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Date: 5/15/03
Time: 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers, Overcast, Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks; Cropland; Active
grazing land &/or feedlots; Construction; Other
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans, cups
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Snakes, Birds
Animals in the Creek: Water Boatmen or Back Swimmers, Tadpoles
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(4), Big rocks/rip rap (7), Bare soil or sand (3), Grasses (6),
Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (-), Big rocks/rip rap (8), Bare soil
or sand (-), Grasses (6), Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees
(-), Lawn (2)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Gentle Slope
Right Bank: Gentle Slope
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, and Runs
Shape of the Channel: Narrow Banks
(< 6 feet), Shallow Water (< 3 feet), Shallow Banks (<
3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs, sticks,twigs
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: Algae matted on rocks
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color
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 (-), Silt (-), Sand (-), Gravel (-), Cobbles (+), Boulders
(-), Bedrock (-), Cement platform (-)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
26
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 49%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crayfish, Sowbug
Tolerant Species: 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):
6
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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