Located on Stony Brook Road, this site is close to the headwaters of
the river. There are narrow buffer zones on either side of the river ,
which is basically surrounded by open pasture land. The area is basically
categorized as being rural in that population density is 1,000 - 3,000
people per square mile.
Located at the intersection of Pennigton - Hopewell Road and King George
Road. The river again has narrow buffer zones, with cropland adjacent to
those zones on one side and an older suburban area on the other side.
This site is basically categorized as suburban / agriculture. The population
density on one side of the river is 1,000 - 3,000 people per square mile
while on the other there is 3,000 - 10,000 people per square mile. Just
slightly down stream form this site is a moderate size marshland area.
On the first testing date researchers noted an oily bacteria scum on the
surface of the water. On the second testing date a moderate size algal
bloom had begun.
Honey Creek is a tributary to the Stony Brook just down stream from
Stony Brook 4 on Elm Ridge Road. Along the creek there are rather substantial
buffer zones. The creek flows from a moderately populated area with wetlands
adjacent to a man made lake from which it flows into the Stony Brook. At
this particular test site there are large older homes surrounded by wooded
areas. Basically this area could be classified as rural / Suburban with
a population density of 1,00 - 3,000 people per square mile.
This site is located on Province Line Road. The buffer zones surrounding
the river are heavily wooded and highly populated with wildlife. However,
along the edges of these woods are several new housing developments. Population
density reports indicate that this area is suburban / rural with 3,000
people per square mile. Researches noted a huge population of insect larvae
with portions of the river here on the first test date.
This site is located at the intersection of route 206 and Quaker Road.
At this point along the river the buffer zones are extremely small. The
area adjacent to the buffer zone is all older suburban development. Population
density figures show 3,000 - 10,000 people per square mile. Researchers
noted several outlets from storm water drains along the length of this
section of the river.
This sight is formally known as Carnegie Lake 3. This is the point where the official Stony Brook river ends and becomes part of the Carnegie Lake area. The river is surrounded by a marsh, kept going by a man made pumping station, and highly wooded areas ( these woods are set up as recreational areas with parks and trails ). Population density in this area is recorded as 3,000 - 10,000 people per square mile. Researches noted the same bacteria scum along the surface of the water as seen at Stony Brook 4 on the first test date.