Dive Against Debris Data Submission
West Branch Susquehanna River Clean-up
23 July, 2016
- Team Leader
- Rich Best
- Number of Participants
- 39
- Total Debris Collected
- 7144.92 lbs (measured)
41.170915619099105, -77.30671405792236
Survey Information
- Location Name
- West Branch Susquehanna River Clean-up
- Organization/Dive Centre
- sunken Treasure Scuba Center
- City
- McElhattan
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 23 July, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 41.170915619099105
Longitude: -77.30671405792236
- Weather Conditions
-
Fair and dry.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–8 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 7226.43 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- 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) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 10 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Tires/tyres | 267 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
Additional Information
80lb Safe
Tires
Beverage Cans
Beverage Bottles
