Student Research Reports
A Comparison of the Oxygen Levels in Mill Creek and Harrison Lake
Organization(s):Millcreek West Unity Local Schools (Hilltop)
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Brooke Moreland
Grade Level:Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)
GLOBE Teacher:Abbie Smith
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Report Type(s):Standard Research Report, U.S. Student Research Symposia (SRS)
Protocols:Dissolved Oxygen, Water Temperature
Language(s):English
Date Submitted:06/17/2020
This project was about the dissolved oxygen levels in Mill Creek and in Harrison Lake. Dissolved oxygen levels can be affected by the temperature of the water, algae blooms, the amount of sun that the water is exposed to, and other variables. Samples from Mill Creek and Harrison Lake were taken. Those samples were observed and recorded about Mill Creeks and Harrison Lakes temperatures and their dissolved oxygen levels. The water that is being tested goes into Lake Erie, so this data can eventually tie into the Lake Erie algae blooms. The recorded data had some differences every week, one week the water might have 11 ppm and then the next week it might be 5 ppm, this just depends on how much it rains and other things. The oxygen level in the creek was greater than the oxygen level in Harrison Lake, usually by 2 ppm, except for one day when they were the same. This is probably due to the fact that the creek is moving much faster than the water in the lake.