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Date: December 7, 2001
Time: 3:20
GPS Coordinates: 39° 10.90', W 96° 37.16'
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; Landfills
Trash at the Creek: No trash
Animals at the Creek: None
Animals in the Creek: Water Striders, Leech
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (7), Bare soil or sand (2), Grasses (4),
Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees (8), Lawn (3)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (6), Bare soil
or sand (3), Grasses (6), Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees
(8), Lawn (3)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, and Runs
Shape of the Channel: N/A
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; Sticks or twigs;
Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks; and Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark
brown water; Dusty film on surface
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 (2), Silt (0), Sand (3), Gravel (4), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(5), Bedrock (5), Cement platform (2)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
8
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 34%
Nitrate: N/A
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: .02 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams
Tolerant Species: Leeches
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2
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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