E. coli test Results - Spring River (Jasper County)

The Jasper County Health Department began testing for E. coli bacteria in Spring River on May 24, 2007. They selected seven sites for weekly testing, including: Spring River at County Road 3 (referenced as SR1), Spring River at County Road 85 (SR2), Spring River at Kellogg Lake-Carthage (SR3), Spring River at Francis Street-Carthage (SR4), Spring River at Quaker Mill on County Lane 216 (SR5), and Spring River at Kafir and State Line (SR7).

The test results are shown as # of colonies of E. coli bacteria per 100 milliliters of river water. The data in Bold indicates that the # of colonies are in excess of the maximum recommended by the US EPA for bodily contact, which is 235 colonies of E. coli per 100 milliliter of water sampled. The data is arranged by sampling site, with the latest data 'on top'.

Spring River at County Road 3 (SR1)
10/19/2007, 77.6
09/25/2007, 83.9
09/19/2007, 131.4
09/05/2007, 387.3
09/05/2007, 325.5
08/29/2007, 158.5
08/21/2007, 2,419.6+
08/14/2007, 75.9
08/07/2007, 64.3
07/31/2007, 82.3
07/24/2007, 101.4
07/17/2007, 172.3
07/10/2007, 1986.3
07/02/2007, 1046.2
06/26/2007, 816.4
06/19/2007, 290.9
06/13/2007, 870.4
06/05/2007, 517.2
05/30/2007, 107.1
05/24/2007, 114.5

Spring River at County Road 85 (SR2)
10/19/2007, 135.4
09/25/2007, 142.1
09/19/2007, 172.3
09/05/2007, 920.8
09/05/2007, 248.1
08/29/2007, 129.6
08/21/2007, 1,119.9
08/14/2007, 35.9
08/07/2007, 70.3
07/31/2007, 91
07/24/2007, 161.6
07/17/2007, 95.9
07/10/2007, 228.2
07/02/2007, 920.8
06/26/2007, 547.5
06/19/2007, 128.1
06/13/2007, 1732.9
06/05/2007, 613.1
05/30/2007, 112.6
05/24/2007, 52.9

Spring River at Kellogg Lake-Carthage (SR3)
10/18/2007, 461.1
09/25/2007, 125
09/19/2007, 113
09/05/2007, 517.2
09/05/2007, 410.6
08/29/2007, 81.6
08/21/2007, 2,419.6+
08/14/2007, 46.4
08/07/2007, 41.7
07/31/2007, 88.2
07/24/2007, 72.3
07/17/2007, 95.9
07/10/2007, 116
07/02/2007, 1299.7
06/26/2007, 225.4
06/19/2007, 161.6
06/13/2007, 2419.6
06/05/2007, 365.4
05/30/2007, 148.3
05/24/2007, 18.7

Spring River at Francis Street-Carthage (SR4)
10/19/2007, 248.1
09/25/2007, 93.4
09/19/2007, 100.8
09/05/2007, 517.2
09/05/2007, 435.2
08/29/2007, 83.9
08/21/2007, 2,419.6+
08/14/2007, 31.2
08/07/2007, 69.7
07/31/2007, 88.6
07/24/2007, 95.9
07/17/2007, 77.6
07/10/2007, 235.9
07/02/2007, 1203.3
06/26/2007, 328.2
06/19/2007, 172.3
06/13/2007, 1986.3
06/05/2007, 290.9
05/30/2007, 131.4
05/24/2007, 45

Spring River at Quaker Mill on County Lane 216 (SR5)
10/19/2007, 93.3
09/25/2007, 74.9
09/19/2007, 101
09/05/2007, 613.1
09/05/2007, 172.3
08/28/2007, 151.5
08/21/2007, 2,419.6+
08/14/2007, 81.3
08/07/2007, 91
07/31/2007, 116.9
07/24/2007, 57.3
07/17/2007, 93.3
07/10/2007, 816.4
07/02/2007, 980.4
06/26/2007, 101.7
06/19/2007, 240
06/14/2007, 156.5
06/05/2007, 344.8
05/30/2007, 135.4
05/24/2007, 127.4

Spring River at County Road 270 (SR6)
10/19/2007, 113.7
09/25/2007, 53.8
09/19/2007, 107.1
09/05/2007, 344.8
09/05/2007, 122.3
08/28/2007, 285.1
08/21/2007, 2,419.6+
08/14/2007, 71.2
08/07/2007, 75.9
07/31/2007, 167
07/24/2007, 125
07/17/2007, 72.7
07/10/2007, 167.4
07/02/2007, 686.7
06/26/2007, 648.8
06/19/2007, 191.8
06/14/2007, 160.7
06/05/2007, 344.8
05/30/2007, 325.5
05/24/2007, 67

Spring River at Kafir and State Line (SR7)
10/19/2007, 161.6
09/25/2007, 59.8
09/19/2007, 75.4
09/05/2007, 225.4
09/05/2007, 172.5
08/28/2007, 158.5
08/21/2007, 2,419.6+
08/14/2007, 40.5
08/07/2007, 39.1
07/31/2007, 135.4
07/24/2007, 86
07/17/2007, 78.9
07/10/2007, 156.5
07/02/2007, 648.8
06/26/2007, 95.9
06/19/2007, 178
06/13/2007, 151.5
06/05/2007, 261.3
05/30/2007, 209.8
05/24/2007, 69.7

For further information, contact:
Jasper County Health Department
105 Lincoln
Carthage, MO 64836
417/358-3111
417/358-0494 (fax)
moehra@lpha.dhss.mo.gov (e-mail)
877-879-9131 (toll free)
8:30 - 4:30 (hours)