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DRAFT MusselshellWatershedCoalition
SalinityMonitoringProgram
StandardOperatingProcedures(SOPs)
RevisedSeptember30th2014
Preparedby:
DavidStout,formerMWCProjectCoordinator;formerBSWCMember
WilliamRobertson,MSUExtensionWaterQuality,BSWCMember
AdamSigler,MSUExtensionWaterQuality,WaterQualityAssociateSpecialist
KatieKaylor,MSUExtensionWaterQuality,ResearchAssociate
LukeStappler,MWCProjectCoordinator;BSWCMember
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Measuring Salinity with the YSI Pro30 .................................................................................................................................... 6 Photo Point Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Data Management ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Appendix A – YSI Pro30 Calibration Instructions .................................................................................................................. 11 YSI Pro 30 and Pro Plus: Information, Usage, and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 12 YSI Pro30 Care Instructions ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Appendix B – Data Sheets ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Musselshell Watershed Site Visit Form ............................................................................................................................ 15 EC Calibration Log Sheets .................................................................................................................................................. 15 CabliCalibration Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Equipment List .................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Field Activity Checklist ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Appendix C – 2013 Site Photos and Driving Directions ........................................................................................................ 18 Two Dot Bridge ................................................................................................................................................................. 18 East Harlowton .................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Above Careless Confluence ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Below Careless Confluence ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Careless Creek at Musselshell ........................................................................................................................................... 22 Hwy 87 Roundup ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 County Rd #4 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Musselshell Bridge ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Above Melstone South Canal ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Sample Site and Photo Point: ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Delphia/ Melstone South Canal at End ............................................................................................................................ 27 Sample Site and Photo Point: ............................................................................................................................................ 27 Musselshell Above Flatwillow ........................................................................................................................................... 28 Musselshell Below Flatwillow ........................................................................................................................................... 29 ~2~
Introduction
Thisdocumentoutlinesdatacollectionmethodsforsalinityandphotopointmonitoringforthe
MusselshellWatershedCoalition’sWaterQualityVolunteerMonitoringProgram.Originaleffortsbegan
in2009onCarelessCreek,wheretrainedmembersofthecommunitycollectedasuiteofwaterquality
data.In2013,thevolunteerprogramwasrevampedandonlyrequiredvolunteerstocollectsalinityand
photopointdataalongtheMusselshellRiver.ThiswascoordinatedbyBigSkyWatershedCorpmembers
DavidStoutin2013andLukeStapplerin2014.TechnicalassistancewasprovidedbyMSUExtension
WaterQuality.
SampleSitesandSampleFrequency
TwelvesamplingstationshavebeenselectedthroughoutthereachoftheMusselshellfromMartinsdale
tonorthofMelstone.DatacollectionwillstartinAprilandendinSeptember2014.Datawillbecollected
twiceamonth(everytwoweeks)ormoreoftenaspossible.
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2014 Sampling Site Information Site#
1
2
SiteName
Musselshellat
TwoDotBridge
MusselshellEast
ofHarlowton
3
Musselshell
AboveCareless
Confluence
4
MusselshellBelow
Careless
Confluence
SiteID
Latitude
Longitude
MWC_MSSL_TwoDot
46.430172
‐110.072134
MWC_MSSL_EHarlow
46.425111
‐109.799982
MWC_MSSL_Abv_Careless
46.293983
MWC_MSSL_Blw_Careless
46.315209
Representswaterqualityflowing
outofMartinsdalereservoir.
Representswaterquality
downstreamofHarlowton,MT.
