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Date: November 13, 2002
Time: 2:00
HUC8: 10270102
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; Sewage Treatment plant discharge; Rural homes with septic
systems; Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots; Construction
Trash at the Creek: Furniture; Bottles & cans; Plastic Bags;
Bicycle; Car parts; Concrete
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Birds
Animals in the Creek: Frogs, Water Striders
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (+), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (+), Big Trees (+), Bedrock
(+),
Bare Soil or Sand (+), Exposed Roots (+), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (+),
Concrete (-), Lawn (-), Other (-)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (+), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(+), Big Trees (-), Bedrock (+),
Bare Soil or Sand (+), Exposed Roots (-), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (+),
Concrete (-), Lawn (-), Other (-)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: 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?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; No unusual color
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 1
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (2), Silt (1), Sand (4), Gravel (3), Cobbles (10), Boulders
(9), Bedrock (5), Cement Platform (8), Plant Matter (7), Other (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
15
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 0 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 0%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8.5
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crayfish, Sowbug
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
5
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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