Date: February 19, 2002
Time: 3:30-5:00 PM
GPS Coordinates: N/A
Elevation: N/A

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Overcast

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland

Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: None
Animals in the Creek: None

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (4), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (2), Big trees (1), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: N/A

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

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

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

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

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: N/A
Type of Algae: Algae matted on rocks

Conditions in your stream: N/A

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): N/A


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 10 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 35%
Nitrate: 1 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 1.75 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: Caddisfly Larvae
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crayfish, Scud
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Blackfly Larvae, Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails, etc..

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2

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