Field Study #3

-Date: Oct 11

-Time: 2 pm

- Climate Conditions: Sunny, light breeze

-Temperature Outside: 70° F
- Water temperature in River: 61° F

- Length of Day: 11 hours 15 mins

One thing I observed this time is that the leaves are definitely changing color and starting to fall. In the picture below you can see that the leaves are turning yellow. 

Another thing I observed that you can see is the water level is very similar to last time. I took the temperature it was slightly warmer than last field study. Which was kinda surprising since the days are starting to get a little cooler and the nights too. A question I have is why the water is warmer this time then last time when the temperature were quiet different. Is it because the water is flowing slower?


Lastly I noticed that the river was slightly muddy and I wondered if it was from the leaves.  


Somewhere where I find awe is in the leaves. Fall is one of my favorite times of year and I think its so cool how they can change color. 

Somewhere where I find stewardship is also in leaves. If we let the leaves all go in the river that can increase the levels of phosphorus in the water. One thing we talked about was lowering the phosphorus level in Lake Mac, so I think we should try to avoid getting leaves in the rivers so that the phosphorus level can be lowered. 



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  1. hc biologyOctober 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM

    Great pics and good thinking about the leaves and the phosphorus! They are definitely going to add some but not at the level of the sediment. Is your muddiness related to rainfall at all...keep watching with our next chunk of time with some more rain. If it's brown but not muddy, it may be tannins, but your pics look like muddy...

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