Jordan River Research Paper

In order to find the stream quality of a river, a scientist must look at the stream ecology. The stream ecology is the study of the organisms and their dwelling. First, the scientist will look at the organisms living in a certain ecosystem, say the Jordan River, and rate them intolerable to tolerable. The toleration is based upon whether the organism can survive in highly polluted areas or if they will die. The current, or stream flow, also must be taken into account. Certain creatures live in the shallows, unmoving pockets, while others live out in the open water. Creatures can also be found in riffles, or small rocky area similar to a water fall. The differences between pools and riffles play a large part in the organisms as well as streams

The Jordan River runs directly through campus, and is situated between a walking path and a parking garage. When it leaves campus, the Jordan River goes back to it’s original name Clear Creek. In order to prove its stream quality, data would need to be collected and analyzed. After looking at the river, it looks as though it would be fairly clean and unpolluted to the untested eye. The water has a constant current and clear water. There is little trash floating about, but organisms are still visible in the river. The Jordan River has constantly fluctuated around a p-score of 35 for the last few years. This a fairly high score and relays that the river relatively unpolluted. The score and length of time show that the Jordan River is able to house many intolerable macroinvertebrates without trouble, and is a clean environment. How many intolerable macroinvertebrates live in the Jordan River, and are they the majority? The answer to this question will prove the cleanliness of the river.

Claim

The Jordan River’s water is clean and high quality, this is proven by the extremely high number of intolerable macroinvertebrates that live in Jordan. This claim is based upon data extracted from multiple sections of Q200 as well as an analysis of that