Monitoring The goal of monitoring the Chippewa and its tributaries
is to: document baseline conditions of the river, identify water
quality issues, help direct conservation efforts most efficiently,
and to make data available to the general public.
The CRWP staff collects a large amount of both water
quality and water quantity data. The monitoring season is from
April 1 through September 30. During this time, data loggers are
installed to take continuous flow measurements at six primary
monitoring stations. Water samples are taken during high and low
flow conditions and analyzed at a state certified lab for nitrite-nitrate
nitrogen, total phosphorus, orthophosphorus, total suspended solids,
turbidity and e-coli bacteria.
Are you looking for a way to help clean up the Chippewa River Watershed?
Make a donation to the Chippewa River Watershed Endowment Fund. Click here
for more details.
