Flute Reed Volunteer Monitoring
Transparency tube data from the Flute Reed River is being collected as part of the MPCA's
Citizen Stream Monitoring Program (CSMP).
The state uses transparency tube data to help determine where streams exceed
water quality standards for “turbidity”- the murkiness of water.
When stream turbidity is high, transparency is low. By establishing a scientific
link between these two measures, transparency can be used as a surrogate for
turbidity, allowing the water quality of more streams to be assessed using
citizen help.
The reports on the right provide an in-depth look at the 2006 and 2009 results
for the Flute Reed, including a map, summary statistics, and charts of the
data.
Flute Reed River Watershed Monitoring Plan (2008 - 2010)
- 2.5 MB pdf file -
