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Date: February 28, 2002
Time: 9:00 AM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 11.52', W 96° 34.70'
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny (Cold)
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Active grazing land &/or feedlots; Construction
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans; Paper, styrofoam &
plastic
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
(2), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (2), Grasses (0),
Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (4), Lawn (7); Other: Roots
(7)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (2), Bare soil
or sand (4), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees
(2), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
Right Bank: N/A
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: Sticks or twigs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or 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): 3
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (1), Silt (3), Sand (2), Gravel (4), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
2
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 58%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.04 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Observed
Somewhat Sensitive Species: None Observed
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae (2), Pouch Snails (3)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 5
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
2
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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