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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Deschutes River Clean Up 2018

28 July, 2018

Team Leader
Sarah Clark
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
2167 lbs (measured)

44.060086019022, -121.31898993235

Survey Information

Location Name
Deschutes River Clean Up 2018
Organization/Dive Centre
Central Oregon Diving
City
Bend
Country
United States
Date
28 July, 2018
Survey Duration
68 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.060086019022
Longitude: -121.31898993235
Weather Conditions
Clear and HOT
Survey Depth Range
8–15 feet
Area Surveyed
3000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Silt bottom
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 12
Balls 69
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 45
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 10
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 9
Caps & Lids (plastic) 24
Carpet (synthetic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 11
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 13
Cotton Bud Sticks 8
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 12
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 12
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 24
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 7
Straws, Stirrers 7
Plastic Fragments 83
Cigarette Filters 86
Strapping Bands (plastic) 9
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 9
Jars-food (glass) 12
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 9
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 40
Beverage Bottles (glass) 198
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 7
Appliances: Household 11
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 9
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 176
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Caps & Lids (metal) 17
Cars & Car Parts 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 7
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 9
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 11
Metal Fragments 32
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 6
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 76
Wood Fragments 20
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 7
Bags (cloth) 6
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 14
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 8
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 6
Clothing 32
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 10
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 41
Toys 23
other materials collected
Paddles 17
CD's 3
Keys 9
Cell Phones 69
Shotgun shell 1
Sunglasses 97
Umbrella 1
Vibrator 1
Watch 2
Nail Polish Bottle 1
Dog Collar 4
Rings 8

Floaters float and loose items going down the river.

Cell Phones

Shoes

Beverage Contatiners

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