Water Quality 2014: Sweetwater Watershed

Sweetwater water quality 2014

Sweetwater watershe water quality

Water Quality Index Score: 62, Marginal

Our data in Sweetwater Watershed showed:

Again, another watershed indicative of extremely low water flows creating high nutrient levels and low oxygen levels — so low that the river is near depleted of oxygen for many of the summer months.

Why should we care? Our volunteers also spot turtles in this watershed, which depend on the river for their livelihood.