Date: May 10, 2002
Time: 1:30-2:30 PM
GPS Coordinates: 38° 58.323', W 99° 50.846'
Elevation: 883 ft

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Overcast

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

Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans
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: N/A
Right Bank: N/A

Habitat Types: N/A
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?: Mostly Shade

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

Conditions in your stream: Muddy water

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 (4), Silt (3), Sand (4), Gravel (1), Cobbles (0), Boulders (0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: N/A
Dissolved Oxygen: N/A
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 30%
Nitrate: N/A
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: N/A
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 1 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.5 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: Gilled Snails
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crane Fly Larvae, Scud
Tolerant Species: Blackfly Larvae, Leeches, Midge Larvae

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

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 10
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)