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| Valley
Center Middle School |
Little
Arkansas River
April 29, 2004, 9:30am |
| Weather
Conditions: |
Air
Temperature- 19.67° C
Wind Speed- 2.06 mph
Cloud Condition- low pressure stratus
Precipitation- Mist
Wind Direction- variable |
Turbidity
|
53.33
JTU |
| Dissolved
Oxygen: |
low
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| Nitrates: |
0 ppm
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| Phosphates: |
2.83 ppm
|
| Macro-invertebrates: |
Dragonflies-
12; Damselflies-2; Mayflies- 8; Crawdad - 3; Stonefly - 1; bloodworms
- 25; fishfly - 1; rat-tail magot - 1; water scorpions - 3; |
| Animal at creek: |
racoon tracks, deer tracks, robin,
turtle dove, frog, dog, horse tracks, cardinal, crane track,
humans, minnows, fish, beetles, clams, rabbit, snails, mockingbird,
coyote tracks, wood pecker, earthworms, snake, owl, duck, duck
tracks, catfish |
| pH: |
8 |
| Density: |
1 |
| Salinity: |
1 ppt
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| Current
Speed: |
34.98
cm/s |
| Water
Temp. |
20.0°
C |
| Sediment
Analysis |
no odor, clay,
black in clay, shades of brown, gritty, damp, medium sized
rock, larger rocks further away from river, brown rocks
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