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