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Date: October 2, 2003
Time: 9:30 am
HUC8: 10207010
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; Construction
Trash at the Creek: Bottles & cans; tennis ball
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Birds, Deer (tracks), Bee
Animals in the Creek: Frogs, Whirly Gig Beetles
Stream Bank
Cover (1 is the least, 10 is the greatest):
Left Bank: Grasses
and Forbs (4), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees (8), Big Trees (7), Bedrock
(3-4), Bare Soil or Sand (3), Exposed Roots (2-3), Big Rocks/Rip
Rap (0), Concrete (0), Lawn (0), Other (0)
Right Bank: Grasses and Forbs (7), Woody Shrubs/Small Trees
(8), Big Trees (6), Bedrock (2), Bare Soil or Sand (2), Exposed
Roots (3), 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 and 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: Crop residue; Grass clippings; Bags of leaves
Is the creek in the sunshine or shade?: Shade
What type of algae are present?:
Algae Present: No Algae
Type of Algae: None
Conditions in your stream: No unusual color; Multi-colored
sheen on water or oily smell
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 (5), Silt (6), Sand (2), Gravel (2), Cobbles (4), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (6), Cement Platform (0), Plant Matter (7), Other (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
10
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 35%
Nitrate: < 5 ppm
Phosphate: 1.5 ppm
pH: 8
Turbidity: N/A
Stream Flow: N/A
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs, Riffle Beetle Adult, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crayfish
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Blackfly Larvae, Midge Larvae,
Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: N/A
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
17
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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