Quincy University Stream Team (#2608)

News

• 9/30/2004. We monitored the South Fabius River. Members of the Ecology class and Travis Hess (Environmental Club) did the macroinvertebrate sampling. Volunteer Lowell Reynolds and two class members measured the stream discharge rate, and volunteer Carmen Federowich performed all chemical tests. Data were submitted to the World Water Monitoring Day web site, as well as to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
• 10/21/2004. Our stream team was featured in an extensive article on the education page of the Quincy Herald-Whig newspaper.
• 3/19/2005. We monitored the South Fabius again, with 8 in attendance. Members of the Environmental Club and various classes attended. It was very cold (35ºF) and windy, so we did just the macroinvertebrate sampling.
• 10/7/2005. Coelho gave a talk on Stream Team to a POLIS group.
• 10/12/2005. We monitored the South Fabius again, with 9 in attendance. Members of the Ecology class and other volunteers attended. It was a nice, sunny day, and we recorded the best score ever for the site. We sampled macroinvertebrates and performed chemical tests.
• 3/19/2006. We monitored the South Fabius again, with 8 in attendance. Members of the Environmental Science class attended. We sampled macroinvertebrates and performed chemical tests.
• 10/18/2006. We monitored the South Fabius again, with 13 in attendance. Members of the Ecology class and other volunteers attended. It was a cold day. We sampled macroinvertebrates and performed chemical tests. We picked up dead mussel shells for later identification. The water was at the lowest level we had ever seen. Volunteer Lowell Reynolds provided a fire ladder to ease our climbing up and down the steep bank.
• 11/5/2006. Coelho took and passed the Level III Stream Team Volunteer audit.
• 4/28/2007. Volunteers including Ryan Walker and Stephanie Dyer Monitored the South Fabius with 5 in attendance.
• 6/23/2007. Coelho and Reynolds went to Clark County to monitor some streams near where CAFOs are being constructed. The water was so low due to the drought that they could hardly take samples, but they got the job done.
• 9/19/2007. Members of the Ecology class monitored the South Fabius again, with 8 in attendance. It was a hot, and the water was very low. We sampled macroinvertebrates and performed chemical tests.

Photo gallery

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1st row: Sampling the South Fabius on 9/30/2004.
2nd row: Sampling the South Fabius on 3/19/2005.
3rd row: Sampling the South Fabius on 10/12/2005.
All photos by Lowell Reynolds.

The group assembles at the site	Andy McEntee points out the sampling riffle	Hold the net!	The sand bar adjacent to the riffle
Setting the net. Coelho, Jacquez and Tiffany	Sliding down the bank. Environmental Club President Jacquez in action	Give her a hand!	Group photo! Coelho, Jacquez Chillis, Travis Hess, Tiffany Ticer, Jackie Koby, Matt LaFrenz, Julie Schmidt
Setting the net. Dema Sabarra does the twist, Teresa Bertelli and Jacquez hold, Coelho supervises	Picking bugs.	What a day! Dema Sabarra and Emily Hermsmeyer return from a net set	Measure stream depth. Bertelli and Nick Fredrickson anchor, Jacquez holds the stick, Dema takes the reading, Kyle Stamper takes the data, Ryan Walker looks on
Measuring stream velocity. Coelho drops the ball, Steve Deters holds the end of the measuring tape.	Measuring turbidity. Liz Maty holds the tube. Angelica Avina records data.	Group photo! l to r: Steve Deters, Angelica Avina, Ashley Reichert, Teresa Bertelli, Liz Maty, Neils Pederson, Coelho, Dema Sabbara, Jacquez Chillis, Rich Busch	Andre' Muse puts waders on.
Picking bugs in an idyllic spot.	Cameron Murkey measures turbidity. Really.	Group photo! l to r: Angie Hermesmeyer, Jon Thoele, Sarah Harris, Cameron Murkey, Andre' Muse, Coelho, Casey Kendall, Angelica Avina

Monitoring Site

Site #6: Sunrise Access

• Satellite Photo | Map (link, pdf)
• County: Marion Co., MO
• Stream: South Fabius River
• Lat/Long (NAD83): N 40° 5' 17.7" W 91° 32' 15.6"
• Water quality ratings: 9/30/2004 -- 13, Fair; 3/19/2005 -- 17, Fair; 10/12/2005 -- 22, Good; 3/28/2006-- 23, Excellent!; 10/18/2006 -- 18, Good; 4/xx/2007 -- xx, Good; 9/19/2007 -- 22, Good
• Sampling location: a riffle on the south side of the river for about 100 yards downstream of the short, muddy drive that leads from CR 150 to the river's edge.
• Description: There is natural cobble substrate through the entire riffle. There is a large gravel bar on the south side (the inside of a large bend), and a steep bank on the north side. Crayfish and adult mussels may be visible in the streambed.

Links

• Missouri Stream Team
• US EPA watershed site for the South Fabius River
• USGS streamflow data for the South Fabius River (this gage is very close to our site)
• South Fabius River Basin as described by the Missouri Watershed Information Network. A great source of information about our site's watershed.
• Weather records (includes those critical rainfall data). Select Preliminary Climatology Data (CF6); Quincy, IL; most recent.
• The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation
• World Water Monitoring Day
• Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual by the US EPA.