Jasper County Health Department Stream Sample Results

The Joplin Globe, Friday, June 22, 2007 reports on the water quality results, as determined by the Jasper County Health Department, May 24 through June 19, on twenty (20) sites thoughout Jasper County. The rivers and creeks being monitored are all part of the greater Spring River watershed. Those being monitored include: Turkey Creek, Center Creek, Spring River, North Fork Spring River, and Dry Fork. Tony Moehr, Jasper County Health Department Director, has assigned source identifiers for the 20 test sites. They are:
Center Creek, High Street, Sarcoxie grocery - CC1
Center Creek, Highway 37, golf course - CC2
Center Creek, C.R. 110 - CC3
Center Creek, Highway 71 - CC4
Center Creek, Old 66 Highway - CC5
Center Creek, Stones Corner - CC6
Center Creek, C.R. 303 - CC7
Dry Fork, C.R. 100 - DF1
North Fork, West Mercer, Jasper - NF1
North Fork, C.R. 210 - NF2
Spring River, C.R. 3 - SR1
Spring River, C.R. 85 - SR2
Spring River, Kellogg Lake - SR3
Spring River, Francis Street - SR4
Spring River, Quaker Mill C.L. 216 - SR5
Spring River, C.R. 270 - SR6
Spring River, Kafir and State Line - SR7
Turkey Creek, Kenser Road - TC1
Turkey Creek, Lone Elm - TC2
Turkey Creek, Fox Bluff -TC3

Click on chart to enlarge. The data is expressed in number of E.coli colonies per 100 milliliters of water sampled.