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Date: March 18, 2002
Time: 1:30-3:15 PM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 58.323', W 99° 50.846'
Elevation: N/A
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
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, Water Striders
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: 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: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Green Hairy Algae
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 (4), Silt (3), Sand (2), Gravel (2), Cobbles (0), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
N/A
Dissolved Oxygen: N/A ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 35%
Nitrate: 4 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 4 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0.5 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Gilled
Snails
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crane Fly Larvae
Tolerant Species: Blackfly Larvae, Midge Larvae
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
7
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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