Date: December 5, 2001
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM
GPS Coordinates: 38° 58.323', W 99° 50.846'
Elevation: N/A

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots

Trash at the Creek: N/A
Animals at the Creek: Cows, Raccoons, Deer, Beavers
Animals in the Creek: Fish

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (1), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (7), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (1), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (7), Lawn (0)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply Sloping

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 or twigs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade

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

Conditions in your stream: No unusual color

Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least, 4 is the greatest): N/A
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest): Mud (0), Silt (4), Sand (3), Gravel (2), Cobbles (0), Boulders (0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 10 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 35%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: None
Tolerant Species: Blackfly Larvae

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 1
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)