Appalachian Citizens Enforcement Project

Observation Number 1554

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  • Water Test Locations
  • Metal Data Points

Mine Permit Boundaries


  • Water test locations
  • Metals data points
Date 2012-08-01 02:45:00
Location Jackson County, KY
Latitude 37.53345826906662
Longitude -84.18872594833374
Conductivity Measurement417 µs/cm
Conductivity Instrument TypeHM Digital COM-100
pH Instrument TypeHM Digital COM-100
Dissolved Solids272 mg/L
Temperature74.4 °F
Weather DescriptionHot and sunny, 95 deg, no recent rain.
CommentsThis is a small tributary of Owsley Fork in Radford Hollow and flows into Owsley Fork Reservoir, the main drinking water supply for Berea, KY. The entire area is forested with little current disturbance, although there were several farms in the hollow before the reservoir was created. There is some agriculture on the top of the ridge. On this day, the creek was very, very low - barely running between pools. The pool tested is about 1/4 mile upstream from where the creek passes under the old, unused road.

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