Date: October 5, 2002
Time: 2:10
HUC14: 10270104020030

Visual Assessment

Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers (intermittent rain)
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland

Trash at the Creek: Furniture, Old tires, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Deer
Animals in the Creek: 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 (3), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (2), Lawn (0) Other (leaves) (7)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (4), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (-), Big trees (-), Lawn (0)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
Right Bank: N/A

Habitat Types: N/A
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, fallen leaves
Human Impact: Crop residue

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade

What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Green

Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark brown water; 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): N/A

Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 20 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 2 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 22%
Nitrate: < 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

N/A