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Date: April 19, 2002
Time: 1:30 PM
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Storm, Rain, Showers, Overcast
Weather Today: Overcast
Major Land Uses in the watershed: Parking lots, paved driveways,
roads; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks; Rural homes
with septic systems; Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots;
Construction
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Worms, Skunk
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders, Water Boatmen
or Back Swimmers
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(6), Big rocks/rip rap (7), Bare soil or sand (5), Grasses (2),
Woody shrubs/small trees (1), Big trees (3), Lawn (4)
Right Bank: Concrete (6), Big rocks/rip rap (7), Bare soil
or sand (5), Grasses (2), Woody shrubs/small trees (1), Big trees
(3), Lawn (4)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank:
Steeply Sloping
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, Runs
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Shallow Water
(<3 feet), Deep Banks (>3 feet)
What's in the water?:
Naturally Occurring:
Human Impact:
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; Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Yellow-brown to dark
brown water; Dusty film on surface; Foam
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 2
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (4), Silt (1), Sand (0), Gravel (3), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(2), Bedrock (3), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
18C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 42%
Nitrate: >5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0.5 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Crane Fly Larvae, Dragonfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Mide Larvae, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 3
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
12
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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