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Date: December 11, 2001
Time: 1:30 PM
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast, Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Roads &/or Parking
Lots; Rural Homes with Septic Systems; Cropland; Active Grazing
&/or Feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Barbed Wire, Tractors
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons (tracks), Deer (tracks)
Animals in the Creek: Fish
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
(6), Bare Soil (2), Shrubs/Small Trees (1)
Right Bank: Grasses (2), Bare Soil (2), Shrubs/Small Trees
(2), Big Trees (3)
Stream Bank
Conditions:
Left Bank: Steep slope
Right Bank: Steep slope
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; Sticks or twigs;
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: Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: Greenish colored water, Yellow-Brown
to dark brown water
Embededness (on a scale of 1-4): 4
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest): Gravel
(1), Silt (3), Mud (2),
Bedrock
(1)
Chemical Assessment
Temperature:
N/A
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: N/A
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 7.3
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0.33 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Hellgrammite,
Mayfly Nymphs, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
16
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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