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Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan
2.6 Water Quality
Water quality sampling was conducted by Mohd. Kamil et al. (2005) at 12 points along the
Sg. Jeri (a tributary of the Sg. Stong, between the Stong resort and Baha Camp), Sg.
Semuliang and Sg. Kenarong. Description of the sampling stations is provided in Table 2.2
while results of the water quality sampling are presented in Table 2.3.
Table 2.2: Description of Sampling Stations
Station
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
Coordinates
(RSO)
N442750
E590667
N442503
E590728
N442380
E590790
N442041
E590668
N442965
E590666
N443519
E590665
N441981
E591098
N442044
E591589
N439847
E591589
N436457
E584967
N437292
E584962
N442617
E586090
Location
Small iron plate that serves as a bridge across a branch of the Sg.
Jeri on the way to the resort, but outside the boundary of GSSP.
Sg. Jeri that is within the resort area.
Sg. Jeri that is within the resort area.
Sg. Jeri, within the resort area.
Sg. Jeri, outside the resort, and passing several dwellings.
Sg. Jeri, at the bridge near the Jelawang Secondary School.
Sg. Jeri, within the resort grounds, at the canopy bridge.
Sg. Jeri, at the foot of the high waterfall.
Sg. Semuliang, near the junction with the Sg. Kenerong, on the
way to the mini-hydro dam.
Sg. Kenerong, at the mini-hydro-station.
A tributary of the Semuliang
Sg. Stong, near rubber smallholdings.
Source: Mohd Kamil et al. (2003)
Table 2.3: Water Sampling Data
Parameter Unit S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12
pH 6.56 6.38 6.78 6.17 7.27 6.57 6.58 6.41 6.07 6.01 6.16 6.17
Temp °C 26.8 26.8 26.4 24.5 23.8 25.7 26.1 26.2 24.5 21.4 21.9 25.3
EC mS/cm 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03
DO mg/l 6.40 6.96 7.11 7.20 7.05 7.18 6.88 6.08 7.70 7.78 7.90 7.71
Turbidity NTU 1.83 1.55 1.63 1.72 1.63 7.03 5.30 3.77 1.14 0.90 1.08 1.58
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