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Marbletown- Tongore Creek tributary

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

25 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
09/10/2024 26 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/08/2019 2420 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5
07/11/2019 281 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/13/2019 228 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.2
05/09/2019 66 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.4
10/11/2018 139 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/06/2018 435 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2018 21 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
05/10/2018 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/12/2017 185 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
08/10/2017 365 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
07/06/2017 96 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/11/2017 66 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/13/2016 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/15/2016 42 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2016 44 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
07/14/2016 18 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/16/2016 122 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/19/2016 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/30/2015 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/25/2015 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/28/2015 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/24/2015 77 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/26/2015 44 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/29/2015 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

25 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 tributary flows for more than eight miles through forest and farmland before joining the Esopus Creek on the property of The Ashokan Center. The sampling site is just upstream of the confluence.

Agencies Responsible:

Ulster County Dept. of Health: 845-340-3010; NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000

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