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Date: April 24, 2002
Time: 1:20
GPS Coordinates: 39° 14.28', W 96° 35.15'
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Storm, Rain, Overcast
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Rural homes with septic systems
Trash at the Creek: Fishing line and lures, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Snakes, Buzzard, Crow, Blue
Winged Teal
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Canada Geese
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(1), Big rocks/rip rap (5), Bare soil or sand (3), Grasses (4),
Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (7), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil
or sand (2), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (3), Big trees
(7), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles
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
Human Impact: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Algae matted on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Blue colored water
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 3
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (3), Silt (0), Sand (3), Gravel (4), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(2), Bedrock (3), Cement platform (1)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
18
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 84%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 9
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Stonefly
Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crane Fly Larvae
Tolerant Species: Blackfly Larvae
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
6
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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