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Date: September 28, 2001
Time: 9:00 AM
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; Golf courses, manicured lawns, or city parks; Rural homes
with septic systems
Trash at the Creek: Broken glass, cans; Plastic bags
Animals at the Creek: None
Animals in the Creek: Water Striders, Whirly Gig Beetles,
Water Boatmen or Back Swimmers
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 8 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Concrete
(0), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil or sand (2), Grasses (6),
Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (1), Bare soil
or sand (2), Grasses (6), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees
(6), Lawn (0)
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: 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 in spots
Type of Algae: Brown coat of algae on rocks
Conditions in your stream: Yellow-brown to dark brown water;
No unusual color
Embeddedness (How much silt is around the rocks, 1 is the least,
4 is the greatest): 2.5
Content of the Stream Bed (1 is the least, 5 is the greatest):
Mud (2), Silt (2), Sand (3), Gravel (2), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(3), Bedrock (4), Cement Platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
14
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 40%
Nitrate: N/A
Phosphate: N/A
pH: 7.5
Turbidity: 20 JTU
Total Coliforms: N/A
Biological Oxygen Demand: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Hellgrammite,
Mayfly Nymphs, Riffle Beetle Adults, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Beetle Larvae, Crayfish, Scud
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Blackfly 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):
21
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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