E. coli Tests for Spring River, 2012

The Jasper County Health Department began testing for E. coli bacteria in Spring River in May 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 following are test results for 2012.

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 Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) recommends a maximum of 126 E. coli colonies per 100 ml. as the limit for "recreational" swimming and whole body contact, annually between April 1 and October 31. The data is arranged by sampling site, with the latest data 'on top'.

Spring River at County Road 3 (SR1)
10/02/2012, 63.3
09/26/2012, 143
09/18/2012, 178.5
09/11/2012, 58.10
09/05/2012, 83.9
08/30/2012, 38.3
08/21/2012, 42.8
08/14/2012, 75.4
08/09/2012, sample error/no report
07/31/2012, 488.4
07/26/2012, 141.4
07/18/2012, 91
07/11/2012, 73.3
07/02.2012, 50.4
06/27/2012, 32.8
06/20/2012, 59.4
06/12/2012, 135.4
06/06/2012,  88.2
05/31/2012, 1119.9
05/22/2012, 38.6

Spring River at County Road 85 (SR2)
10/02/2012, 163.8
09/26/2012, 272.3
09/18/2012, 816.4
09/11/2012, 95.9 
09/05/2012, 1,299.7
08/30/2012, 113.4
08/21/2012, 110
08/14/2012, 55.4
08/09/2012, 57.3
07/31/2012, 290.9
07/26/2012, 116.2
07/18/2012, 105
07/11/2012, 25.6
07/02.2012, 61.3
06/27/2012, 74.8
06/20/2012, 106.3
06/12/2012, 148.3
06/06/2012, 214.3
05/31/2012, 478.6
05/22/2012, 73.3

Spring River at Kellogg Lake-Carthage (SR3)
10/02/2012, 139.1
09/26/2012, not readable
09/18/2012, 2419.6
09/11/2012, 71.2
09/05/2012, 82
08/29/2012, 86
08/21/2012, 23.8
08/14/2012, 30.5
08/09/2012, 2,419.6
07/31/2012, 25.9
07/26/2012, 40.8
07/18/2012, 68.3
07/11/2012, 52.9
07/02.2012, 81.3
06/27/2012, 83.3
06/20/2012, 488.4
06/12/2012, 110
06/06/2012, 83.6
05/31/2012, 365.4
05/22/2012, 42.6

Spring River at Francis Street-Carthage (SR4)
10/02/2012, 82
09/26/2012, not readable
09/18/2012, 1732.9
09/11/2012,110 
09/05/2012, 1,732.9
08/29/2012, 139.1
08/21/2012, 54.5
08/14/2012, 24.6
08/09/2012, 435.2
07/31/2012, 166.4
07/26/2012, 33.7
07/18/2012, 119.1
07/11/2012, 63.1
07/02.2012, 21.1
06/27/2012, 37.3
06/20/2012, 81.3
06/12/2012, 172.3
06/06/2012, 88.6
05/31/2012, 1,986.3
05/22/2012, 95.9

Spring River at Quaker Mill on County Lane 216 (SR5)
10/02/2012, 90.5
09/26/2012, 54.6
09/18/2012, 410.6
09/11/2012, 51.3
09/05/2012, 167
08/29/2012, 62
08/21/2012, 62.7
08/14/2012, 71.7
08/09/2012, 90.56
07/31/2012, 115.3
07/26/2012, 37.9
07/18/2012, 59.8
07/12/2012, 55.6
07/02.2012, 74.4
06/27/2012, 64.4
06/20/2012, 71.7
06/13/2012, 83
06/06/2012, 172.5
05/31/2012, 1,413.6
05/22/2012, 59.8

Spring River at County Road 270 (SR6)
10/02/2012, 38.4
09/26/2012, 49.6
09/18/2012, 249.5
09/11/2012, 50.4
09/05/2012, 125.9
08/29/2012, 42
08/21/2012, 21.3
08/14/2012, 33.1
08/09/2012, 35.0
07/31/2012, 43.9
07/26/2012, 21.3
07/18/2012, 52.1
07/12/2012, 30.5
07/02.2012, 36.4
06/27/2012, 20.9
06/20/2012, 47.3
06/13/2012, 547.5
06/06/2012, 98.4
05/31/2012, 1,203.3
05/22/2012, 52.0

Spring River at Kafir and State Line (SR7)
10/02/2012, 117.8
09/26/2012, 162.4
09/18/2012, 517.2
09/11/2012, 137.6
09/05/2012, 191.8
08/29/2012, 54.8
08/21/2012, 16.1
08/14/2012, 54.8
08/09/2012, 71.2
07/31/2012, 30.1
07/26/2012, 65.7
07/18/2012, 48.1
07/12/2012, 56.5
07/02/2012, 35
06/27/2012, 23.8
06/20/2012, 53.8
06/13/2012, 218.7
06/06/2012, 93.3
05/31/2012, 1299.7
05/22/2012, 39.9

For further information, contact:
Jasper County Health Department
105 Lincoln
Carthage, MO 64836
417/358-3111
417/358-0494 (fax)