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Date: September 10, 2002
Time: 10:30 AM
HUC8: 110240005
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; Active grazing
land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Deer, Beavers
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders, Whirly Gig Beetles
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil or sand (7), Grasses (4),
Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (7), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (2), Bare soil
or sand (6), Grasses (8), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees
(7), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water
(<3 feet), Shallow 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: Present
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks; Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark
brown water
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 4
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (5), Silt (4), Sand (2), Gravel (1), Cobbles (1), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
23
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 47%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae (6), Mayfly Nymphs (14), Riffle Beetle Adult (5)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crane Fly Larvae (6), Damselfly
Nymphs (1), Dragonfly Nymphs (18)
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms (2), Midge Larvae (5)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
17
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
Biological
Monitoring
Fish
Species: Bullhead
(21), Channel Catfish (5), Bluegill (13), Green Sunfish (5), Crappie
(1)
Minnow Species: Redtail Shiners (2), Common Shiners (85),
Stonerollers (50), Creek Chubs (100)
Frog Species: Leopard Frogs (5), Bullfrogs (5), Cricket Frogs
(20)
Invertebrate Species: Crayfish (10)
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