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Date: September 16, 2003
Time: 12:50 PM
HUC8: 10270104
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast, Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks; Construction
Trash at the Creek: Old Tires; Bottles & cans; Plastic
Bags; Candy Wrappers
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Snakes, Birds
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Snakes, Water Striders,
Tadpoles
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (8), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (8), Big Trees (7), Bedrock
(0),
Bare
Soil or Sand (7), Exposed Roots (8), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete
(1), Lawn (1), Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (6), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(10), Big Trees (5), Bedrock (0),
Bare Soil or Sand (9), Exposed Roots (10), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0),
Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Undercut
Habitat Types: Pools, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Narrow 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: Grass clippings
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots; Algae everywhere
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks;
Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown 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 (8), Silt (1), Sand (4), Gravel (4), Cobbles (1), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement Platform (2), Plant Matter (0), Other:
Clay (9)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
20
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 66%
Nitrate: >5 ppm
Phosphate: 3 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: None
Tolerant Species: Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
2
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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