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Date: April 25, 2002
Time: 2:00 PM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 04.449', W 96° 54.209'
Elevation: 1122 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers (intermittent rain); Overcast
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland; Other: Tall Grass
Prairie Preserve & Riparian/Gallery Forest
Trash at the Creek: Pop Bottle
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Crows
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 (3), Bare soil or sand (3), Grasses (0),
Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (4), Lawn (0), Other: gravel
(6)
Right Bank:
Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil or sand (0),
Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (6), Lawn (0),
Other:gravel (6)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Gentle Slope
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water
(<3 feet), Shallow Banks (<3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: N/A
Human Impact: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae present
Type of Algae: Algae matted on rocks; 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): N/A
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
N/A
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
18
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 63%
Nitrate: 40 ppm
Phosphate: >4 ppm
pH: 8.5
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.03 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs (8), Stonefly Nymphs (2)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae
Tolerant Species: Blackfly Larvae (1), Midge Larvae (13),
Pouch Snails (1)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2+
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
11
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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