Date: December 4, 2001
Time: 10:00 AM
HUC8: 10270104

Visual Assessment

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

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways, roads; Construction

Trash at the Creek: Broken Glass, Cans
Animals at the Creek: Raccoons
Animals in the Creek: None observed

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses and Forbs (1), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (5), Big Trees (1),
Bare Soil or Sand (7), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (8), Concrete (0), Lawn (1)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (4), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (8), Big Trees (7),
Bare Soil or Sand (1), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete (0), Lawn (1)

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

Habitat Types: N/A
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water (<3 feet), Shallow Banks (<3 feet)

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Sticks or twigs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: N/A

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae everywhere
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): 2
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest): Mud (2), Silt (3), Sand (2), Gravel (5), Cobbles (5), Boulders (5), Bedrock (1), Cement Platform (0)

Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 14 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 78%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 0 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 60 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 5 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.12 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: Caddisfly Larvae (3), Gilled Snails (2), Stonefly Nymphs (1)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams (1), Crayfish (4), Damselfly Nymphs (4)
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms (3), Leeches (15), Pouch snails (43)

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 18
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)