The following information on this page is to provide the data collected from 05/04/05-05/13/05  comparing the water quality of Turkey Creek with the water quality of an abandoned mine found near Odin, Illinois.

05/04/05

  Turkey Creek Odin Mine Pond
pH 7.87 8.11
temperature H2O 11.4 12.9
temperature (outside) 12.9 12.9
nitrates 0.034 0.007
phosphates 0.351 0.370
dissolved oxygen 9 mg/L 11 mg/L
B.O.D. 5 mg/L 9 mg/L

05/05/05

  Turkey Creek Odin Mine Pond
pH 7.87 7.97
temperature H2O 12.8 14.4
temperature (outside) 21.3 21.3
nitrates 0.041 0.032
phosphates 0.162 0.039
dissolved oxygen 9 mg/L 12 mg/L
B.O.D. 7 mg/L 8 mg/L

05/06/05

  Turkey Creek Odin Mine Pond
pH 7.93 8.00
temperature H2O 13.7 15.7
temperature (outside) 23.7 27.3
nitrates 0.042 0.036
phosphates 0.119 0.068
dissolved oxygen 8 mg/L 10 mg/L
B.O.D. 1 mg/L 9 mg/L

05/09/05

  Turkey Creek Odin Mine Pond
pH 7.98 7.83
temperature H2O 19.0 22.6
temperature (outside) 21.7 18.9
nitrates 0.038 0.028
phosphates 0.129 0.039
dissolved oxygen 9 mg/L 6 mg/L
B.O.D. 7 mg/L 5 mg/L

05/10/05

  Turkey Creek Odin Mine Pond
pH 7.82 7.66
temperature H2O 18.0 20.6
temperature (outside) 22.2 22.2
nitrates 0.031 0.029
phosphates 0.211 0.047
dissolved oxygen 5 mg/L 5 mg/L
B.O.D. 2 mg/L 4 mg/L

05/12/05

  Turkey Creek Odin Mine Pond
pH 8.14 7.58
temperature H2O 22.5 25.5
temperature (outside) 26.7 26.7
nitrates 0.008 0.064
phosphates 0.327 0.112
dissolved oxygen 13 mg/L 7 mg/L
B.O.D. 6 mg/L 6 mg/L

05/13/05

  Turkey Creek Odin Mine Pond
pH 7.76 7.48
temperature H2O 19.9 23.5
temperature (outside) 27.2 27.2
nitrates 0.067 0.038
phosphates 0.165 0.539
dissolved oxygen 6 mg/L 7 mg/L
B.O.D. 1 mg/L 1 mg/L
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