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Date: April 17, 2002
Time: 12:20 PM
Outside Temperature: 72 F
Water Temperature: 69 F
Stream
Walk Survey
Does the stream flow in a straight line or does it curve? Curve
What is the stream bed made of? Boulders, Cobbles, Gravel,
Sand, Silt
What Color is the water? Clear
Is there foam on the surface? No
Is the stream the same color, or does it change? Same color,
becomes muddy when sectioned off
Do you see trash? Yes - bottles, paper, plastic, tires, oil
filter, trash, cans, styrofoam
Do you smell
any unusual smells? Yes
- Sewage, a little fishy
What do you see on the streambanks? Soil,
Rock, Vegetation/Roots
What types of vegetation is growing on the streambanks? Trees,
Shrubs, Grasses and Vines
What is the land along the stream like? Lawn, Trees, Sand
What are the land uses along the stream? Roads, Schools,
Crop Fields, Pastures, Discharge Pipes, Cut Trees, Bridges
Do you see animal tracks? Yes - Racoon, Coyote, Deer
Do you see animal homes? Yes - built with logs, trees, and
grass
Describe the wildlife you see: Birds, minnows, and frogs
Do you see fish? Yes - many, 3" long
Do you see or hear insects? Yes - Spiders, Ants, Beetles,
Flies
What other observations can you make? There were many broken
logs/sticks, some areas have trash scattered, there are a lot of
ripples throughout the stream.
Stream
Quality Survey
Weather
Conditions (last 72 hours): Windy, 80 F
Average stream width: 6 ft.
Average stream depth: 1/2 ft.
Flow Rate: Normal
Macroinvertebrate
Count:
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs, Gilled Snail, Riffle Beetle Adult, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: None
Tolerant Species: None
Water
Quality Rating (as calculated from number and abundance of species
present): 18
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
Fish water
quality indicators: Scattered schools
Barriers
to fish movement: Beaver dams
Surface water appearance: Clear
Stream
bed deposit: Black,
Brown, Silt, Sand
Odor: Sewage
Stability of stream bed: Bed sinks beneath your feet in a
few spots
% Bank covered by plants, rocks and logs:
Stream banks (sides): 30-70% Fair
Top banks (slope and floodplain): >70% Good
Algae
color: light green, dark green, brown coated, matted on stream
bed, hairy
Algae located: in spots, 25% of bed cover
Stream channel shade: 20-49% Moderate
Stream bank composition: 10% trees, 10% shrubs, 20% grass,
60% bare soil
Stream bank erosion: 50-80% High
Riffle composition: 20% silt, 40% sand, 20% gravel, 10% cobbles,
10% boulders
Are there any discharge pipes? Yes
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