Date: March 8, 2002
Time: 8:00-10:15 AM

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast

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: Fishing lines & lures; Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Deer
Animals in the Creek: Fish

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 (1)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: N/A

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
Human Impact: None

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; WHite cottony masses (very few)

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: 8 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 32%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.24 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Not Data Submitted