‐109.257867
MusselshellRiversouthof
Ryegatenearcitywater
building
RepresentativeofMusselshell
beforetheCarelessCreek
confluence
‐109.184957
MusselshellRiver
downstreamfromCareless
Creek,justoffoftheparking
areasouthofthehwyonthe
northsideoftheriver
MusselshellwhereDeadman's
waterisbackinthestream.
CarelessCreek,Deadman'sand
BarbaraCanal
CarelessCreekat
Musselshell
6
Musselshellat
Hwy87near
Roundup
MWC_MSSL_Hwy87
46.427732
‐108.570852
7
Musselshellat
CountyRd#4
MWC_MSSL_CoRd4
46.446475
‐108.512595
8
Musselshellat
Bridgeat
Musselshell
MWC_MSSL_Musselshell
46.519962
‐108.091637
9
MusselshellAbove
MelstoneSouth
Canal
MWC_MSSl_Abv_Canal
46.724689
‐107.827183
46.315299
‐109.185269
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Why?
Musselshellatnorthwest
sideofbridge
Musselshelloffbridgetothe
southwest
5
MWC_Careless_Abv_Mssl
SiteDescription
CarelessCreekathwyjust
aboveconfluenceof
Musselshell
Deadman’sbasinwaterreaching
Musselshellmixedwithmoresaline
CarelessCreekwater.Data
gatheredfromthissitecanbeused
todemonstratetheeffectdischarge
fromCarelessCreekhasonwater
qualitybelowitsconfluencewith
theMusselshellwithregardsto
sedimentandsalinity.
UpstreamofRoundup,datawill
Musselshellathwy87bridge
representwaterqualitybeforethe
northwestofbridge
streamreachesthecity
Musselshell atCountyRoad
number4bridgeeastof
DownstreamfromRoundup
Rounduponthenortheast
Lagoons
cornerofbridge
Musselshellatbridgenorth
Qualityofwatergoingintosouth
ofMusselshelloffbridgeto
andnorthofcanalof
thesoutheast
Delphia/MelstoneCanals
Thisdatawillberepresentativeof
MusselshellAbove
thequalityofwaterinthe
Delphia/MelstoneSouth
Musselshellbeforeitsconfluence
Canal
withthecanalandwillbeessential
10
MelstoneSouth
CanalatEnd
11
MusselshellAbove
Flatwillow
MWC_MSSL_Blw_Canal
46.724932
‐107.826953
Delphia/MelstoneSouth
Canalatendabove
confluencewithMusselshell
MWC_MSSL_Abv_Flatwillow
46.927707
‐107.930428
Musselshellabove
FlatwillowCreek
forestablishingarelationship
betweenpre‐confluencedischarge
anddownstreamwaterquality.
Representsqualityofwaterexiting
canalatitsconfluence.Thisdata
willberepresentativeofthequality
ofwaterinthecanalbeforeits
confluencewiththeriverandwill
beessentialforestablishinga
relationshipbetweenpre‐
confluencedischargeand
downstreamwaterquality
RiveraboveFlatwillowCreek.
Potentiallylotsofalkalineinflow
betweenhereandDelphia.Data
gatheredherewillbe
representativeofthequalityof
waterintheMusselshellbeforeits
confluencewiththecreekandwill
beessentialforestablishinga
relationshipbetweenpre‐
confluencedischargeand
downstreamwaterquality.
12
MusselshellBelow
Flatwillow
MWC_MSSL_Blw_Flatwillow
46.916666
‐ 107.926016
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Musselshellbelow
FlatwillowCreek
Representswaterqualitypost
Flatwillowandirrigationreturns
MeasuringSalinitywiththeYSIPro30
Unlikeotherwaterqualityparameters,theconductivitysensoroftheYSIPro30meterwillprovide
readingsthatequilibratequickly.Thesensormustbefullysubmergedinawellcirculatedsectionofthe
steamwithnoairbubblestrappedinthespacebetweenthesensor’sanodeandcathode.Inadditionto
regularcalibration,thesensorshouldbecleanedoccasionallytomaintainaccuracyandincreasethe
responsiveness.
ThefollowingstepsshouldbefollowedwhentakingaconductivitymeasurementwiththeYSIPro30:
1. PlugconnectingcableintotheYSIhandheldmeter
2. Turnonthedevicebyselectingthewhitepowerbutton
3. Inawellcirculatedsectionofstream,fullysubmergethemeterintothewater
a. Besureyouaredownstreamofthesensortoavoidinfluencingthemeasurements
b. Initiallyagitatethesensortoreleaseanyairbubbles,andthenleaveitundisturbedtofacilitate
equilibration
4. Anauto‐stabilizefunctionisfunctiononeachfieldmetertominimizedriftduringequilibration.Afterthe
sensorhasbeenequilibratingforatleast5minutes,looktoseeiftheconductivitymeasurementis
accompaniedbythe‘AS’symbol(indicatingthemeasurementhasstabilized).Ifso,recordthefollowingon
thenextavailablerowonthedatasheet:
a. Date
b. Time
c. SpecificConductivityReading
d. TemperatureReading
e. DateofLastCalibration
5. Oncetheinstrumenthasequilibratedandthedatasheethasbeenproperlyfilledout,removethedevice
fromthestream.
6. Shutdownandproperlystorethedevice.
7. Checkthedatasheetforcompletion.
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1. PowerandBacklight:pressoncetoturn
oninstrument.Pressasecondtimetoturn
backlighton.Pressathirdtimetoturn
backlightoff.Pressandholdforthree
secondstoturnoffinstrument
1
2
2. UpArrow:usetonavigatethroughmenus,
tonavigatethroughboxoptionsalongthe
bottomoftheRunscreenandtoincrease
numericinputs
3
3. Calibrate:Pressandholdforthreeseconds
tocalibrate.Openscalibratemenusfrom
therunscreen
4
5
4. Menu:usetoenterthesystemsetupmenus
fromtheRunscreen
6 5. Enter:presstoconfirmentriesand
selection
6. DownArrow:usetonavigatethroughmenus,tonavigatethroughboxoptionsalongthebottomoftheRun
screenandtodecreasenumericinputs
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PhotoPointMonitoring
EquipmentNeeded
Required:

