Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/20/15 Data
RIVER MILE 35E
Croton Point Park, Croton on Hudson
Catherine Brennan – Pierre Van Cortland MS –125 5th graders and 6 adults
Location: Mother’s Lap, Croton Park NY
Area: Rocky beach surrounded by rising forested land and small yard and driveway
Surrounding Land Use: Forested 70%, Beach 30%
Sampling Site: Beach area with with raprap @ north end, collected wood debris in area
River Bottom – sandy/rocky bottom
ITEM
Physical
Air Temperature
Time
Reading 1
PM
Wind Speed
Cloud Cover
Weather today
Weather recently
Water Temperature
Water
Chemical
DO
pH
Time
clear
Clear
Cold
AM
Calm
TIME
AM
AM
70 °F in shade
80 °F in sun
Beaufort #0
52 ° F
Salinity -
AM -
Reported at 9.0 ppt *
Sediment Core
Comment
Lighter
color on top
with an oil
texture
Fish –
AM PM
25
50
1
0
15
0
3
0
3
5
1
0
2
4
Total Fish
50
59
3
Macroinvertebrates 0
Total Macro 3
Comments
Reading
8.0 ppm
6
Abundant
Sand
Species
Atlantic Silversides
Bay Anchovy
Alewife
Northern Pipefish
Striped Bass
Hog Choker
White Perch
Diversity 7
Blue Crab
Diversity 1
*too high –
must be
error
Common
Mud
Rare
Clay
Gravel