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Date: April 30, 2003
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland; Active grazing
land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Bottles & cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Turtles, Snakes, Birds
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Turtles, Frogs, Water Snakes
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (7), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (10), Big Trees (9), Bedrock
(-),
Bare
Soil or Sand (8), Exposed Roots (6), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (5), Concrete
(4), Lawn (-), Other (-)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (7), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(10), Big Trees (9), Bedrock (-),
Bare Soil or Sand (8), Exposed Roots (6), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (5),
Concrete (4), Lawn (-), Other (-)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: Pools, riffles, and 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, logs, sticks, twigs, fallen
leaves
Human Impact: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
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): 2
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Mud (-), Silt (5), Sand (6), Gravel (7), Cobbles (9), Boulders
(10), Bedrock (8), Cement Platform (0), Plant Matter (4), Other
(3)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
20
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 88 %
Nitrate: 4 ppm
Phosphate: 0.3 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: N/A
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 1.9 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae, Hellgrammite, Mayfly Nymphs, Riffle Beetle Adult, Stonefly
Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish, Damselfly Nymphs,
Dragonfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Leeches, 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):
27
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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