Cameraandbackupcamera

Folderwithcopiesofpreviousphotos

Topographicand/orroadmap

Aerialphotosifavailable

Compass

Timepiece

Extrabatteriesforcamera(ifapplicable)

Photo‐logdatasheets

GPSunit
Optional:

Staffgauge(forscaleonlandscapeshots)

Ruler(forscaleoncloseupviewsofstreamsandvegetation)

Steelfencepostsfordedicatingfixedphotopointsintheabsenceofavailablefixedlandmarks
ConsiderationsWhenTakingPhotographs
Fortheentiredurationofthestreamphotographdocumentationproject,alwaystakephoto‐pointsfrom
establishedsitesatthesamelocationwithidenticalverticalangles,anddefinitivefeature(s).Multiple
photo‐pointsmaybetakenataselectedmonitoringsite.Uponarrivalamonitoringsite,refertothe
AppendixC–SitePhotosandDrivingDirectionsforinstructionsonwhatspecificphoto‐pointsaretobe
takenateachsite.Supplementaryphotographscanbetakenatthephotographer’sspecificdiscretion.
Onceatamonitoringsite,thefollowingstepsshouldbeperformed:
1. Confirmyouareatthecorrectlocationwitheitherexistingmarker(onthelandscapesuchassteel
fencepost)orwithGPS.
2. Locatethedefinitivefeatureforthegivenphoto‐pointandcorrectlyalignthefeaturewithinthe
camera’sviewusingacompass
3. Takeaphotograph
4. Withdigitalcameras,confirmphotographisasclosetoacompleteduplicationaspossibletothe
originalphotograph
5. Recordtheappropriatemetadataonthedatasheet
PhotographMetadata
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Forlongtermmonitoring,itiscriticaltodocumentfactorsaboutthephotographthatarenotcontained
withinthepicture.Somemetadatashouldberecordedwhensendingphotographstothemonitoring
coordinator.
Thefollowinginformationshouldberecordedwithallphoto‐pointsandsupplementaryphotographs:

Photofilename(.jpeg)–toberecordedwhensavingphotostoflashdrive

Dateandtimewhenphotographwastaken

Nameofphotographer

Location(siteandstream)

