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Date: March 7, 2002
Time: 3:10 PM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 06.531', W 96° 36.581'
Elevation: 1088 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems;
Tallgrass Prarie
Trash at the Creek: Cement slab, Bucket, Black Plastic
Animals at the Creek: Deer, Beavers
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Minnows
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (5), Bare soil or sand (1), Grasses (5),
Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees (4), Lawn (0) Gravel (4)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (2), Bare soil
or sand (7), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees
(4), Lawn (0) Gravel (4)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (> 6 feet), Shallow Water
(< 3 feet), Deep/Shallow Banks (~3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches, logs, sticks, 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 coat of algae on rocks, algae matted
on rocks, and hairy algae
Conditions in your stream: Greenish colored water (due to
algae on the bottom), 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 (3), Sand (2), Gravel (4), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
4
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 32%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: (almost clear)
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 0 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.04 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae
Tolerant Species: Midge Larve, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
7
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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