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Date: April 2, 2003
Time: 3:05 p.m.
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; Sewage Treatment plant discharge; Rural homes with septic
systems; Industrial discharge; Cropland; Active grazing land &/or
feedlots; Construction
Trash at the Creek: Furniture, Old tires, Barbed wire, tractors,
Bottles and cans, Plastic Bags, Candy wrappers
Animals at the Creek: Beavers, Raccoons, Deer, Coyotes
Animals in the Creek: Frogs, Water Striders, Spiders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (2), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (4), Big Trees (1), Bedrock
(0), Bare Soil or Sand (2), Exposed Roots (1), Big rocks/rip rap
(0), Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (3), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(4), Big Trees (1), Bedrock (0), Bare Soil or Sand (1), Exposed
Roots (1), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other
(0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply
Sloping
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: Large branches, logs, sticks, twigs, and
fallen leaves
Human Impact: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Mostly in the 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: 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 (2), Silt (2), Sand (2.5), Gravel (1), Cobbles (1), Boulders
(.5), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0) Plant Matter (1) Other
(0)
Chemical
Assessment
N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae, Hellgrammite
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crane Fly Larvae, Crayfish,
Damselfly Nymphs, Dragonfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Blackfly 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):
19
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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