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Date: April 20, 2002
Time: 10:00 AM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 45.056', W 98° 51.092'
Elevation: 1633 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Storm
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems;
Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots; Railroad, Wildlife
Habitat
Trash at the Creek: Barbed wire, tractors, Broken glass, cans,
Railroad Iron
Animals at the Creek: Deer, Turkey
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(1), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (3), Grasses (7),
Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (4), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks/rip rap (2), Bare soil
or sand (3), Grasses (7), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees
(5), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
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: Sticks or twigs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Algae matted on rocks; Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown water
(almost clear)
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 (2), Sand (2), Gravel (2), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (2), Cement platform (1)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
17
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 42%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.38 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae, Hellgrammite
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crane Fly Larvae, Crayfish,
Damselfly Nymphs, Dragonfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
18
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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