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Date:12/6/01
Time:8:30 AM
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems;
Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Old tires, Fishing line and lures, Broken
glass, cans, other
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Birds
Animals in the Creek: Fish
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Big
rocks/rip rap (5), Bare soil or sand (3), Grasses (8), Woody shrubs/small
trees (4), Big trees (6)
Right Bank: Bare soil or sand (8), Grasses (7), Woody shrubs/small
trees (5), Big trees (6)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (> 6 feet), Deep 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 observed
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; No unusual color
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): #
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (3), Silt (2), Sand (2), Gravel (5), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (2)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
18
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6.67 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 84 %
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 6.67
Turbidity: N/A
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.3 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: none
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish
Tolerant Species: Pouch snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 4
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
5
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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