic, Zack Ryan, JHosh McKenzie, and James Oberhaus. Equipment is behind them in the car.

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 		End of the line where Neff Run is seen running into Georges Creek. Sample 19 was taken from this spot.

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 		James collects a sample on Matthew Run.

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 		JHosh collecting a sample near the confluence of Matthew and Neff Runs.

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 		There's more to the endeavor than just dipping sampling containers in the water. Staying dry is a challenge as JHosh demonstrates moving back up this stream bank.

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 		Zack shows a pipe found in the Matthew Run stream bed. It could have come from an old dwelling in the area or have been part of an abandoned mining operation. Acid mine drainage from past mining is a main water quality problem in this area.

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 		Zack getting a sample.

This page created on a Macintosh using PhotoPage by John A. Vink.

Thanks to Beall students James (WeatherGuy) Oberhaus, Mike (Commo) Leptic, Zack (EagleEye) Ryan, and JHosh (Photog) McKenzie for their help. Mike's walkie-talkies were a big help in coordinating movements.

  • Click here for a look at the data.
  • Click here for a look at a watershed map.
  • Click here for a look at a topographic map of the same area.
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