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Date: December 3, 2001
Time: 8:40 AM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 11.515', W 96° 34.707'
Elevation: 1029 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Golf courses
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans; PVC; Cigarette Butts
Animals at the Creek: Squirrels
Animals in the Creek: N/A
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(3), Big rocks/rip rap (4), Bare soil or sand (6), Grasses (7),
Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees (5), Lawn (0), Other: Leaves
(6)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (4), Bare soil
or sand (6), Grasses (7), Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees
(5), Lawn (0), Other: Leaves (6)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water
(<3 feet), Deep Banks (>3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Sticks or twigs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: N/A
Type of Algae: N/A
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color
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 (4), Gravel (4), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (1); Other: Leafy Debris
(4)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
10
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 35%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 60 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.06 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Observed
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crane Fly Larvae (2)
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae (10)
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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