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Date: January 30, 2003
Time: 3:15
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; Industrial discharge; Cropland; Active grazing
land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Furniture, Barbed wire, tractors, Broken
glass, cans, metal
Animals at the Creek: Raccoons, Dogs
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 (3), Bedrock (1),
Exposed Roots (1) Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (1), Big
trees (0), Lawn (0) Other (1)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (0), Bedrock (0), Exposed Roots (1) Grasses (3), Woody shrubs/small
trees (4), Big trees (0), Lawn (0) Other (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: Riffles
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: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: 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: No unusual color; Foam
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, 10 is the greatest):
Mud (8), Silt (2), Sand (2), Gravel (4), Cobbles (8), Boulders
(3), Bedrock (1), Cement platform (0), Plant Matter (5), Other (2)
Chemical
Assessment
pH: 8.8
Temperature: 2
C
Other Data Not Available
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae, Hellgrammite, Mayfly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Clams
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Blackfly Larvae, Leeches,
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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