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Date: 04/15/04
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
HUC14: 10270103050060
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast
Weather Today: Overcast
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: Old tires, Broken glass, cans, Wheelbarrel
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Deer
Animals in the Creek: Fish
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(7), Big rocks/rip rap (6), Bare soil or sand (1), Grasses (4),
Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (6), Lawn (1)
Right Bank: Concrete (7), Big rocks/rip rap (6), Bare soil
or sand (1), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees
(6), Lawn (1)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
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: Large branches or logs; Sticks or twigs;
Fallen leaves
Human Impact: Grass clippings
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Sun
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Hairy Algae
Conditions in your stream: Muddy water; Greenish colored
water; Yellow-brown to dark brown water; Dusty film on surface
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 (4), Silt (4), Sand (0), Gravel (3), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (1), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
12
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 37%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 7
Turbidity: 20 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: 4 ppm
Stream Flow: 0.2 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Crayfish, Alderfly
Larvae
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Leeches, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 5
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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