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Date: December 8, 2001
Time: 11:57 AM
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems;
Cropland
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans
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 (1), Grasses (7),
Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (6), Lawn (3)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (1), Grasses (7), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees
(7), Lawn (2)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, riffles, and runs
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (> 6 feet), Deep Water
(> 3 feet), Deep 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: Algae in spots
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): N/A
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (1), Silt (1), Sand (4), Gravel (4), Cobbles (1), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (1), Cement platform (1)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
8
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 68%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 7
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 1 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Clams, Dragonfly
Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Aquatice Worms, Midge Larvae
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 4
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
8
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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