Date: April 25, 2002
Time: 9:45 AM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 27.336', W 98° 06.67'
Elevation: 1371 ft

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; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots

Trash at the Creek: Fishing line and lures
Animals at the Creek: None Observed
Animals in the Creek: None Observed

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (+), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (0), Grasses (0), Woody shrubs/small trees (0), Big trees (0), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (0), Grasses (7), Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (0), Lawn (0)

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

Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, 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 or logs; Sticks or twigs
Human Impact: N/A

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: N/A

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

Conditions in your stream: Greenish colored water; Foam

Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least, 4 is the greatest): 1
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest): Mud (0), Silt (0), Sand (1), Gravel (1), Cobbles (2), Boulders (2), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (5)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 22 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 46%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1.5 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: <4 ppm
Stream Flow: N/A

Macroinvertebrate Assessment
Not Completed