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Durham- Dean’s Mill swimming hole & fishing

Physical/Chemical Data

Physical, chemical and biological properties of the surface water that are measured continuously while the patrol boat is underway.

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall

36 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus Count

Entero Count

Enterococcus (“Entero”) is a fecal indicating bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals. It is the EPA preferred indicator for sewage contamination.

Quality Rain, day of (in) Prior Day 2 Days Prior 3 Days Prior Rain 4 Days Total Rain
Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort
10/10/2019 308 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.0
09/12/2019 150 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/08/2019 68 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/11/2019 87 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/13/2019 1733 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.9
05/09/2019 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
10/11/2018 131 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/06/2018 326 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/09/2018 461 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8
07/12/2018 435 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2018 44 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/10/2018 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/12/2017 285 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
09/07/2017 90 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8
08/10/2017 548 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
07/06/2017 22 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/08/2017 33 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 1.7
05/11/2017 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/13/2016 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/15/2016 21 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2016 66 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/14/2016 77 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/16/2016 58 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/19/2016 9 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/29/2015 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 2.0
09/24/2015 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/27/2015 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/23/2015 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/25/2015 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
05/28/2015 50 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
10/23/2014 >2420 Beach Advisory 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 1.6
09/12/2014 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/21/2014 21 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/17/2014 24 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.5
06/22/2014 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/22/2014 61 Beach Advisory 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

36 Samples taken

Water Quality*

Acceptable (0–60) Beach Advisory (61+)

*Single sample thresholds;
Enterococcus count per 100mL

Prior Four Day Rainfall
(in inches)

Dry Weather (0–0.25) Wet Weather (0.25+)

Enterococcus is an EPA-approved fecal contamination indicator.

Samples taken by citizen scientists trained by Riverkeeper, and processed on the Riverkeeper vessel, according to the 2014 Quality Assurance Project Plan.

Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. Wet weather is a common trigger of fecal contamination.

What do the Numbers Mean?

Water Quality scoring is based on the 2012 Recreational Water Quality Criteria from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for safe swimming. Learn More

About this location:

This swimming and fishing area, just downstream of Oak Hill, is located near the confluence of a small subtributary stream.

Agencies Responsible:

NYS Dept. of Health, Oneonta District Office: 607-432-3911; NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2068

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