Scientific Data

The following links contain data and information gathered by various scientists and organizations from Mill Creek. Some of it is data released to the Scientific Review Committee that is working with and closely following the data gathering & analysis being done by Bayland, Magothy River Association and other volunteers.
Date Description
Sept 8, 2006 NEW! From Janis Markusic:
Watershed Condition Summaries for Mill and Dividing Creeks extracted from the Magothy Watershed Restoration Strategy document (which was built on the Magothy Stream Corridor Assessment). Also, a description of the methods used in the stream corridor assessment as well as the methods used in assessing all the data gathered for the watershed study.
July 23, 2006 Karlodinium Micrum Algae Bloom Observations in Mill Creek:    Original observations by Juliet Page*,    Preliminary dentification by Sally Hornor
 
More information:
DNR: Chesapeake Bay Life: Karlodinium Micrum
Smithsonian: Phytoplankton Guide
DNR: Harmful Algae Blooms
* J.Page reported the Algae Bloom to DNR 7/24 (Chesapeake Bay Safety and Environmental Hotline 1-877-224-7229)
July 14, 2006 Analysis by Peter Bergstrom, MRA, NOAA: Frequencies of low Secchi, DO and salinity for Mill & Dividing compared to those for the other Magothy creeks (Old Man, Cattail, and Forked, all from piers)
July 11, 2006 Mill Creek Bathymetry Plot - Sediment and Erosion Graphic showing the change in Mill Creek since 1999
July 7, 2006 Dividing Creek Current Enterococci Levels - Combined AA Co and Bayland Data. Based on reported levels through 03 June 2006. Data provided at 6/26 meeting*.    Tabular Format    Graphical Format
* revised - removed TH data -no measurement date on AACo website
July 3, 2006 Bayland Graphic - Watershed boundaries for Mill Creek and Dividing Creek. Also displayed on the graphic are markers for each septic system for homes not on AA County sewer. Notice the significantly higher number and density of septic systems on Mill Creek than Dividing Creek.
July 2, 2006 Dividing Creek Current Total Nitrogen Levels - Bayland Data. Based on reported levels through 03 June 2006. Data provided at 6/26 meeting.    Tabular Format    Graphical Format
July 2, 2006 Mill Creek Current Total Nitrogen Levels - Bayland Data. Based on reported levels through 03 June 2006. Data provided at 6/26 meeting.    Tabular Format    Graphical Format
July 1, 2006 Mill Creek Current Enterococci Levels - Combined AA Co and Bayland Data. Based on reported levels through 03 June 2006. Data provided at 6/26 meeting.    Tabular Format    Graphical Format
June 29, 2006 Aerial Map showing Bayland / MRA monitoring locations, AA Health monitoring locations, core sample and bottom sample locations. Sent by e-mail.
December 19, 2005 - Present Anne Arundel County Health Department Data - water quality monitoring results in the Mill Creek area - this page is updated approximately weekly.
Other related scientific studies, papers and articles
Conference Paper "Resuspension of Sediments by Watercraft Operated in Shallow Water Habitats of Anne Arundel County, Maryland", Ailstock, Hornor, Norman, Davids
Workshop Paper Small Motorized Watercraft Workshops 2000 at Rutgers University Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve; Coastal Management Program, NJ Dept of Environmental Protection; Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
EPA TMDL - Total Maximum Daily Load program. Reports available by region and by state.
If you have any good links to other scientific study results, please contact us.  Thanks!