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Date: May 3, 2005
Time: (composite)
HUC8: 10270103050060
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland, construction
Trash at the Creek: none
Animals at the Creek: beavers, birds
Animals in the Creek: Fish, water boatman
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (5), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (7), Big Trees (1), Bedrock
(0), bare soil/sand (10), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete
(0), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (0), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(5), Big Trees (7),
Bare Soil or Sand (8), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0),
Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Gentle slopes, very resistant to eriosion but provide little habitat
Right Bank: undercut banks, resistant to erosion and provide good habitat
Habitat Types: Pools, runs, riffles
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (> 6 feet), Shallow Water
(< 3 feet), Deep Banks (> 3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Sticks or twigs
Human Impact:
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?:
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots,
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color, multi-colored sheen on water or oily smell
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 4
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Mud (2), Silt (4), Sand (10), Gravel (0), Cobbles (0), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement Platform (0), plant matter (1)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
22
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 5 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 48%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2. ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: N/A
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly Larvae, Mayfly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Crayfish,
Damselfly Nymphs, Dragonfly Nymphs, Crane Fly Larvae
Tolerant Species: Aquatic worms, 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):
17
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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