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Date: September 31, 2002
Time: 8:30 AM
HUC8: 10290101
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; Cropland; Active grazing land &/or feedlots
Trash at the Creek: No Trash
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Raccoons, Birds, Cows
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Frogs, Diving Beetles
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (9), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (1), Big Trees (6), Bedrock
(0),
Bare Soil or Sand (7), Exposed Roots (2), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0),
Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (2), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(1), Big Trees (6), Bedrock (0),
Bare Soil or Sand (5), Exposed Roots (7), Big Rocks/Rip Rap (0),
Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Undercut
Habitat
Types: Pools, Riffles
Shape of the Channel: Wide Banks (>6 feet), Deep 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: Crop residue
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: N/A
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: Algae in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown water
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 (8), Silt (8), Sand (6), Gravel (8), Cobbles (5), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (2), Cement Platform (0), Plant Matter (0), Other (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
19
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 43%
Nitrate:<5 ppm
Phosphate: .5 ppm
pH: 7
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: Positive
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae (6); Mayfly Nymphs (3); Stonefly Nymphs (3)
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams (1); Crayfish (3)
Tolerant Species: Pouch Snails (5)
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
14
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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