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Date: November 12, 2003
Time: 2:00 pm
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers (intermittent rain)
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, Cropland
Trash at the Creek: Fishing Line& Lures, Bottles &
cans; Plastic Bags; Candy Wrappers
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Birds, Deer, Cows
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Frogs, Water Striders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (8), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (10), Big Trees (9), Bedrock
(0), Bare Soil or Sand (7), Exposed Roots (0), Big Rocks/Rip Rap
(6), Concrete (5), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (7), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(9), Big Trees (8), Bedrock (0), Bare Soil or Sand (10), Exposed
Roots (4), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (6), Concrete (5), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
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, logs, sticks, twigs, and
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: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Greenish colored
water; Yellow-brown to dark brown water; Multi-colored sheen on
water or oily smell
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 (7), Silt (6), Sand (10), Gravel (9), Cobbles (8), Boulders
(5), Bedrock (0), Cement Platform (3), Plant Matter (4)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
10
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 35%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 20 JTU
Total Coliforms: positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: did not complete
Stream Flow: 0.2 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae, Mayfly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Damselfly Nymphs, Dragonfly
Nymphs, Scud
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
17
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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