Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Occoquan River
15 October, 2022
- Team Leader
- Roger S
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 32 lbs (measured)
38.684684797739, -77.260096494954
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Occoquan River
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Patriot Scuba
- City
- Occoquan
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 15 October, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 92 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.684684797739
Longitude: -77.260096494954
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain and heavy winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–28 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- Mud
- Ecosystem
- River
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 15 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 10 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 10 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
Additional Information
Womens Hat and a Prayer Rug
Rusted chains and pipes
