Summary: I learned a lot of stuff on the river last wednesday. Our q-value was 52. Our overall q-value was 73.779. No we did not expect this q-value because this high number is very good, and we predeicted that our river's value would be a lot lower and worse. Our action project will point out things and make people aware of their surroundings so they don't pollute the river any more than they have to.
1. In terms of volume, the largest lake is Lake Superior. The smallest lake is Lake Erie.
2. The most urban lake is Lake Erie and the most rural lake is Lake Superior.
3. Lake Huron has the longest shoreline length with ~3,800 miles.
4. We can best manage the ecosystem by making sure we don't pollute the water so our lakes are as natural and un-manipulated as possible.5. *Pesticides, Herbicides, and Fungicides- relate to our action project because there is a farm along the edge of the nature trail. these chemicals are designed to kill or limit the growth of life forms. Irrigation, groundwater flow, and natural runoff lead these pollutants to rivers and streams.
*Sediments- are also a pollutant related to our action project because there is a very high amount of clay in Eaton Rapids' water and soil.
6. Preliminary Questions
a) the water used in my house goes into the ground and to a waste treatment plant.
b) runoff water is water that accumulates and ends up going where it's not supposed to.
c) In cities runoff and sewer water do go to the same place. it should not, because they do not have the same contaminants in them.
d) sewage, cars, street litter, pets, yards, and many more.
e) point is obvious and consistent, and non-point is less obvious and less consistent.
f) watershed is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.
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