Enterococcus (“Entero”) is a fecal indicating bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals.
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Entero Count
Entero CountEnterococcus (“Entero”) is a fecal indicating bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals. |
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4 Days Total Rain (in)
4 Days Total Rain (in)The combined rainfall for the day of sampling, prior day, two days prior and three days prior. More than 1/4 inch is considered a “wet weather sample.” |
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Number of Samples
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Geometric Mean Geometric MeanA measure of central tendency (a weighted average) used by NYS DEC and the US EPA to assess water quality. The geometric mean is defined as the nth root (where n is the number of samples) of the product of the Enterococcus measurements. A geometric mean over 30 fails the EPA criteria for safe primary contact. |
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Maximum
MaximumThe highest Enterococcus count we have recorded at this site (“>” indicates an unknown number greater than this number and reflects the upper limit of our scoring ability for this sample). |
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Minimum
MinimumThe lowest Enterococcus count we have recorded at this site (“<” indicates an unknown number less than this number and reflects the lower limit of our scoring ability for this sample). |
Note: multiple counts of the same value will overlap and appear as one dot.
The Sawyer Kill flows from the Great Vly wetland, located on the boundary of Greene and Ulster counties. The Vly is suitable for a wide range of recreational use, including boating and fishing. From there, the Sawyer Kill’s course roughly parallels the NYS Thruway before veering east and emptying into the Hudson River in Saugerties. Outside of Saugerties, the watershed is not densely developed, and land use is a mixture of agricultural, residential and commercial. The Sawyer Kill also flows through the Saugerties Dressage Grounds.
Riverkeeper partnered with concerned citizens to sample in the Sawyer Kill Watershed in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, we discontinued sampling in this watershed.