|
Date: May 13, 2002
Time: 1:00 PM
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans; Plastic; Backpack
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Snakes, Snails
Animals in the Creek: Whirly Gig Beetles, Turtle
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(1), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (2), Grasses (8),
Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees (4)
Right Bank: Concrete (1), Bare soil or sand (1), Grasses
(7), Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees (4)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank: Steeply Sloping
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?: N/A
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 3
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (4), Silt (1), Sand (1), Gravel (2), Cobbles (1), Cement
platform (3)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
18
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: N/A
Nitrate: 2.5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 20 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: none
Somewhat
Sensitive Species: Crayfish
Tolerant Species: none
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 4
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
2
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
|
|