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Date: December 15, 2001
Time: 4:30 p.m.
GPS Coordinates: N 37° 07.166', W 94° 41.086'
Elevation: 828 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast, Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Industrial discharge; Cropland
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans, paper
Animals at the Creek: Raccoons, Deer, Beavers
Animals in the Creek: None
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 (0),
Woody shrubs/small trees (0), Big trees (0), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (8), Bare soil
or sand (0), Grasses (0), Woody shrubs/small trees (0), Big trees
(0), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Gentle
Slope
Habitat Types: Pools and Riffles
Shape of the Channel: Narrow Banks (< 6 feet), Shallow
Water (< 3 feet), Shallow Banks (< 3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; Sticks or twigs;
Fallen leaves
Human Impact: Yes
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sunshine
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Algae matted on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark
brown water; Foam
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): #
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (0), Silt (0), Sand (0), Gravel (0), Cobbles (0), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
8
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 32 %
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 7
Turbidity: 60 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.3 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae
Tolerant Species: None
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)
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