Date: December 6, 2001
Time: 3:45 PM
GPS Coordinates: 37° 39.031', W 97° 27.180'
Elevation: 883 ft

Visual Assessment

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

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways, roads; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks; Rural homes with septic systems

Trash at the Creek: No trash
Animals at the Creek: None
Animals in the Creek: Water Striders

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (5), Big rocks/rip rap (8), Bare soil or sand (5), Grasses (8), Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (5), Big rocks/rip rap (8), Bare soil or sand (5), Grasses (8), Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)

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

Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water (<3 feet)

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Sticks or twigs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: No Algae
Type of Algae: None

Conditions in your stream: No unusual color

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 (4), Silt (1), Sand (5), Gravel (2), Cobbles (5), Boulders (1), Bedrock (1), Cement platform (5)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 10 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 35%
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.373 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: None
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 3
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)