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Fast Facts
Environmental Creek Assessments
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| Fast Facts |
| Population |
2000: 284
2030: 6,940 |
| Creek Length |
7 miles |
| Drainage Area |
8 square
miles |
| Drains To |
Onion Creek
just east of I35 |
| Well Known Sites |
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| Land Use |
Residential
Business
Civic
Parks
Roadways
Undeveloped |
7%
0%
0%
1%
1%
91% |
Watershed Facts
- Rinard Creek flows into Onion Creek just
east of I35.
- A wastewater treatment plant discharge is
proposed as part of a new subdivision in this watershed.
- A large spring named “Rinard
Spring” discharges in the mid-reach of the watershed.
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| Creek
Assessments
Environmental
| Index |
Score |
Category |
Notes |
| Overall
Score |
70 |
Good
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Rinard ranks 11 out of
46 watersheds in overall quality |
Water
Chemistry |
65 |
Good
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Water quality is above
average, ammonia is high, suspended solids are high |
Sediment
Quality |
81 |
Very
Good |
PAHs are very low, herbicides/pesticides
are very low, metals are very low |
| Recreation |
96 |
Excellent |
During dry weather conditions,
bacteria is not a threat |
| Aesthetics |
74 |
Good |
Litter is not a problem,
no odor, algae covers 10-20% of creek, water is slightly cloudy,
most of the creek bed is dry |
| Habitat |
40 |
Marginal |
Increased sediment deposition,
cover is insufficient, bank stability is bad, bank vegetation
is bad, buffer zone is small |
| Aquatic
Life |
62
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Fair
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Benthic macroinvertebrate
community is fair, diatom community is excellent |
- New large residential subdivisions
in Rinard may impact future water quality conditions.
- Presence of pollution-intolerant diatom
species suggest healthy community; aquatic life scores improved
in Rinard more than other watersheds in the City.
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| Rinard Creek at Bradshaw
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Rinard Creek at FM 1327
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