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Date: March 6, 2002
Time: 3:30 PM
GPS Coordinates: 38° 55.843', W 94° 37.203'
Elevation: 1090 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
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, paper
Animals at the Creek: NA
Animals in the Creek: Water Striders, Whirly Gig Beetles,
Ducks
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(4), Big rocks/rip rap (5), Bare soil or sand (2), Grasses (4),
Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (4), Lawn (1)
Right Bank: Concrete (3), Big rocks/rip rap (5), Bare soil
or sand (1), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees
(3), Lawn (1)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank: NA
Habitat Types: NA
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.
Human Impact: NA
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
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.
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 2
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (2), Silt (3), Sand (1), Gravel (3), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(3), Bedrock (3), Cement platform (3)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
10
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 5 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 38%
Nitrate: 2 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8.3
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 6 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.3 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae, Gilled Snails.
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crane Fly Larvae, Alderfly
Larvae
Tolerant Species: Aquatic worms, Leeches, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: NA
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
16
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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