Descriptionofphotograph

Examples
o
CarelessCreek,lookingupstreamatsiteCC‐CNF
o
NorthMeadowCreek,lookingatnorthbankatsiteNM‐MLL
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DataManagement
DatasheetsforeachsiteshouldbescannedandsubmittedtoLukeStappleraftereachmonitoringperiod
(everytwoweeks)andphotographsfromthephotopointsshouldbeemailedtoLukeStappleratthe
sametime.ThedatawillbestoredontheProgramCoordinator’scomputerandpostedontheLower
MusselshellConservationDistrict’swebsiteafterthesecondmonitoringperiodeachmonth.Theseposts
willincludetherawdataaswellasgraphstoshowhowthesalinitylevelshavechanged.
 PhysicalAddress:
LowerMusselshellConservationDistrict
109RailroadAvenueEast
Roundup,MT59072
 PhoneNumber:
(406)323‐2103ext.101
 Email:
[email protected]
Anexcelworksheetwillhouseallcalibrationandsalinitydatacollectiondata.Theexcelworksheetwill
alsoincludemetadata.TheExcelworksheetwillcontainattheminimum:
Calibrationinformation:
‐ Volunteername
‐ Howmanytimeswasthemetercalibrated?
‐ Longesttimespanbetweencalibrations?
‐ Rangeindrift?
DataCollection:
‐ SiteName,date,time
‐ Salinityreading
‐ Temperature
‐ Dateoflastcalibration
‐ Samplername
‐ Photoscollected?Ifso,howmanyphotos?.jpegnumbers
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AppendixA–YSIPro30CalibrationInstructions
Adapted from YSI Pro30 User Manual ThefollowinginstructionsshouldbeusedforcalibratingtheYSIPro30inlieuofYSI’sprovided
instructions.Subtleamendmentshavebeenmadetothecalibrationprocess,whicharenotoutlinedin
YSI’sguidancemanual.TemperaturecalibrationisnotrequiredfortheYSIPro30.
Calibrationoffieldmetersshouldbeperformedonceeverytwoweeks.Followthestepsbelowto
calibrateconductivityontheYSIPro30:
1. Cleantheprobewithtapwaterand,ifnecessary,awirebrush.
2. Rinsetheprobewithusedcalibrationsolutiontoavoid
contaminationofconductivitystandard.
3. Fillacleancontainer(glassbeaker,graduatedcylinder)withfresh
conductivitycalibrationsolutionandplacethesensorintothe
solution.Thesolutionmustcovertheholesoftheconductivity
sensorthatareclosesttothecable(figuresatright).Ensurethe
entireconductivitysensorissubmergedinthesolutionorthe
instrumentwillreadapproximatelyhalftheexpectedvalue.Gently
movetheprobeupanddowntoremoveanyairbubblesfromthe
conductivitysensor.
4. Turntheinstrumentonandallowtheconductivityandtemperature
readingstostabilize.Recordtheconductivitymeasurement(prior
tocalibration)inthecalibrationlog.
5. PressandholdtheCalkeyfor3seconds.HighlightSpecific
Conductivityandpressenter.
6. HighlightuS/cmandpressenter.Next,usetheupordownarrowkey
toadjustthevalueonthedisplaytomatchthevalueofthe
conductivitycalibrationsolution.Thisvaluewillalwaysbe1413.The
Pro30willremembertheenteredcalibrationvalueanddisplayitthe
nexttimeaconductivitycalibrationisperformed.
7. Pressentertocompletethecalibration.Or,pressCaltocancelthe
calibrationandreturntotheRunscreen.‘CalibrationSuccessful’will
displayforafewsecondstoindicateasuccessfulcalibrationandthen
theinstrumentwillreturntotheRunscreen.Ifthecalibrationis
unsuccessful,anerrormessagewilldisplayonthescreen.Pressthe
CalkeytoexitthecalibrationerrormessageandreturntotheRun
screen.
8. Emptytheusedcalibrationsolutionintotherinsevesselsothe
solutioncanberecycled.
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YSIPro30andProPlus:Information,Usage,andMaintenance
ThecollectionofwaterqualitydatawillbeconductedusingtheYSIPro30andtheYSIProPlus.Both
instrumentsarehandheldmetersencasedinimpactresistantandwaterproofcases.Eachmeterfeatures
aruggedcableconnectorthatislinkedtooneormoreprobes.Whensubmergedinwater,theprobe(s)
willmeasurethewaterqualityparameteritisabletodetect.
TheYSIPro30measureselectricalconductivityandtemperature.The
meter’scomputerusesthesevaluestocalculatespecificconductivity,
salinity,andtotaldissolvedsolids.It’simportanttobeabletomakethe
distinctionbetweenwhatisbeingmeasuredandwhatisbeingcalculated.
Thecalculatedvaluesrequiretheuseofuser‐selectablecoefficients,
constants,andreferencetemperatures.Forthepurposesofthisproject,
thedefaultcoefficientsandconstantswillbeused.Submittinggrab
samplestoalabcanbedonetodeterminetherelationshipbetween
electricalconductivityandthecalculatedparameters,andthus,theideal
coefficientsandconstantsfortheMusselshell.Defaultvaluesand
conversionequationsareasfollows:
1. Specificconductance(SPC)defaultreferencetemperature=25˚C
2. Specificconductancedefaulttemperaturecoefficient=1.91%
o
Specificconductance(25˚C)=__ElectricalConductivity__
1+0.0191*(T–25)
3. Totaldissolvedsoliddefaultconstant=0.65
o
YSIPro30
TDS(mg/L)=SPC(µS/cm)*0.65
TheYSIProPlusismoreversatilewitha4‐port
probe,whichmeasurestemperature,
electricalconductivity,dissolvedoxygen,pH,
oxidationreductionpotential,ammonium,
chloride,andnitrate.Volunteerswillusethe
YSIPro30’sandtheprojectcoordinatorwill
usetheProPluswhenalargersuiteof
waterqualityparametersareneeded.
InformationonusingtheProPlus
isnotincludedinthis
document.
Lookingdownattheprobe’s
anodeandcathode
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YSIPro30CareInstructions

Calibration
TheYSIPro30shouldbecalibratedpriortoeachuseinthefieldtoensurethemostaccurate
readings.InstructionsforcalibrationcanbefoundinAppendixA.

