Our data showed that while there are some significant differences in chemical analyses between the three sites along the two sample rivers. This result could advocate for increasing the sample size for future research. Furthermore, the Hidden River Golf and Casting Club is advertised as a casting club and this is reflected in their attempt to mitigate the effects of the golf course’s impact on the river by reducing the amount of nutrients that enter the river system by utilizing buffer zones of at least 90 meters between fertilized grass and the river (Davies and Nelson 1994, Holly 1998). These buffer strips might explain the absence of a dramatic effect from the runoff as buffer strips have been shown to effectively reduce both the movement of nutrients and sediments into stream water (Karr and Schlosser 1978). Another conclusion that could be drawn is that the Wilderness Golf Course is far enough away from the Carp Lake River to have no effect on its water quality.