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Date: December 6, 2001
Time: 10:56 AM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 11.940', W 96° 25.025'
Elevation: 1136 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers, Overcast, Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Konza Prarie- Prarie and some
crops
Trash at the Creek: Plastic bottle
Animals at the Creek: None
Animals in the Creek: 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 (1), Grasses (5),
Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (2), Lawn (0) Other (5)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil
or sand (2), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees
(2), Lawn (0) Other (5)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, and Runs
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (> 6 feet), Shallow Water
(< 3 feet), Deep Banks (> 3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: 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
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 3 & 4
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (0), Silt (3), Sand (1), Gravel (3), Cobbles (4), Boulders
(5), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0) Decaying leaves (3.5)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
8
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 68%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 4 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.11 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 1
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
9
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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