Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Wallowa Lake Junkyard
20 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Lisa Anderson
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 380 lbs (measured)
45.308889, -117.210556
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Wallowa Lake Junkyard
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Mountain Divers
- City
- Walla Walla
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 20 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 45.308889
Longitude: -117.210556
- Weather Conditions
-
clear, sunny, warm
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–34 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Natural Oligotrophic with Dam
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 8 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 68 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 39 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 7 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 6 |
| Tires/tyres | 19 |
| Rubber Fragments | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
Additional Information
no
55 gal chemical barrel (2-4-5-T) Weed Killer
aluminum cans
tires
chemical barrel
Comments and Feedback
We still have lots more to remove from the area, other Clean Up Dive for Debris planned for next year.
The chemical barrels have been reported to the Department of Enviromental Quality, Water Division.
