Sampling on September 12, 2008 can be summed up in a word - wet! The rain came down fairly steadily throughout the day. However, my sampling partner, Doyn Kellerhals (UIS graduate candidate) and I were dressed for it. Probably like most field crews, rain itself does not pose a big problem and a warm rain is not that bad to work in - - - - of course that's all about to change in a few weeks. We don't sample in lightening. High winds can pose a problem on these shallow lake systems as the waves kick up fast and produce unstable conditions for both moving and holding position to sample. All in all, it turned out to be a good day sampling on Friday with the serious Ike rains hitting the area Saturday and Sunday.
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