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Date: April 23, 2002
Time: 8:00 AM
GPS Coordinates: 37° 23.288', W 97° 20.037'
Elevation: 883 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Storm
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems;
Croplands
Trash at the Creek: NA
Animals at the Creek: Raccoons, Deer
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (8), Grasses (4),
Woody shrubs/small trees (1), Big trees (0), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (8), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (2), Big trees
(1), Lawn (0)
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
Human Impact: NA
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sunshine
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: No Algae; Algae in spots; Algae everywhere
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks; Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark
brown water
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 4
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (5), Silt (4), Sand (5), Gravel (0), Cobbles (0), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
20
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 88%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1.6 ppm
pH: 9
Turbidity: 100 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 6 ppm
Stream Flow: 4.7 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Stonefly
Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Dragonfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 5
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
6
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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