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Date: March
8, 2002
Time: 12:30
GPS Coordinates: 39° 10.442', W 96° 1.487'
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Golf courses, manicured lawns,
or city parks; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland; Active
grazing land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Old tires, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Cows, Raccoons, Deer, Beavers,
Snakes
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(4), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil or sand (7), Grasses (5),
Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (5), Big rocks/rip rap (2), Bare soil
or sand (6), Grasses (6), Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees
(8), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
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 everywhere
Type of Algae: Algae matted 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): 4
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (4), Silt (3), Sand (5), Gravel (5), Cobbles (4), Boulders
(2), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (1)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
8°
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 34%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 7.5
Turbidity: 20 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.3 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs (10)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Scud (15)
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae (3)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
6
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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