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Date: November 6, 2001
Time: 9:50 AM
HUC8: 10270102
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny (Morning Fog)
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Sewage Treatment plant discharge; Rural homes with septic
systems; Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots; Landfills;
Other: Wooded area
Trash at the Creek: Old tires, Broken glass, cans, Paper, Styrofoam
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Snakes, Birds
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 (4), Bare soil or sand (8), Grasses (7),
Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (5), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (4), Bare soil
or sand (8), Grasses (7), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees
(5), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut to Steeply Sloping
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 or logs; Sticks or twigs;
Fallen leaves
Human Impact: None
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown water
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): N/A
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (5), Silt (4), Sand (4), Gravel (4), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (0), Cement platform (0), Other: Leaves (5)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
15
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: N/A
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 0 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Scud
Tolerant Species: Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
3
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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