Upper AuSable River Watershed Water Quality Monitoring Project

Grantee: Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve
Title: Upper AuSable River Watersehd Water Quality Monitoring Project
Watershed(s): Upper AuSable River Watershed
Funding Amount: $13,297
Contact: Irene Borak, boraki@kirtland.edu
Project Duration: 2008-2010

The primary goal of this project is to produce quality-assured data on the water quality of the watershed to establish baseline data for the AuSable River. Specifically, site monitoring will include benthic macroinvertebrate specimen collection and identification to the family level, habitat assessment, and the monitoring of dissolved oxygen and pH levels. Success of this project will be measured by the production of verifiable data that is of use to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and others who make stewardship decisions within the AuSable River watershed.

Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP)

Final Report

Project Fact Sheet