Date: March 5, 2002
Time: 8:45 AM

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland

Trash at the Creek: Old tires, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Deer, Beavers, Snakes
Animals in the Creek: None

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (+), Grasses (+), Woody shrubs/small trees (+), Big trees (+), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (+), Grasses (+), Woody shrubs/small trees (+), Big trees (+), Lawn (0)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
Right Bank: N/A

Habitat Types: N/A
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: Crop residue

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks

Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown water; Dusty film on surface

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 (5), Silt (5), Sand (2), Gravel (1), Cobbles (0), Boulders (0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 2 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 29%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: (Water was frozen- N/A)

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

N/A