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Rathburn Run Headwater stream, USA
United States, Ohio, Wayne county
This small 7.4 km headwater stream located in Wayne County Ohio, USA, has a watershed area of approximately 16 km2 (Krolczyk). The watershed land used is agriculture and forested park land with moderate to steep sloped topography. The specific biotope is found in the mixed forested area which has multiple trail paths for recreational hiking. Average yearly rainfall is 990 mm with water temperatures range from 0-25°C seasonally.
The gravel stream bed has mix margins of mud/silt with banks lightly vegetated. The stream has varying areas of pools, riffles and runs. Deciduous trees are found on or near the bank shading most all of the stream, aiding in keeping water temperatures cool. Fallen trees create log jams and submerged wood habitat with leaf packs scattered throughout areas of the stream.
- Submitted by
- Vinny Anderson
- Approved by
- Ken Boormann & Lawrence Kent
- GPS
- 40.8167076, -82.0221176
- Geographical region
- Northern America
- Drainage Basin
- Mississippi River Basin
- River catchment
- Ohio River
- Water body type
- Stream
- Water body name
- Rathburn Run
- Water body part
- Pool
- Water body course
- Headwaters
- Water body: tributary of
- Creek
- Tributary name
- Little Killbuck Creek
Videos above and below water
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Water Chemistry
Water information
- Water type
- fresh-water
- Water color
- Clear water
- Water transparency
- Medium
- Concentration of sediments
- Low
- Water temperature
- 0-25° °C
- Water flow/curent
- Slow
Chemical parameters
- pH
- 7
- Conductivity
- GH
- dGH
- KH
- dKH
- Dissolved Oxygen
Substrate in nature
- Sand
- Beige
- Pebble/Gravel
- Beige
- Stone
- Grey
- Stone form
- Flat
- Silt/Mud
- Brown
- Leaves
- Few
- Driftwood
- Few
- Submerged terrestrial vegetation
- Yes
Aquatic Biotope
- Date of collecting
- 18/07/2020
- Collecting area
- River bank
- Water depth
- 0,5m
- Air temperature
- 26 °C
- Sunlight
- Filtered/dappled sun
Environment
- Environment
- Affected by human activity
- Affected by human activity
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Little
- Surrounding area
Forested park land surrounded by agriculture
- Underwater landscape
Leaf packs, pools, riffles, runs, submerged wood, some cobbles are embedded in the silt/sand.
- Threats to ecology
Eutrophication from agriculture, deforest.ation and stream warming
Riparian zone
- Trees near the aquatic habitat
-
Many - Platanus occidentalis
Bibliography
-
Ohio Water Inventory Report - Gazetteer of Ohio Streams 2nd edition
by Krolczyk
Comment by the expert
Ken Boormann: Pretty good but more water chemistry parameters would be an asset. The video was well produced and did an admirable job in portraying the environment depicted in the BAM.
Lawrence Kent: The description of the aquatic biotope was good, next time check water hardness, the video of the biotope is really fantastic, beautiful. It’s a typical Ohio stream with typical Ohio fish, which is typically great!
