Root River

The site is safe to access-
There was no evidence of iron oxidizing bacteria, this site was red and orange in fall with evidence of many pools of iron oxidizing bacteria. No signs of any but an abundance of white fishy foam.

Big snowbanks on the way to the monitoring location and can not see water. The whole stream is frozen.

Iron oxide present and bacterial film. There is algae present but it looks like it is dying. Watch the walk down to the river. It is steep in down the path.

Steep overgrown bank to access the river

Steep overgrown access.

The water level has receded since last visit. Patch of brown floating algae is booming. Steep slop through thick brush

The water level has gone down a little since the last visit. Steep the embankment with thick brush.

The water level has gone up since the last site visit. Thick vegetation down step embankment

Steep slope with thick bushes and prickly weeds.

Animal carcass nearby, water level very low, lots of algae on rocks and pools around. Slippery slope.