Date: October 12, 2000
Time: 10:00 AM

Visual Assessment

Major Land Uses in the watershed: Roads or Parking Lots

Trash at the Creek: Plastic bottles, clothing, metal pipe
Animals at the Creek: Raccoon, Deer, Frogs, Snakes

Stream Bank Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (8), Bare soil or sand (0), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees (7), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (8), Bare soil or sand (0), Grasses (4), Woody shrubs/small trees (4), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)

Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Steeply Sloping

Shape of the Channel: Wide (>6 feet), Shallow (<3 feet)

What's in the water?
Naturally Occurring: Sticks and logs, leaves and twigs
Human Impact: None

Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade

What type of algae are present?: Brown Coat of Algae on Rocks, Algae located in spots

Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown water; Multi-colored sheen 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): Silt (3), Sand (5), Gravel (4), Cobbles (2), Boulders (0), Bedrock (3)

Chemical Assessment

Temperature: 12 C
Dissolved Oxygen: 8 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 74%
Nitrate: N/A
Phosphate: N/A
pH: N/A
Turbidity: N/A
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: 0.08 m/s

Macroinvertebrate Assessment

Sensitive Species: Mayfly Nymphs, Riffle Beetle Adults, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish
Tolerant Species: Leeches, Midge Larvae, Pouch Snails

How many times did your group sample with the kick net?: 4

Water Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present): 16
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)