TemperatureSensorMaintenance
Thesensormustbeinspectedbeforeusetoensurethatisitfreeofdebrisandbuildup.A
toothbrushcanbeusedtocleanthesensorifnecessary.

ConductivitySensorMaintenance
Theaccessportsthatallowstreamwateraccesstotheconductivityelectrodesneedtobe
inspectedandcleanedregularly.Overtime,depositscanformontheelectrodesandaffectthe
readingsonthemeter.Thisbuildupwillbeuncommonwhenconductingmeasurementin
snowmeltfedmountainstreams,butexpectedinprairiestreamswithelevatedlevelsofsaltand
otherdissolvedsolids.Asmallpipecleaningbrushcanbeusedtocleanthemeterselectrodes.In
theeventthatdepositsneedtoberemoved,milddetergentshouldbeused.Rinsethoroughlywith
cleanwater,thenchecktheresponseandaccuracyoftheprobewithcalibrationsolution.

ShortandLongTermStorage
o
Forbothshortandlongtermstorage,theconductivitysensorshouldbestoredcleananddry.Donot
allowtheprobetositforlongperiodswithdepositsbuiltupontheelectrodes.
o
Forshorttermstorageandduringtransportation,themetershouldbekeptinaclosedprotectivecase
(pelicancase).
o
Removebatteriesfromtheinstrumentswhenstoringforlongperiodsoftime(>30days)
o
Longtermstoragetemperature:‐5to70˚C(23to158˚F)
o
Duringlongtermstorage,themeter’sdrycaseshouldbekeptopentoeliminatehumidity.
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AppendixB–DataSheets
AppendixBcontainsdatasheetstobeusedinthefield,andinpreparationforfieldwork.Datasheetscan
befoundonthefollowingpages.
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MusselshellWatershedSiteVisitForm
Team Members:
Site Name:
Site ID:
Site Description:
#
Date
Time
spc (µS/cm)
Temperature (˚C)
Date of Last
Calibration
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Comments:
Page ______ of ______
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ECCalibrationLogSheets
Date: _______________
Time: _______________
Name: ____________________________________________
Location (where instrument is being calibrated): __________________________________________
Cal. Solution
Standard
Reading Before
Calibration
µS/cmc
µS/cmc
Date: _______________
Reading After
Calibration
Set To
µS/cmc
Expiration Date
of Calibration
Solution
Temperature of
Calibration
Solution
µS/cmc
°C
Time: _______________
Name: ____________________________________________
Location (where instrument is being calibrated): __________________________________________
Cal. Solution
Standard
Reading Before
Calibration
µS/cmc
µS/cmc
Date: _______________
Reading After
Calibration
Set To
µS/cmc
Expiration Date
of Calibration
Solution
Temperature of
Calibration
Solution
µS/cmc
°C
Time: _______________
Name: ____________________________________________
Location (where instrument is being calibrated): __________________________________________
Cal. Solution
Standard
Reading Before
Calibration
µS/cmc
µS/cmc
Date: _______________
Reading After
Calibration
Set To
µS/cmc
Expiration Date
of Calibration
Solution
µS/cmc
Temperature of
Calibration
Solution
°C
Time: _______________
Name: ____________________________________________
Location (where instrument is being calibrated): __________________________________________
Cal. Solution
Standard
µS/cmc
Reading Before
Calibration
Reading After
Calibration
Set To
µS/cmc
µS/cmc
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µS/cmc
Expiration Date
of Calibration
Solution
Temperature of
Calibration
Solution
°C
CabliCalibrationSummary
EquipmentList
1. SAP/SOP
__________
2. SiteVisitGuide
__________
3. GPS
__________
__________
5. ExtraBatteries
__________
6. Calibrationlog
__________
7. Calibrationsolutions __________
8. Waders/Boots
__________
9. Clipboard
__________
10. DataSheets
__________
11. Pen/Pencil
__________
4. YSIMeter
FieldActivityChecklist
