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Date: March 27, 2003
Time: 2:15 - 3:30 pm
HUC8: 10270205
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Rural homes with septic systems;
Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Leaves, Metal
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoon tracks, Deer, Dog Tracks
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Spider, Frogs, Crawdad
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(1), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (4), Bare Soil or Sand (2), Grasses (6),
Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (6), Big Trees (8), Lawn (8)
Right Bank: Concrete (1), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (1), Bare Soil
or Sand (1), Grasses (8), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (6), Big Trees
(7), Lawn (1)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank: Steeply Sloping
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 or logs; Sticks or twigs;
Fallen leaves
Human Impact: N/A
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: Muddy water; Greenish colored
water; Yellow-brown to dark brown water; No unusual color; Dusty
film on surface
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 2
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (4), Silt (1), Sand (2), Gravel (2), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(3), Bedrock (1), Cement Platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
8
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 34 %
Nitrate: < 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 2 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.163 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Hellgrammite,
Mayfly Nymphs, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails,
etc.
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2-3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
14
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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