WATER QUALITY STORY MAP

Visit our interactive Water Quality Story Map  to learn more about MSD's water quality monitoring program in a visual format.

 

 

 

MSD WATER QUALITY STUDIES

MSD monitors water quality and aquatic habit in the Mill Creek, Little Miami River, and Muddy Creek & other tributaries. MSD partners with the Midwest Biodiversity Institute (MBI) to perform comprehensive biological, chemical, and physical sampling and analysis in sampling rounds every four or five years. The results are then compared to previous studies and Ohio Water Quality Standards

 

The most recent (third round) of water quality sampling was conducted in 2021-2023.

 

• Lower Mill Creek (2023)
• Mill Creek (2021)
• Little Miami River (2022)
• Muddy Creek and other tributaries (2023)

 

The second round of sampling was conducted in 2016-2019:

 

• Mill Creek (2016)
• Little Miami River (2017)
• Muddy Creek and other tributaries (2018)

The benchmarking (baseline) round of sampling was conducted in 2011-2014:

 

• Mill Creek (2011)
• Little Miami River (2012)
• Great Miami River (2013)
• Ohio River and Tributaries, including Muddy Creek (2014)

 

For more information about our local streams, please see our stream-specific webpages below.

 

 

HABITAT MITIGATION

The health of local streams isn’t just dependent on what's in the water; it's also important for fish and other aquatic organisms to have a natural habitat.

 

Toward that goal, MSD and the MILL CREEK ALLIANCE are working to eliminate low-head dams on the Mill Creek mainstem. LEARN MORE

 

 

 

 

 

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

OHIO WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

MITIGATING LOW-HEAD DAMS ON THE MILL CREEK