Date: October 14, 2000
Time: 10:00 AM

Visual Assessment

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Roads &/or parking lots; Cropland; Active grazing land; Septic systems for rural homes; Lawns

Trash at the Creek: No trash
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Mussels
Animals in the Creek: Cows

Stream Bank Cover (8 is the greatest, 1 is the least):
Left Bank: Shrubs/Small trees (1), Grasses (2), Big trees (3)
Right Bank: Grasses (1), Shrubs/Small trees (2), Big trees (3)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut banks
Right Bank: Steeply sloping

Habitat Types: Pools

Shape of the Channel: Narrow Banks (< 6 feet), Shallow Banks (< 3 feet)

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Sticks & logs; Leaves & twigs
Human Impact: none

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun

What type of algae are present?: No algae

Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown water

Embeddedness (1 is the least, 4 is the greatest): 4
Content of the Stream Bed (5 is the greatest, 1 is the least): Silt (1)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 17 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 41.5%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 0.5 ppm
pH: 7.5
Turbidity: 100 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Not completed due to stream conditions