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Date: Februay 28, 2002
Time: 1:00 p.m.
HUC8: 11070201
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland
Trash at the Creek: Fishing line and lures, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Ducks
Animals in the Creek: Fish
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(-), Big rocks/rip rap (-), Bare soil or sand (-), Grasses (2),
Woody shrubs/small trees (5), Big trees (1), Lawn (-)
Right Bank: Concrete (-), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil
or sand (1), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (1), Big trees
(1), Lawn (-)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Gentle
Slope
Habitat Types: Riffles
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?: Sun
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Algae matted 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 (2), Silt (1), Sand (0), Gravel (4), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (3)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
4
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 31 %
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.03 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae, Hellgrammite, Mayfly Nymphs, Riffle Beetle Adult
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Scud, Alderfly Larvae
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
20
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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