Continuous Monitoring

This page provides a brief overview of the Continuous Monitoring program for Paxton Creek. Click to view Continuous Monitoring Data.

Overview - The goal of continuous monitoring is to determine short-term variability and long-term trends in water quality throughout the Paxton Creek Watershed.The continuous monitoring program
has two different facets to understand temporal changes in water quality and quantity:

Automated dataloggers are multi-parameter, water quality measurement, and data collection systems. They are designed for in situ monitoring and can be set at any time interval for recording measurements over a specific collection period.

Pressure Transducers were deployed at 4 locations within the Paxton Creek Watershed. Pressure transducers are encased in stilling wells constructed of PVC and steel piping to ensure the accuracy of data and protection of the equipment.

Stilling Well


Datalogger with protective casing
 
Automated Datalogger
 

Probes on the end of the automated datalogger take measurements every 30 minutes for 21 days.

Image courtesy of YSI Incorporated