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Date: March 14, 2002
Time: 11:30-3:30 PM
GPS Coordinates: 38° 08.598', W 98° 00.392'
Elevation: 1,646 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast, Mostly Clear Sky
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems;
Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Old tires, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Beavers, Snakes
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (7), Grasses (5),
Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil
or sand (7), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees
(8), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: N/A
Shape of the Channel: Wide 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: Crop residue
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun with some shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: N/A
Conditions in your stream: Greenish colored water; Yellow-brown
to dark brown water; Foam; White cottony masses
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 (2), Silt (4) Sand (2), Gravel (4), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
17
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 58%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 9
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish
Tolerant Species: None
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
4
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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