Date: December 3, 2001
Time: 3:10 PM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 1.466' N, 94° 36.969' W

Visual Assessment

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

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways, roads; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks

Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek:
Animals in the Creek: Fish

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks/rip rap (8), Bare soil or sand (4), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (3), Big trees (5), Lawn (6)
Right Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks/rip rap (8), Bare soil or sand (4), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (3), Big trees (5), Lawn (6)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: NA
Right Bank: NA

Habitat Types: NA
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water (<3 feet), Banks --NA

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Sticks or twigs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: NA

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: NA

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae everywhere
Type of Algae: Hairy Algae

Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; 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 (1), Silt (1), Sand (2), Gravel (3), Cobbles (5), Boulders (2), Bedrock (4), Cement platform (2)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 12 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 74%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8.5
Turbidity: 10 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 1 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.15 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species:
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Sowbug
Tolerant Species: Leeches, Midge Larvae

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 1

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 6
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)