SUMMARY REPORT

2003 KENTUCKY RIVER WATERSHED WATCH

DATA COLLECTION EFFORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L. Ormsbee

M. McAlister

 

 

 

Prepared for:

The Kentucky River Watershed Watch

 

 

 

By:

The Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 2003

KWRRI


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Chapter 1:        Introduction....................................................................................... 1

 

1.1       Overview..................................................................................................... 1

1.2       Study Area.................................................................................................... 1

1.3       Sample Data and Collection Dates............................................................... 14

1.4       Baseflow Conditions................................................................................... 14

 

Chapter 2:        Data Collection and Analysis............................................................ 25

 

2.1              Physical/Chemical Field Data....................................................................... 25

2.2              Herbicide Indicators.................................................................................... 36

2.3              Herbicide Samples....................................................................................... 37

2.4              Bacteriological Indicators............................................................................. 40

2.4.1        Total Coliforms................................................................................ 40

2.4.2        Fecal Coliforms............................................................................... 41

2.4.3        Escherichia coli................................................................................ 41

2.4.4    E. coli/Fecal Coliform Ratio............................................................. 42

2.4.5    Fecal streptococci........................................................................... 42

2.4.6    Enterococci..................................................................................... 42

2.5              Bacteriological Sampling.............................................................................. 42

            2.5.1    Synoptic Fecal Coliform.................................................................. 43

            2.5.2    Follow-Up Fecal Coliform............................................................... 43

2.6              Physical/Chemical Sampling......................................................................... 56

2.7              Nutrients..................................................................................................... 63

2.8              Nutrient Sampling........................................................................................ 65

2.9              Metals Data................................................................................................. 71

 

Chapter 3:        Executive Summary......................................................................... 79

 

Chapter 4:        Focused Sampling for Fecal Coliform............................................... 81

 

4.1       Clarks Run.................................................................................................. 81

4.2       Glenn’s Creek............................................................................................. 84

4.3       Herrington Lake.......................................................................................... 87

4.4       Hickman Creek and West Hickman Creek................................................... 90