Bike With Your Boots On

We have an opportunity for people to get to know the River des Peres Watershed and it’s water quality by bike riding with volunteers on the Greenway trails along River des Peres and the tributary, Gravois Creek, to observe and help trained volunteers conduct water quality measurements.
We will bike the length of the trail stopping at creek crossings to monitor the water quality using chemistry kits provided by Missouri Stream Team. We can use the data collected throughout the day to have a snapshot of the health of the River des Peres watershed.
No experience necessary to participate and kids are welcome! Please bring your own bike, helmet, water bottle and a pencil. Be prepared to get your feet wet.
Watch our event calendar for bike with your boots on events on the River des Peres Trail in June and Grants Trail in October. For more info contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Map of our route on River desPeres
Map of our route on Gravois Creek
Some data from our Grants Trail bike rides:
Site# |
Event Date |
Rainfall |
Weather |
NO3-N (mg/L) |
Air Temp (°C) |
Water Temp (°C) |
DO2 (mg/L) |
DO Saturation (%) |
pH |
Conductivity (µS/cm) |
Turbidity (NTU) |
Chlorides (mg/L) |
1 |
10/7/2012 |
1.29 |
Clear |
0.25 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
105 |
7.3 |
570 |
10 |
47 |
1 |
10/28/2017 |
0.5 |
Cloudy |
0.5 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
54 |
8.6 |
690 |
10 |
52 |
2 |
10/7/2012 |
1.29 |
Clear |
0.5 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
105 |
7.8 |
500 |
10 |
63 |
2 |
10/7/2012 |
1.29 |
Clear |
0.25 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
102 |
8.1 |
700 |
10 |
50 |
3 |
10/7/2012 |
1.29 |
Clear |
0.5 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
114 |
|
340 |
10 |
32 |
3 |
10/1/2016 |
0.27 |
Cloudy |
0.5 |
19 |
20 |
9 |
99 |
8 |
970 |
0 |
116 |
3 |
10/28/2017 |
0.5 |
Cloudy |
0.25 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
80 |
7.8 |
490 |
10 |
59 |
4 |
10/28/2017 |
0.5 |
Cloudy |
0.25 |
4 |
8.5 |
10 |
85 |
8.2 |
13 |
10 |
170 |
5 |
10/7/2012 |
0.54 |
Clear |
0.25 |
15.5 |
12 |
15 |
139 |
|
660 |
10 |
92 |
5 |
10/1/2016 |
0.27 |
Cloudy |
2 |
18 |
18 |
9 |
95 |
8 |
840 |
0 |
98 |
6 |
10/7/2012 |
1.29 |
Clear |
0.25 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
95 |
7.9 |
700 |
10 |
70 |
6 |
10/4/2015 |
0.6 |
Cloudy |
0.25 |
13 |
13 |
7 |
67 |
8.2 |
790 |
10 |
98 |
6 |
10/28/2017 |
0.5 |
Cloudy |
0.5 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
69 |
7.3 |
840 |
10 |
99 |
7 |
10/7/2012 |
1.29 |
Clear |
0.25 |
13 |
14 |
10 |
97 |
7.9 |
600 |
10 |
|
8 |
10/7/2012 |
1.29 |
Clear |
0.25 |
11 |
12 |
6 |
56 |
7.7 |
710 |
10 |
34 |
8 |
10/4/2015 |
0.6 |
Cloudy |
1 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
68 |
7.7 |
930 |
10 |
153 |
8 |
10/1/2016 |
0.27 |
Cloudy |
1 |
19 |
19 |
7 |
76 |
8 |
1010 |
0 |
116 |
8 |
10/28/2017 |
0.5 |
Cloudy |
0.25 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
59 |
7.7 |
870 |
10 |
98 |
9 |
10/4/2015 |
0.6 |
Cloudy |
0.25 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
68 |
7.9 |
790 |
10 |
118 |
9 |
10/1/2016 |
0.27 |
Cloudy |
2 |
20 |
18 |
9 |
95 |
8 |
1200 |
0 |
170 |
9 |
10/28/2017 |
0.5 |
Cloudy |
0.25 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
61 |
7.6 |
770 |
10 |
90 |
10 |
10/4/2015 |
0.6 |
Cloudy |
0.5 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
97 |
7.8 |
910 |
10 |
118 |
10 |
10/28/2017 |
0.5 |
Cloudy |
0.25 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
98 |
8 |
620 |
10 |
54 |
11 |
10/28/2017 |
0.5 |
Cloudy |
0.25 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
62 |
7.9 |
910 |
10 |
98 |
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62 |
7.9 |
910 |
10 |
98 |
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