Date: March 12, 2002
Time: 3:30 PM

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;

Trash at the Creek: Old tires; Broken glass, cans; Clothing
Animals at the Creek: Raccoons, Deer, Opossum, Dog, Birds
Animals in the Creek: None

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (+), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (+), Grasses (0), Woody shrubs/small trees (+), Big trees (0), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (+), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (+), Grasses (0), Woody shrubs/small trees (+), Big trees (0), 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), Shallow Banks (<3 feet)

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: N/A

Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; 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 (0), Silt (5), Sand (1), Gravel (1), Cobbles (4), Boulders (0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 14 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 39%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.77 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: Mayfly Nymphs (2), Stonefly Nymphs (1)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crane Fly Larvae (1)
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae (1), Pouch Snails (1)

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 10
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)