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Date: May 12, 2003
Time: 1:00-3:00
HUC8: 10270103
HUC14: 10270103
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; Rural homes with septic systems; Cropland; Active grazing
land &/or feedlots; Construction
Trash at the Creek: Bottles & cans; Hubcaps
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Birds
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Frogs, Water Striders, Whirly
Gig Beetles, Diving Beetles
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (10), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (10), Big Trees (7), Bedrock
(4),
Bare
Soil or Sand (3), Exposed Roots (6), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0), Concrete
(0), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (10), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(10), Big Trees (7), Bedrock (4),
Bare Soil or Sand (3), Exposed Roots (6), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0),
Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply
Sloping
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles
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 everywhere
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks; Algae matted
on rocks
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 3
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (7), Silt (7), Sand (3), Gravel (2), Cobbles (10), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (0), Cement Platform (0), Plant Matter (6), Other:
Sticks (1)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
22
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 69%
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Phosphate: 1 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0.1 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish, Dragonfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Leeches, Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 2
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
15
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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