Turbidity is considered a good measure of the quality of water as it is a measurement of how clear or cloudy the water is (the cloudier the water, the higher its turbidity). In theory, waterborne ...

Weeks after Helene, the North Fork Reservoir, normally pristine, is a murky, discolored body of water. // Credit: City of Asheville by JOHN BOYLE With turbidity at North Fork Reservoir barely budging ...