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Date: May 14, 2003
Time: 9:00 a.m.
HUC14: 102070102080800
Visual
Assessment
Weather in the past 24 hours: Overcast, 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: a few plastic items
Animals at the Creek: Frogs, Snails
Animals in the Creek: Fish, Water Striders, Diving 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 (2), Grasses (4),
Woody shrubs/small trees (7), Big trees (8), Lawn (0)
Right Bank: Concrete (0), Big rocks/rip rap (0), Bare soil
or sand (2), Grasses (5), Woody shrubs/small trees (8), Big trees
(6), Lawn (0)
Stream Bank Conditions:
Left Bank: Undercut
Right Bank: Undercut
Habitat Types: Pools, Riffles, and Runs
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, logs, sticks, twigs, fallen
leaves
Human Impact: none
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; Hairy Algae
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 (1), Sand (1), Gravel (3), Cobbles (4), Boulders
(0), Bedrock (5), Cement platform (0)
Chemical
Assessment
Temperature:
18
C
Dissolved Oxygen: 4 ppm
Percent Oxygen Saturation: 42%
Nitrate: < 5 ppm
Phosphate: 2 ppm
pH: 7
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Stream Flow: 3.5 m/s
Macroinvertebrate
Assessment
Sensitive
Species: Mayfly
Nymphs, Stonefly Nymphs
Somewhat Sensitive Species: Clams, Crane Fly Larvae, Crayfish,
Damselfly Nymphs
Tolerant Species: Leeches, 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)
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