Water Quality in Contra Costa County

Grayson Creek at Chilpancingo Pkwy. (CEO160)

Grayson Creek flows north continuing along a wide, open channel before flowing under Chilpancingo Parkway. The areas has some tall grass right next to the creek and animals such as fish, waterfowl and even turtles can be found here. This site is monitored once a month for temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, pH, and turbidity. We always take volunteers on our monitoring expeditions, where you?ll learn about the equipment we use and do observational assessments. Please contact Satoko Mills if you’d like to join us!

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Vitals: Temperature

Water temperature affects all creatures living in the stream, as well as directly influencing water chemistry (including conductivity and dissolved oxygen. Different animals have different preferred temperature ranges; cold water fish such as rainbow trout like water to be less than 16°C, although they can tolerate higher temperatures. Deep, fast-moving, and shaded streams tend to be colder than shallow, slow-moving, and exposed streams.

Temperature should be below 24 Deg C

This is the maximum temperature tolerated by salmonids, although they tend to avoid waters that are over 20 degrees C. (Source: California Water Boards Temperature Threshold)

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