The first site monitored on the International Water Monitoring Day was behind Wiggins Furniture on the East Fork of Clarks river, which is downstream of Murray. This was a perfect day to test our newest tool, the turbidity tube, which is a measure of the amount of light scattered or absorbed by particles suspended in the water. Beetle larvae and crayfish were found in the biological survey. Due to the lack of organisms in the area we tested the biological survey results may be less accurate than previously reported. The second site tested was located at Bee Creek on the East Fork of Clark's River.
Bee Creek is upstream of Murray, Kentucky.
The test site received rain two days prior to the testing. The chloride test was acceptable, but at a higher rate due to agricultural run off from the rain. The Environmental Research Team also conducted a biological survey at Bee Creek. Different types of macroinvertebrate found were Mayfly nymphs, Caddisfly Larvae, and Beetle Larvae. The overall outcome of the chemical tests show that the water is of acceptable level.