22. Dry Mill Branch, Westpark

Site Description: This site is located on the Westpark property in Leesburg, about 0.2 miles upstream from the pond on that property, the outfall of which becomes Tuscarora Creek. This site is both a benthic macroinvertebrate survey site (in partnership with Virginia Save Our Streams) and a chemical monitoring site (in partnership with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s RiverTrends program).

Certified Lead Monitors: Amy Ulland and Chris Henke started conducting benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring at this site in the fall of 2023. Loudoun Wildlife’s Chem Crew also started conducting chemical monitoring (in partnership with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s RiverTrends program) at this site in September 2023.

Visit the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative to see further information about the chemical data for this location (DRYMILBRA0.2).

Stream Monitoring Data

Explore comprehensive results for this location via the Clean Water Hub site page.

Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data: Click on the VA SOS/CMC ROCKY BOTTOM link below the map, then scroll down to see the data.
Salt Watch Data: Click on the SALT WATCH link below the map, then scroll down to see chloride levels.
Nitrate Watch Data: Click on the NITRATE WATCH link below the map, then scroll down to see nitrate levels.

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