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Date: December 6, 2001
Time: 3:20 PM
GPS Coordinates: 38° 59.552', W 94° 37.888'
Elevation: 1090 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; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks; Sewage Treatment
plant discharge.
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans, plastic
Animals at the Creek: NA
Animals in the Creek: NA
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(3), Big rocks/rip rap (6), Bare soil or sand (5), Grasses (3),
Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees (5), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (5), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil
or sand (7), Grasses (3), Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees
(6), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: NA
Right Bank: NA
Habitat Types: NA
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Deep 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: NA
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: NA
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark
brown water; No unusual color.
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 4
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (2), Silt (4), Sand (1), Gravel (1), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(2), Bedrock (4), Cement platform (2)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
16
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 41%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 4 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: NA
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.8 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Grilled
Snails
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Crane Fly Larvae
Tolerant Species: Leeches, Midge Larvae.
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 4
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
12
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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