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Date: December 6th & 7th, 2001
Time: 10:45 AM
GPS Coordinates: 39° 21.194' N, 95° 29.621' W
Elevation: 883 ft
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans; Plastic Bottles
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Deer, Beavers
Animals in the Creek: None Observed
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (4), Grasses (6),
Woody shrubs/small trees (1), Big trees (2), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (6), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (1), Big trees
(2), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water
(<3 feet), Deep Banks (>3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches or logs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae Present
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark
brown water
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, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (1), Silt (4), Sand (3), Gravel (5), Cobbles (2), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
6
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 32%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 3 ppm
pH: 7.5
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: .76 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae (20), Hellgrammite (1), Mayfly Nymphs (18), Stonefly Nymphs
(23)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Damselfly Nymphs (8), Alderfly
Larvae (9)
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms (19)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
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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