1. CalibrateYSImeterbeforegoingtothefield __________
2. DeployYSIMeter
__________
__________
__________
5. YSIMeasurementshaveequilibrated __________
6. Checkthatallformsarecomplete
__________
7. Checkthatallgearisaccountedfor
__________
3. BeginfillingoutDataSheet
4. CollectYSIMetermeasurements
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AppendixC–2013SitePhotosandDrivingDirections
AppendixCcontainsphotosofthesamplesitesandphotopointsanddrivingdirections
Monitor:LeonHammond
TwoDot
UpperMusselshellWUA
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_TwoDot
Bridge
Lat/Long:46.43,‐110.07
DrivingDirections:TakeHwy12WestfromHarlowton.Travelabout12milesandTurn
left(South)onTwoDotHwy(thetownofTwoDotturnoff).Continuetothebridge,andpark
atpulloutnexttobridge.
Access&Monitoring:Riveraccessandsamplingsiteisatthenorthwestsideofthebridge.
Thisreachisfrequentlyde‐wateredinthelate‐summermonthsandflowsarehighly
influencedbydischargefromthenearbyMartinsdaleReservoir.Monitoringaccessisjust
underbridge.
Photo‐points:Photosshouldbetakenfromthebridgeabutmentfacingwest‐southwestwith
theendoffenceandflaggingtapeinthecenteroftheframe.Amarkerwillbeinplaceforthe
cameraontheabutment.Photoisatamediumdownwardanglelookingupstreamonthe
riverwiththenorthbankinview.Thephotoisbisectedbyafencewhichseparatesafishing
accesseasementfromalandowner'sproperty.Thesouthernbankofthestreamwillbe
slightlyinframe.Astretchofthebankiscoveredinrip‐raponthesouthernside.
SampleSite:PhotoPoint:
~18~
East
Harlowton
Monitor:LeonHammond
UpperMusselshellWUA
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_EHarlow
Lat/Long:46.43,‐109.8
Directions:TakeHwy12EastfromHarlowton.Turnright(South)onRedBridgeRd(at
sewerlagoons)andcontinuetothebridge,andparkatpulloutnexttobridge.
Access&Monitoring:Riveraccessisoffbridgetothesouthwest.Reachfrequentlybecomes
de‐wateredinthelate‐summermonths.Monitoringisjustunderbridge.
Photo‐points:Photosshouldbetakenfrombridgeabutmentonthesouthbankfacing
northwestwithasteelpostandgreenflaggingtapeonapeninsulaonthenorthbank.The
bridgeabutmentismarkedtoshowwherethecamerashouldbe.Thephotoissetata
mediumdownwardanglelookingupstreamontheriverthenorthbankinviewastheriver
comesthroughabend.Thesouthbankwillbeinviewaswellalongwithanabandonedreach
andbackwater.Bankshavehealthpopulationsofnativevegetationatthebend.Thearea
damagedbythefloodshouldbemonitoredperiodically.Supplementalphotosdetailingthe
changestotheflooddamaged(eroding)banktothewestofthesiteshouldbetakenaswell.
SampleSite:PhotoPoint:
~19~
Above
Careless
Confluence
Monitor:AnnieandJohnColson
WaterUsers
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_Abv_Careless
Lat/Long:46.293983,‐109.257867
Directions:FromRyegate,headSouthon1stStS,followthecurvetotheright,andparkin
frontofthewaterbuildingbeforethebridge.Themonitoringsiteisimmediatelyupstream
fromthebridge.
Access&Monitoring:ThissamplingsiteisupstreamfromtheCarelessCreekconfluencejust
southofRyegate.ItrepresentsthewaterqualityoftheMusselshellRiverbeforethe
dischargesfromCarelessCreek.ItisbeneaththebridgesouthofRyegatenearthecitywater
building.
Photo‐points:PhotosshouldbetakenfromthebridgesouthofRyegatebythecitywater
buildingfacingupstream.Theplacementofthecameraismarkedontheupstreamsideofthe
bridge.Thecamerashouldbeplacedwithinthismarkedboxandangledslightlydownward.
SampleSite:PhotoPoint:
~20~
Below
Careless
Confluence
Monitor:,AnnieandJohnColson
WaterUsers
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_Blw_Careless
Lat/Long:46.32,‐109.18
Directions:FromRyegate,driveapproximatelyfivemileseasttothebridgejustafterSterling
Rd.Pullintothedirtdriveimmediatelyafterthebridgeontheright,andparkinthesmall
