Date: 03/04/2004
Time: 1:30 pm
HUC8: 11070201

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Storm (heavy rain), Overcast
Weather Today: Storm (heavy rain)

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways, roads; Cropland;

Trash at the Creek: Fishing Line & Lures, Bottles & cans; Plastic Bags; Candy Wrappers
Animals at the Creek: Flooding - none observed
Animals in the Creek: Flooding - none observed

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses and Forbs (7), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (4), Big Trees (8), Bedrock (0),
Bare Soil or Sand (4), Exposed Roots (2), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete (2), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (3), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (0), Big Trees (10), Bedrock (0),
Bare Soil or Sand (0), Exposed Roots (0), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0

Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Deep 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?: Sunshine

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: No Algae

Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Foam;

Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least, 4 is the greatest): couldn't see because of flooded conditions
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest): couldn't see because of flooded conditions

Chemical Assessment

Note: Due to flooding conditions, samples were collected and taken to the classroom to be assessed.

Temperature: 7 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 66%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 100 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Stream Flow: 1.06 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Unable to complete due to flooding.

Kansas Streamshot Supplementary Data

Number of students participating: zero in collecting, 14 students in testing

GPS receiver coordinates: 38.43 N 96.20 W

Name of body of water and location of site: Neosho River @ Emporia on 24th Street

Elevation: 1162 feet

Sling psychrometer reading: 90%

Metadata: River at flood stage and it continues to rain. This was the 3rd straight day of rain. Cold, wet day for collecting so students did not go to river. No macros were collected due to flooding conditions.