Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Blue River Reservoir Dam
25 July, 2020
- Team Leader
- Rich Hopkins
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 15.5 lbs (measured)
44.173723671133, -122.32969618496
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Blue River Reservoir Dam
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Eugene Skin Divers Supply
- City
- Eugene
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 25 July, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 77 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 44.173723671133
Longitude: -122.32969618496
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and warm
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–123 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1024 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- Freshwater reservoir
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 13 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Car Jack | 1 |
| Cooler lid | 1 |
Additional Information
This is a popular swimming area
Car jack
broken glass
car jack
Comments and Feedback
The bottom is entirely made of small to medium rocks. It appears swimmer and boaters drop glass beer bottles frequently here causing a lot of broken glass on the bottom.
