Buffalo Creek

Nahunta, Georgia

Managed by Satilla Riverkeeper

Satilla Riverkeeper Annual Cleanup Saturday, September 17 9am to 11 am

Buffalo Creek

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Water Quality

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 7th, 2022. Satilla Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 13th, 2022 at 8:48 AM.

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Source Information

Satilla Riverkeeper monitors water quality at seven recreational sites on the Satilla River in Georgia. Satilla has been part of Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division outreach program Adopt-A-Stream (AAS) since January of 2014. Satilla Riverkeeper monitoring program is managed by Laura Early.

Water at all sites is sampled for E. coli bacteria, as well as for dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, and temperature. Samples are monthly, from May through October. Sites may be re-sampled if elevated levels are encountered.

Results are communicated to the public ASAP on the Adopt-A-Stream database http://www.georgiaadoptastream.com/db/Groups.html?GroupID=1906

They are also available on the Satilla Riverkeeper Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Satilla.Riverkeeper

Georgia’s criterion for acceptable levels of fecal coliform in water bodies that are used for human recreation is:: 200 (freshwater) & 100 (coastal) cfu/100mL based on a 30-day geometric mean

The EPA E. coli standards for human recreation are 126 cfu E.coli /100 ml based on a geometric mean or a one-time measurement equal to or less than 235 cfu/100 ml
(Note: EPA BAV: 235 E. coli/100 mL)

A swim is marked GREEN when it meets the EPA’s recommended limit of E. coli for recreational waters, which is equal to or less than 126 cfu/100 ml (colony forming units per 100 milliliters of water) based on a geometric mean or a one-time measurement equal to or less than 235 cfu/100 ml.

A beach is marked RED when results are equal to or exceed 126 cfu E.coli /100 ml based on a geometric mean or a one-time measurement equal to or more than 235 cfu/100 ml.

A beach is marked GREY when reliable information is not available

Water Quality Graph

Buffalo Creek

Nahunta, Georgia

Managed by Satilla Riverkeeper

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 7th, 2022. Satilla Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 13th, 2022 at 8:48 AM.

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Satilla Riverkeeper Annual Cleanup Saturday, September 17 9am to 11 am

Buffalo Creek

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Report Pollution

Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Water Quality Graph

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Satilla River - Warners Landing Hortense, Georgia	Hortense, Georgia	Historical Status
Satilla River - Ava Strickland Lightsey Landing Nahunta, Georgia	Nahunta, Georgia	Historical Status
Satilla River - Burnt Fort Landing White Oak, Georgia	White Oak, Georgia	Historical Status
Satilla River - U.S. 301 Landing Nahunta, Georgia	Nahunta, Georgia	Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.