Phosphates found in the Creeks

My question about the data we aquired at Mountain Lake and Pandapas Pond deals with the phosphate levels we measured. My question is, why did the phosphate levels slightly increase in streams 4 and 5 at Pandapas Pond and how would the Phosphate level of Stoney Creek at Mountain Lake compare with the other phosphate levels we aquired?

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Re: Phosphates found in the Creeks rbowyer (12/8/04 9:45 AM)
Originally posted by scoleman:
My question about the data we aquired at Mountain Lake and Pandapas Pond deals with the phosphate levels we measured. My question is, why did the phosphate levels slightly increase in streams 4 and 5 at Pandapas Pond and how would the Phosphate level of Stoney Creek at Mountain Lake compare with the other phosphate levels we aquired?


All of the streams at Pandapas Pond seemed to be coming from entirely different directions. Could the reason that the phosphate levels were different in streams four and five have something to do with what was 'up-stream?' Could it be possible that streams four and five have to go through a slightly different environment than the first three streams in getting into the pond?

Ryan

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Re: Re: Phosphates found in the Creeks cjervis (12/8/04 5:27 PM)
Which direction was 4 and 5 flowing to or from?

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Re: Re: Re: Phosphates found in the Creeks scoleman (12/8/04 8:07 PM)
Stream 4 and 5 are on the west end of Pandapas Pond and I believe that they were flowing away from the pond, at least that would explain why they were involved in one of the questions on our last project. Also, how does the creek at Mountain Lake compare with the creeks at Pandapas Pond?

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Phosphates found in the Creeks cjervis (12/9/04 7:21 AM)
Then 4 and 5 are draining the Pond and the rest are feeding it. That might explain the differences. Where would the phosphate come from anyway?

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Phosphates found in the Creeks scoleman (12/10/04 11:51 AM)
Would a large amount of salts and other substances containing phosphates already be settled in the pond and as new water enters the pond in pushes those settled phosphates out creek 4 and 5 and thats why they have higher phosphate levels?

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