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River Clean up McKay to Galveston

29 July, 2017

Team Leader
Mike Simpson
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
762 lbs (measured)

44.059804, 121.304498

Survey Information

Location Name
River Clean up McKay to Galveston
Organization/Dive Centre
Central Oregon Diving
City
Bend
Country
United States
Date
29 July, 2017
Survey Duration
250 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.059804
Longitude: 121.304498
Weather Conditions
90 and sunny
Survey Depth Range
3–15 feet
Area Surveyed
209.3 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
River
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 12
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 46
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 6
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 6
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Plastic Fragments 18
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 6
Jars-food (glass) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 42
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 42
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cars & Car Parts 4
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Pipes & Rebar 6
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Metal Fragments 8
Fishing: Traps & Pots 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 7
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 4
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 9
Cloth Fragments 19
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 7
Clothing 42
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 29
Toys 4
other materials collected
metal grate 2
garden hose 1
construction cones 2
sunglasses 26
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crawdad
Number Entangled 20
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris cones, tires, cups

people floating river and not securing items or dropping so dont have to carry

hub caps

not securing items

dropping items

looking clothing while floating

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