Environmental Monitoring Buoy on
Eagle Creek Reservoir

The Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) maintains an Environmental Monitoring Buoy in the southern portion of Eagle Creek Reservoir. This buoy measures physical, chemical, and biological parameters near the surface (1m), middle (3m), and bottom (6m) of the lake. Ten parameters are measured every fifteen minutes and include temperature, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, and turbidity. The buoy is equipped with a radio transmitter which sends data to Eagle Creek Park Headquarters and then on to Indiana University ~ Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).