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Date: September 16, 2003
Time: 9:15
HUC8: N/A
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Rural homes with septic systems; Industrial discharge; Cropland;
Active grazing land &/or feedlots; Landfills
Trash at the Creek: Plastic Bags; Rope
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Deer
Animals in the Creek: None
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (8), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (9), Big Trees (5), Bedrock
(0),Bare
Soil or Sand (2), Exposed Roots (8), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete
(0), Lawn (0), Other (fallen leaves) (5)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (6), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(6), Big Trees (5), Bedrock (0), Bare Soil or Sand (2), Exposed
Roots (5), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other
(5)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: N/A
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: N/A
Human Impact: N/A
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: N/A
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: N/A
Type of Algae: N/A
Conditions in your stream: N/A
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 (1), Silt (1), Sand (5), Gravel (6), Cobbles (8), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (10), Cement Platform (0), Plant Matter (5), Other
(fallen leaves) (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
18
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 5 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 42%
Nitrate: 1 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: inconclusive
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Gilled
Snails
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish
Tolerant Species: Leeches, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
7
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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