French Creek is renowned as one of the most important streams in eastern North America: one that is rich in biological diversity and has outstanding water quality. The creek begins in western New York and flows south through northwestern Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has identified French Creek as a globally significant watershed.

Because of the importance of this natural resource, Allegheny College, with support from the, has joined forces with regional public school teachers and students throughout the watershed to study French Creek.

At the heart of this project is a collaboration between the college and public school districts in western Pennsylvania and New York for the purpose of encouraging natural science education through hands-on field and laboratory experiences. By conducting water quality analyses thought the year students will strengthen quantitative skills and gain a better appreciation for the quality of an important natural resource in their own backyard.

French Creek Environmental Education Project

French Creek at Lord's Bridge Data 2001 - 2002

Click here for archived water data.

Site # /School	Date	Temp. (oC)	pH	TDS (mg/L)	DO (mg/L)	NO3-N (mg/L)	P (mg/L)	Alk (mg/L)	Turb (JTU)	Sulfate (mg/L)	Fe (mg/L)	WQI value	Weather (past 24 hr)	Creek Appearance	Stage (m)	Flow (m/s)	Discharge (m3/s)	Other test/s/	School/Site #
4 Cambridge Springs	09/28/01	14	7.8	110	10	0.15	0.1	27.2	5	no data	no data	9.40	rain	dark	3.00	slow	n/a		4 Cambridge Springs
4 Cambridge Springs	10/05/01	16.95	7.55	135	9	0.3	0.117	34	5	no data	no data	9.86	light rain	detritus	2.80	very slow	n/a		4 Cambridge Springs
4 Cambridge Springs	10/18/01	10	7.95	115	6.5	0.21	0.087	47.6	5	no data	no data	13.46	rain/sleet	n/a	3.65	slow	n/a		4 Cambridge Springs
4 Cambridge Springs	10/26/01	8	6.9	115	8	0.09	0.045	40.8	5	no data	no data	11.78	snow	n/a	low	slow	n/a		4 Cambridge Springs
4 Cambridge Springs	11/02/01	10	7.4	100	10	n/a	0.023	34	5	no data	no data	n/a	rain	n/a	3.20	n/a	n/a		4 Cambridge Springs
4 Cambridge Springs	12/14/01	9	7.5	65	11.5	0.35	0.013	61.2	5	no data	no data	6.65	rain	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a		4 Cambridge Springs
4 Cambridge Springs	01/04/02	2.5	7.75	75	13.5	n/a	0.023	74.8	10	no data	no data	n/a	cold	fast moving ice	higher	n/a	n/a		4 Cambridge Springs
4 Cambridge Springs	01/25/02	5	7.45	90	8	0.013	0.12	40.8	10	no data	no data	8.73	drizzle	flowing	higher	n/a	n/a		4 Cambridge Springs

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Photo by Milan Cincar 1999

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