Date: February 13, 2002
Time: 2:30 PM
GPS Coordinates: 37° 23' 01.9", W 94° 42' 40.8"

Visual Assessment

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

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Sewage Treatment plant discharge; Cropland

Trash at the Creek: N/A
Animals at the Creek: N/A
Animals in the Creek: 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 (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (8), Grasses (6.5), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (5), Lawn (0)

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), Deep Banks (<3 feet)

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: N/A

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae Present
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted on rocks

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 (0), Gravel (1), Cobbles (0), Boulders (0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (1)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 18 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 42%
Nitrate: 20 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 7
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 0 ppm
Stream Flow: < 1 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: None
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms (2), Pouch Snails (20+)

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 2
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)