Date: April 25, 2002
Time: 10:30 AM
GPS Coordinates: 38° 56.412', W 101° 57.779'

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland; Other

Trash at the Creek: Old tires
Animals at the Creek: None
Animals in the Creek: Fish

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (-), Big rocks/rip rap (-), Bare soil or sand (-), Grasses (+), Woody shrubs/small trees (-), Big trees (+), Lawn (-)
Right Bank: Concrete (-), Big rocks/rip rap (-), Bare soil or sand (-), Grasses (+), Woody shrubs/small trees (-), Big trees (+), Lawn (-)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
Right Bank: N/A

Habitat Types: N/A
Shape of the Channel: Shallow Banks (< 3 feet)

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches, logs, sticks, twigs, and fallen leaves
Human Impact: Crop residue

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade/Sun

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks

Conditions in your stream: Greenish colored 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 (5), Silt (2), Sand (5), Gravel (5), Cobbles (0), Boulders (2), Bedrock (5), Cement platform (0)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 17 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 60%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 3 ppm
Stream Flow: 1 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: Riffle Beetle Adult, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Damselfly Nymphs, Dragonfly Nymphs, Scud
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Leeches, Pouch Snails

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 4

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 15
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)