Date: December 12, 2001
Time: 4:00 PM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 55.497', W 100° 44.466'

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots

Trash at the Creek: No trash
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Cows, Deer, Beavers
Animals in the Creek: Fish

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (0), Grasses (8), Woody shrubs/small trees (2), Big trees (2), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (0), Grasses (8), Woody shrubs/small trees (2), Big trees (2), Lawn (0)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Gentle Slope
Right Bank: N/A

Habitat Types: Pools
Shape of the Channel: Narrow Banks (<6 feet), Shallow Water (<3 feet), Shallow Banks (<3 feet)

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade/Sun

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: 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): 4
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest): Mud (2), Silt (1), Sand (1), Gravel (1), Cobbles (0), Boulders (0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 4 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 46%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 4 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.15 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: None
Tolerant Species: None

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 1

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 0
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)