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Date: October 24, 2001
Time: 9:00 AM
HUC#: 1027010402050
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Showers
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Rural homes with septic systems; Industrial discharge; Cropland;
Active grazing land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans; plastic cups
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Cows, Deer, Cricket, Spider
Animals in the Creek: None
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(1), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil or sand (n/a), Grasses (6),
Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (7), Lawn (1)
Right Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks/rip rap (3), Bare soil
or sand (n/a), Grasses (6), Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees
(7), Lawn (1)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: N/A
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?: N/A
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Yes
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown water;
Dusty film on surface
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 (3), Sand (1), Gravel (2), Cobbles (1), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
14
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 2 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: N/A
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 20 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Damselfly Nymphs, Dragonfly
Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails,
etc.
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
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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