Date: March 13, 2002
Time: 2:00 PM
GPS Coordinates: N 39° 18.206', W 96° 43.399'
Elevation: 1109 ft

Visual Assessment

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

Major Land Uses in the watershed: N/A

Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans; Other: Junk Pile
Animals at the Creek: N/A
Animals in the Creek: None Observed

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (1), Grasses (6), Woody shrubs/small trees (3), Big trees (3), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (1), Grasses (6), Woody shrubs/small trees (2), Big trees (2), Lawn (0)

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

Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: N/A

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

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: Muddy water

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 (2), Silt (0), Sand (1), Gravel (2), Cobbles (2), Boulders (0), Bedrock (2), Cement platform (0)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 15 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 41%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 7
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 3 ppm
Stream Flow: 1.2 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: Mayfly Nymphs (2), Riffle Beetle Adult (3), Stonefly Larvae (16)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: None Observed
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms (100+), Midge Larvae (21)

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

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