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Date: September 19, 2001
Time: 9:00 AM
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Storm, Rain, Showers, Overcast
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny, Ground Fog
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Active grazing land &/or
feedlots; Riparian Woodland
Trash at the Creek: Barbed wire, tractors, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Deer, Snakes, Horses
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders, Whirly Gig Beetles,
Diving Beetles
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (4), Bare soil or sand (7), Grasses (2),
Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees (6), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil
or sand (8), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees
(6), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank:
Gentle Slope
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Narrow Banks (<6 feet), Shallow
Water (<3 feet), Deep Banks (>3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; Sticks or twigs;
Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae everywhere
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks; Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 2, 4 in pools
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (4), Silt (4), Sand (2), Gravel (4), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (1), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
19
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: N/A
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Crane Fly Larvae,
Crayfish, Dragonfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Pouch Snail
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
9
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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