March 2002 Data

Kansas StreamLink
	...a watershed exploration
StreamLink Collaborator


	Eisenhower Middle School
	Blue River (Rocky Ford)

	Date: March 8, 2002 Time: 12:00 PM GPS Coordinates: 39° 14.28' , W 94° 35.15' Visual Assessment Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast, Clear/Sunny Weather Today: Overcast Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways, roads; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots Trash at the Creek: Fishing line and lures, Broken glass, cans Animals at the Creek: Ducks, Gulls, Hawks, Geese Animals in the Creek: None Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest): Left Bank: Concrete (+), Big rocks/rip rap (+), Bare soil or sand (+), Grasses (+), Woody shrubs/small trees (+), Big trees (-), Lawn (-) Right Bank: Concrete (-), Big rocks/rip rap (+), Bare soil or sand (+), Grasses (+), Woody shrubs/small trees (+), Big trees (+), Lawn (+) Stream Bank Conditions: Left Bank: Steeply Sloping Right Bank: N/A 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: None Human Impact: None Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun What type of algae are present?: Algae Present: Yes Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown 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 (2), Sand (3), Gravel (5), Cobbles (4), Boulders (4), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0) Chemical Assessment Temperature: N/A Dissolved Oxygen: 5 ppm Percent Oxygen Saturation: N/A Nitrate: <5 ppm Phosphate: 1 ppm pH: 9 Turbidity: 40 JTU Total Coliforms: Positive Biological Oxygen Demand: 1 ppm Stream Flow: 0.4 m/s Macroinvertebrate Assessment Sensitive Species: Species Somewhat Sensitive Species: Scud Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2 Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 3 Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)

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