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Date: April 20, 2002
Time: 9:00 AM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 10.478', W 96° 35.529'
Elevation: 1223 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers (intermittent rain)
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks; Other: Car
Wash, Transfer Station Downstream
Trash at the Creek: Fishing line and lures, Broken glass, cans;
Plastic Sack
Animals at the Creek: Raccoons, Deer
Animals in the Creek: N/A
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (2), Grasses (7),
Woody shrubs/small trees (3), Big trees (6), Lawn (0); Other: Gravel
Bar (4)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (4), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees
(7), Lawn (0); Other: Gravel Bar (2)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Gentle Slope
Right Bank:
Steeply Sloping
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
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: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: No Algae
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): 2.5
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (1), Silt (0), Sand (0), Gravel (3), Cobbles (4), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment (Not
Currently Available)
Temperature:
x
C
Dissolved Oxygen: x ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: x%
Nitrate: x ppm
Phosphate: x ppm
pH: x
Turbidity: x JTU
Total Coliforms: x
Biological Oxygen Demand: x ppm
Stream Flow: x m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae (1), Mayfly Larvae (3)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae (1), Clams (7),
Crane Fly Larvae (2), Damselfly Nymphs (1)
Tolerant Species: Blackfly Larvae (3), Leeches (2), Pouch
Snails (2)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 1
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
17
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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