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Date: March 7, 2002
Time: 1:50 PM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 06.90', W 96° 36.12'
Elevation: 1087 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland; Active grazing
land &/or feedlots, Tall Grass Prarie
Trash at the Creek: Old tires, Barbed wire, tractors
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Deer, Beavers, Snakes
Animals in the Creek: Water Boatmen or Back Swimmers
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(1), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (3), Grasses (2),
Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (4), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil
or sand (5), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees
(6), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Gentle Slope
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: Riffles
Shape of the Channel: Narrow Banks (< 6 feet), Shallow
Water (< 3 feet), Shallow Banks (< 3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches, logs, sticks, twigs, and
fallen leaves
Human Impact: Crop residue
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae everywhere
Type of Algae: 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): 2
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (0), Silt (3), Sand (1), Gravel (5), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
4
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 46%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 0.5 ppm
pH: 8.5
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.03 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Dragonfly Nymph
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae, 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):
11
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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