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Date: June 29, 2002
Time: 2:10
HUC14: 102701014020030
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: Furniture, Old tires, Broken glass, cans,
adding machine
Animals at the Creek: Raccoons, Deer
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (4), Grasses (3),
Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (2), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (1), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees
(1), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: Pools and 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?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Yes
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): 3
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (1), Silt (2), Sand (3), Gravel (5), Cobbles (4), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
27
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 100%
Nitrate: < 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae, Mayfly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crane Fly Larvae, Crayfish
Tolerant Species: Leeches, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 4
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
12
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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