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By looking at the information taken, we know that overall Chimacum Creek is moderately healthy. We know that for
hardness, conductivity, turbidity and the flow rate and temperatures were good – perfect for all the creeks. For nitrates and phosphates the scores don’t really matter but they do tell where pollution is so those scores are also good. Hamma Hamma was also pretty healthy and maybe a little healthier than Chimacum Creek except that the nitrates and phosphates show that since Hamma Hamma is closer to the city it has more pollutants. The Big Creek scores show that Big Creek is very healthy but the water is flowing faster than Chimacum Creek and Hamma Hamma so that could stop as many fish from going there.

Chimacum Middle School 6th Grade

2007-2008	Chimacum Creek	Hamma Hamma	Big Creek
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm)	6.55	10.30	10.84
pH	6.9	7.10	7.90
Hardness (ppm Ca)	60.33	28.40	10.00
Hardness (total ppm)	101	35.50	Not available
Nitrates Kit	0.2	0.30	0.20
Phosphates Kit	0.25	0.50	1.00
E-coli	Not available	Not available	Not available
Flow Rate (ft/s)	7.3	6.33 (fps)	24.45 (fps)
Turbidity (NTU)	-45.3	-75.30	0.00
Water Temperature C	8.85	7.90	7.50
Air Temperature C	12.85	9.70	12.30
Conductivity Probe (microseimens)	199	34.20	46.40