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Date: September 10, 2002
Time: 12:30-1:30 PM
HUC8: 10240008
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; Timber
Trash at the Creek: Furniture, Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Snakes
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 (0), Grasses (8),
Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (0), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (7), Bare soil
or sand (4), Grasses (0), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees
(0), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: N/A
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 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: Yes
Type of Algae: Algae matted on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Greenish colored
water; Yellow-brown to dark brown water
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 (3.5), Silt (2), Sand (2), Gravel (3.5), Cobbles (3.5),
Boulders (2), Bedrock (1), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
21
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 45%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1.5 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0.5 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Hellgrammite
(3), Gilled Snail (3)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae (5), Clams (2),
Crayfish (3), Scud (1), Alderfly Larvae (2)
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms (15), Pouch Smail (1)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
18
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
Biological Monitoring
Fish
Species: Bullhead
(5), Channel Catfish (16), Bluegill (8), Green Sunfish (2), Crappie
(4), Flathead Catfish (1), Perch (1)
Minnow Species: Redtail Shiners (13), Common Shiners (124),
Stonerollers (2), Creek Chubs (33), Other (3)
Frog Species: Leopard Frogs (3), Cricket Frogs (3), Others
(4)
Invertebrate Species: Crayfish (55), Mussels (1), Dragonfly
Larvae (8)
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