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Date: May 2, 202
Time: 1:39 PM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 13.130', W 96° 42.641'
Elevation: 1173 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland; Active grazing
land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Old tires, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders, Whirly Gig Beetles
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(3), Big rocks/rip rap (2), Bare soil or sand (8), Grasses (7),
Woody shrubs/small trees (3), Big trees (4), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (3), Big rocks/rip rap (6), Bare soil
or sand (3), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (3), Big trees
(4), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Narrow Banks (<6 feet), Shallow
Water (<3 feet), Deep Banks (>3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; 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 Present
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Greenish colored water; White
cottony masses
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 (3), Silt (5), Sand (0), Gravel (4), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
N/A
Dissolved Oxygen: 3 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: N/A
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Helgrammite
(3), Mayfly Nymphs (4), Riffle Beetle Adult (1), Stonefly Nymphs
(6)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams (1), Crayfish (2)
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms (100+), Leeches (3), Pouch
Snails (1)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
19
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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