Date: October 6, 2000
Time: 10:00 AM

Visual Assessment

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Roads or parking lots; Cropland; Active grazing land; Septic systems for rural homes; Construction (minimal)

Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, Styrofoam, Alluminum cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Mussels

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the greatest, 8 is the least):
Left Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks (8), Bare soil (3), Grasses (3), Shrubs/small trees (1), Big trees (2), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (1), Big rocks (8), Bare soil (7), Grasses (6), Shrubs/small trees (2), Big trees (2), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply sloping
Right Bank: Steeply sloping

Habitat Types: N/A

Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (> 6 feet), Deep Banks (>3 feet)

What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Sticks & logs, Leaves & twigs
Human Impact: None

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade

What type of algae are present?: Dark green algae; Brown coat of algae on Rocks; Algae located in spots

Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark brown water; Rotten egg odor, Musky odor

Embeddedness (1 is the least, 4 is the greatest): 3
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the greatest, 5 is the least): Silt (3), Sand (2), Gravel (2), Cobbles (1), Boulders (3), Bedrock (5)


Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 5 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 31.5%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0.01 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: Mayfly Nymph, Riffle Beetle Adult
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Damselfly Nymphs, Alderfly Larvae
Tolerant Species: 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): 13
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)