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Date: December 5, 2001
Time: 2:45
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast with showers
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland; CRP Ground
Trash at the Creek Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Raccoons, Deer, Ducks, Rabbits
Animals in the Creek: Fish
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(3), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil or sand (4), Grasses (8),
Woody shrubs/small trees (2), Big trees (2), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (2), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil
or sand (5), Grasses (8), Woody shrubs/small trees (3), Big trees
(4), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank: Undercut
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: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Yes
Type of Algae: Brown and greencoat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Light Greenish colored water;
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 (0), Silt (5), Sand (0), Gravel (2), Cobbles (4), Boulders
(3), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (2)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
10
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 35%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 7.5
Turbidity: 20 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 10 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Hellgrammite,
Gilled Snails
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish
Tolerant Species: Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: not
available
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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