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Date: September 18, 2002
Time: N/A
HUC8:
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Showers, Overcast
Weather Today: Clear/Sunny
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland; Active grazing
land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: Bottles & cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Snakes, Beavers, Raccoons, Deer
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Frogs, Crawdads
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (5), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (7), Big Trees (4), Bedrock
(3),
Bare
Soil or Sand (1), Exposed Roots (3), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (7), Concrete
(0), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (8), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(7), Big Trees (4), Bedrock (2),
Bare Soil or Sand (3-4), Exposed Roots (8), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (2),
Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank: Undercut
Habitat Types: Pools
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (> 6 feet), Shallow Water
(< 3 feet), Deep Banks (> 3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring: Sticks or twigs; Fallen leaves
Human Impact: Crop residue
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; Greenish colored
water; No unusual color
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 2-3
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Mud (8), Silt (8), Sand (0), Gravel (7), Cobbles (10), Boulders
(3), Bedrock (2), Cement Platform (0), Plant Matter (8), Other:
Leaves (6)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
25
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 2(ish) ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 25%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 2.5 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: 2 ppm
Stream Flow: 0 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: None
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Clams, Crayfish,
Damselfly Nymphs, Dragonfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Leeches, Midge Larvae, 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)
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