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Date: October 3, 2003
Time: 12:30 - 2:30
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast; Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Golf Courses, Manicured Lawns, or City Parks; Cropland; Construction
Trash at the Creek: No Trash
Animals at the Creek: Frogs
Animals in the Creek: Frogs; Water Striders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (10), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (3), Big Trees (10), Bedrock
(1), Bare Soil or Sand (0), Exposed Roots (0), Big Rocks/Rip Rap
(10), Concrete (1), Lawn (10) Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (10), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(7), Big Trees (2), Bedrock (1), Bare Soil or Sand (1), Exposed
Roots (0), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete (4), Lawn (10)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Gentle Slope
Right Bank: Gentle Slope
Habitat Types: Pools 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; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sunshine
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: N/A
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): 2
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (8), Silt (2), Sand (2), Gravel (10), Cobbles (9), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (1), Cement Platform (0), Plant Matter (5)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
22
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 46%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 6
Turbidity: 20 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs, Gilled Snails
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crayfish
Tolerant Species: Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 4
(sampled with kick net and collected leaf packs)
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
9
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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