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Date: March 7, 2002
Time: 10:40 AM
GPS Coordinates: 38° 56.409', W 101° 57.778'
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Cropland; Active grazing land
&/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek:Raccoons, Deer
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Boatmen or Back Swimmers
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (5), Grasses (6),
Woody shrubs/small trees (2), Big trees (6), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (5), Grasses (6), Woody shrubs/small trees (1), Big trees
(0), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools and riffles
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (> 6 feet), Deep Water
(> 3 feet), Shallow Banks (< 3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Large branches, logs, sticks, twigs, and
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: Brown coat
Conditions in your stream: Greenish colored water; No unusual
color
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 (5), Silt (5), Sand (2), Gravel (1), Cobbles (0), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
7
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 49%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: < 1 ppm
pH: 7
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 3 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.1 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Gilled
Snails
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Dragonfly Nymphs, Scud
Tolerant Species: Leeches, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
9
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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