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Date: December 5, 2001
Time: 8:00-9:30 AM
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers
Weather Today: Showers
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks; Rural homes
with septic systems; Cropland; Other: Northern Hills Jr. High 1/4
mile west.
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans, Misc. small items
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Deer, Beavers
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders, Diving Beetles,
Water Snakes, Crayfish
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (7), Bare soil or sand (4), Grasses (5),
Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (7), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (7), Bare soil
or sand (4), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees
(7), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank:
Gentle Slope
Habitat Types: N/A
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water
(<3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; Sticks or twigs;
Fallen leaves
Human Impact: Crop residue
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks; 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): 3
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (4), Silt (0), Sand (2), Gravel (2), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(2), Bedrock (4), Cement platform (1)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
16
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 61%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.13 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Not
Data Submitted
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