Date: March 14, 2002
Time: 11:30-3:30 PM
GPS Coordinates: 38° 02.953', W 97° 55.673'
Elevation: 1,597 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
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (3), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (5), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (0), Big trees (2), Lawn (5)
Right Bank: N/A

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

Habitat Types: N/A
Shape of the Channel: N/A

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: N/A
Human Impact: None

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: N/A

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


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 18 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 81 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 81%
Nitrate: < 5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
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?: 3

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 4
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)