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Date: October 1, 2002
Time: 9:00 AM
HUC8: 10270102
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Clear/Sunny
Weather Today: Overcast
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: plastic, Al cans
Animals at the Creek: Frogs
Animals in the Creek: Fish, 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 (0), Bare soil or sand (1), Grasses (3),
Woody shrubs/small trees (6), Big trees (5), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (1), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees
(5), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut to Steeply Sloping
Right Bank: Undercut
Habitat Types: Pools, 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: NA
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: No unusual color
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 (2), Silt (3), Sand (1), Gravel (3), Cobbles (3), Boulders
(1), Bedrock (3), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
22
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 6 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 69%
Nitrate: <5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 7.5
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Total Coliforms: NA
Biological Oxygen Demand: NA
Stream Flow: 0.2 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Caddisfly
Larvae
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crane Fly Larvae, Crayfish,
Damselfly Nymphs, Dragonfly Nymphs, Alderfly Larvae
Tolerant Species: Aquatic Worms, Blackfly Larvae, Pouch Snails
How
many times did your group sample with the kick net?: NA
Water
Quality Determination (as calculated from number of species present):
18
Scale: Excellent (>22), Good (17-22), Fair (11-16), Poor (<11)
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