dirtpulloutbeforetotherightofthegate.Towalkintothemonitoringsite,crossthebarbed
wireattheHWY,andwalkdowntheripraporontopofthebanktothesite.
Access&Monitoring:Accessisdownstream(east)fromCarelessCreek,justofftheparking
areasouthofthehighwayonthenorthsideoftheriver.Thissitemonitorsthewater
returningtotheMusselshellfromDeadman'sbasin.ReceivesdischargefromCareless,
Deadman's,andBarberCanal.
Photo‐points:PhotosshouldbetakenfromthebridgeoverCarelessCreekonUS12.There
isapointmarkedonthebridgerailingfacingdownstreamforthecamera.Thecamera
shouldbelinedupwithinthemarkedboxfacingdownstreamataslightlydownwardangle.
SampleSiteandPhotoPoint:
Monitor around here ~21~
Careless
Creekat
Musselshell
Monitor:AnnieandJohnColson
WaterUsers
SiteID:MWC_Careless_Abv_Mssl
Lat/Long:46.32,‐109.19
Directions:FromRyegate,driveapproximatelyfivemileseasttothebridgejustafterSterling
Rd.Pullintothedirtdriveimmediatelyafterthebridgeontheright,andparkinthesmall
dirtpulloutbeforetotherightofthegate.Crossbarbedwirefencefromsouthsideofthe
highway.Walkunderthebridgeandopenfenceatloosepanelheldonbypieceofwire.Walk
tositefromthere.
Access&Monitoring:ThissitemonitorsCarelessCreekatthehighwayjustaboveits
confluencewiththeMusselshell.
Photo‐points:PhotosshouldbetakenfromthebridgeoverCarelessCreekonUS12.There
isapointmarkedonthebridgerailingfacingupstreamforthecamera.Thecamerashouldbe
linedupwithinthemarkedboxfacingupCarelessCreekataslightlydownwardangle.
SampleSiteandPhotoPoint:
Monitor here ~22~
Hwy87
Roundup
Monitor:LukeStappler,
MusselshellWatershedCoalition
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_Hwy87
Lat/Long:46.43,‐108.57
Directions:FromRoundup,drive2milesSouthtotheHWY87sbridge,andpulloffonthe
roadimmediatelybeforethebridgeontherightsideofroad.Turnleftonthedirtroadthat
runsparalleltotheHWY.Park,walkdown,andmonitorupstreamfromthebridge.
Access&Monitoring:RiveraccessisonthenorthwestsideofthebridgeoverHwy87.Site
isclosetoprivateproperty.ThissiteisupstreamofRoundup.Monitoringshouldbedone
upstreamofthebridgeandnotunderittoavoidinaccuratein‐streamtemperaturereadings.
Photo‐points:Photo‐pointsiteisonthebridgeitselffacingupstream.Thereisaspot
markedinpaintpenwherethecamerashouldbeplaced.Facethecameraupstreamwitha
slightdownwardtilt.
SampleSite:PhotoPoint
~23~
Monitor:LukeStappler,
CountyRd#4 MusselshellWatershedCoalition
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_CoRd4
Lat/Long:46.45,‐108.51
Directions:InRoundup,headEaston2ndAveEastuntilitforks.Take#4Rd(theleftfork)
untilthebridgeovertheMusselshell(approximately2miles).Parkinthepulloffontheright
beforethebridge.Enterthroughthebarbedwirefenceonthesameside,andwalktothesite.
Monitorapproximate20feetupstreamfromthebridge.
Access&Monitoring:AccessisonthenortheastendofthebridgeovertheMusselshell.
Monitoringsiteisonthenorthsideoftheriver.Accessismadesomewhatdifficultbycattle
fence.Monitoringshouldbedonedownstreamofthebridgeandnotunderittoavoid
inaccuratein‐streamtemperaturereadings.
Photo‐points:Photo‐pointsiteisonthebridgefacingupstream.Thereisaspotmarkedin
paintpenwherethecamerashouldbeplaced.Facethecameraupstreamwithaslight
downwardtilt.
SampleSite:PhotoPoint
~24~
Musselshell
Bridge
Monitor:LynnRettig,
Delphia‐MelstoneCanalUsers
SiteID:MWC_Mussel_AtMusselshell
Lat/Long:46.52,‐108.09
Directions:MusselshellBridge‐TakeHWY12EastfromRounduptotheMusselshell
turnoff.ContinuetowardsMusselshellandcrosstheMusselshellRiveronthebridge.Onthe
Southsideoftherivertotheleftthereisaparkingspot.Parkhere.
Access&Monitoring:MusselshellRiveratbridgenorthofMusselshellisaccessiblefromthe
bridgetothesoutheast.Thissitemonitorsthequalityofwatergoingintothenorthand
southcanals.Monitoringshouldtakeplaceonthesouthbankoftheriverandshouldnottake
