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Date: October 16, 2002
Time: 4:00 PM
HUC8: 1107024
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: N/A
Weather Today: Showers (mist)
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems;
Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots; Landfills
Trash at the Creek: Bottles & cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Beavers, Raccoons, Birds, Deer
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Frogs, Water Striders, Whirly
Gig Beetles, Mussels
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (5), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (5), Big Trees (7), Bedrock
(9),
Bare
Soil or Sand (2), Exposed Roots (3), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (6), Concrete
(2), Lawn (0), Other (2)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (6), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(3), Big Trees (3), Bedrock (6),
Bare Soil or Sand (7), Exposed Roots (1), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (8),
Concrete (2), Lawn (0), Other (8)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, and Runs
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; Sticks or twigs;
Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae everywhere
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color
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 (1), Sand (4), Gravel (9), Cobbles (7), Boulders
(3), Bedrock (5), Cement Platform (1), Plant Matter (1), Other (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
11
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 25%
Nitrate: 2 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 1 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Gilled
Snails
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Scud
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
8
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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