Today, in our final day (hopefully) of actual data collection around Cubbon Park, we measured the depth of the wells, as well as the level of water and silt in nine of the wells (to get a general representation of the distribution of water across the park). We also viewed the three lakes around Cubbon Park, but due to the language barrier we could not get enough information about the work that was done, and plan to return Friday with a translator to learn more.
The wells we measured were 2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 39, 54. We chose to take measurements of wells all over the park, but also of a few close together to see if we could establish a pattern. The depth of all of the wells ranged from 14-almost 16 ft; respectively, they were 15, 14.42, 14.25, 15.67, 14.75, 14, 14, 14.92, 15.1 ft. The water level varied; respectively again, the levels in inches were: 0, 87, 69, 82, 24, 21.5, 6, 64, and 0. Clearly, there is no clear pattern, and geographically there does not seem to be a relationship with water level. Wells 14, 15, 16, and 17 were very close to each other physically, but had water levels that ranged from 21.5 inches to 87 inches. They also did not have similar water compositions: well 16 had no silt and clear water, while well 14 had mixed silt at the water level. The other wells in this area had minimum silt. There were two wells, however, which did have silt. Well 9 had chunky silt up the 87 inches of water it had, and well 39 had heavy silt up to three inches and then mixed silt up to the top of the water. Skipping ahead slightly in the day because it is related to this, we had a call with Shubha and Uma where they recommended that we take a look at the topography (such as contour lines) of Cubbon Park to see if our measurements line up with what is expected. This will be our next step in our analysis for our report to Biome, since there was such a great range in water heights.
This day was different than all of our other days in Cubbon Park, because it was much more technical and analytical. Due to a strike on Thursday, we will be confined to the UTC campus, and will therefore take the day to complete the full report on the wells, which we will then add the lake information to.
-GCIL 2020 Team Biome (Veronique, Kayla, Tessa, Eric).
The wells we measured were 2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 39, 54. We chose to take measurements of wells all over the park, but also of a few close together to see if we could establish a pattern. The depth of all of the wells ranged from 14-almost 16 ft; respectively, they were 15, 14.42, 14.25, 15.67, 14.75, 14, 14, 14.92, 15.1 ft. The water level varied; respectively again, the levels in inches were: 0, 87, 69, 82, 24, 21.5, 6, 64, and 0. Clearly, there is no clear pattern, and geographically there does not seem to be a relationship with water level. Wells 14, 15, 16, and 17 were very close to each other physically, but had water levels that ranged from 21.5 inches to 87 inches. They also did not have similar water compositions: well 16 had no silt and clear water, while well 14 had mixed silt at the water level. The other wells in this area had minimum silt. There were two wells, however, which did have silt. Well 9 had chunky silt up the 87 inches of water it had, and well 39 had heavy silt up to three inches and then mixed silt up to the top of the water. Skipping ahead slightly in the day because it is related to this, we had a call with Shubha and Uma where they recommended that we take a look at the topography (such as contour lines) of Cubbon Park to see if our measurements line up with what is expected. This will be our next step in our analysis for our report to Biome, since there was such a great range in water heights.
This day was different than all of our other days in Cubbon Park, because it was much more technical and analytical. Due to a strike on Thursday, we will be confined to the UTC campus, and will therefore take the day to complete the full report on the wells, which we will then add the lake information to.
-GCIL 2020 Team Biome (Veronique, Kayla, Tessa, Eric).
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