placeunderthebridge.
Photo‐points:Photo‐pointsiteisonthebridgefacingupstream.Thereisaspotmarkedin
paintpenwherethecamerashouldbeplaced.Facethecameraupstreamwithaslight
downwardtilt.
SampleSite:PhotoPoint:
~25~
Above
Melstone
SouthCanal
Monitor:LynnRettig,
Delphia‐MelstoneCanalUsers
SiteID:MWC_MSSl_Abv_Canal
Lat/Long:46.72,‐107.83
Directions:GobackoutfromMusselshelltoHWY12andheadeastagain.Gopastthetown
ofMelstoneaboutamileandturnNorthontotheMosbyRoad.Maybeabout8milesyouwill
findacountyroadthatgoeseast.Itisalmosttotheendofthepavement.Ifyouleavethe
pavementyouhavegonetoofar.Afteryouheadeastyouwillfindabridgethatcrossesthe
MusselshellRiver.ParkontheEastsideofthebridgeandmonitor.
Access&Monitoring:Themonitoringsiteisontheshoreofftheleftsideofthispicture,just
downfromthebridge.MonitorwaterqualityontheMusselshellaboveDelphia/Melstone
SouthCanal.
Photo‐points:TakefrommarkedspotonbridgeoverthestartoftheSouthcanalfacingup
theMusselshellRiver.Tiltcameraslightlydownwards.
SampleSiteandPhotoPoint:
~26~
Delphia/
Melstone
SouthCanal
atEnd
Monitor:LynnRettig,
Delphia‐MelstoneCanalUsers
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_Blw_Canal
Lat/Long:46.72,‐107.83
Directions:ContinueEastfromthe“aboveMelstonecanal”spotlessthan1/4mile.There
willbeanoldFeedlotonyourleft.TurnintofeedlotandgonorththroughtheFeedlotuntil
youcomeoutonthenorthside.YouwillcrosstheSouthCanalandimmediatelyturnWest
anditwilltakeyoutotheriverandtowheretheSouthCanaldumpsbackintotheriver.Park
andwalkdowntotherivertomonitoringspot.
Access&Monitoring:Monitoratapproximatelywherethearrowis.It’sonthesamesideof
theriverasthephotopoint.SitemonitorswaterqualityontheDelphia/MelstoneSouth
CanalaboveitsconfluencewiththeMusselshell.
Photo‐points:Placecameraonpipeontheriversideoftheheadgate.Tiltthecameraslightly
downwardswhilepointingupstream.
SampleSiteandPhotoPoint:
~27~
Musselshell
Above
Flatwillow
Monitor:JoleneShaw,
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_Abv_Flatwillow
Lat/Long:46.93,‐107.93
Directions:FromWinnett,headEastonHWY200forapproximately25milesuntiltheHWY
500/MelstoneRdintersectionrightbeforethetownofMosby.TurnRight(South)onHWY
500anddriveapproximately5milesuntilyouseeasignfortheWoodfordranch.Turnleftat
thesign,andtaketheroadthatcurvestotherightbelowthehillwherethehouseisperched.
Theroadwilltakeyoupastapenandstablesonyourleft,anditwillcurveleftaroundthese
toagate.Openthegateanddriveabout300feettothelowwatercrossing.Monitorandtake
photopointsthere.
Access&Monitoring:Monitorrightnexttowhereapersonwouldbestandingtotakethis
picture.SiteislocatedontheMusselshellaboveitsconfluencewithFlatWillowCreek.
Photo‐points:Photo‐pointistakenatthelowwatercrossingdownhillfromtheWoodford
residencefacingupstreamtowardsthecliffs.
SampleSiteandPhotoPoint:
~28~
Musselshell
Below
Flatwillow
Monitor:JoleneShaw,
SiteID:MWC_MSSL_Blw_Flatwillow
Lat/Long:46.92,‐107.93
Directions:ComingfromtheWoodfordRanch,headbacktowardsHWY200.Immediately
uponcrossingthebridgeoverFlatwillow,thereisatwotrackandagatetoyourright.Go
throughgate,andturnleft.Followthetwotrackuntilitdeadendsattheriverwithalong
gravelybeachdowntoyourleftalongtheriver.Youcandrivedowntomonitororyoucan
parkandwalk.Theshorecanbemuddy.
Access&Monitoring:Monitorrightnexttowhereapersonwouldbestandingtotakethis
picture.Thereisalargetreedepositedbythe2011floodthatisagoodmarkerThissiteis
locatedontheMusselshellriverjustbelowtheFlatwillowCreekconfluenceatthelowwater
crossing.
Photo‐points:Photo‐pointistakenatlowwatercrossingjustbelowtheFlatwillowCreek
confluencefacingupstream.Thecamerashouldbeheldatfivefeetoffthegroundwithno
angle.Thehillupstreamiscenteredinthephotograph.
SampleSite:PhotoPoint
~29~