StreamWatch Assessment Details at Alexauken
General Information

Investigator #1 Filomena Hengst (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Assessment Date Oct. 7, 2026
Assessment Time 9 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Partly cloudy
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt Less Than 24 hours ago
Water Color Brown
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Swift/Waves
Surface Coating Foam
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Scarce
Aquatic Vegetation Type Emergent
Algae Amount Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount None
Woody Debris Type Unknown
Tree Canopy Open (0-25%)
Land Use Characteristics Recreational, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 21.0
Water Temperature (°C) Unknown
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) Unknown
pH Unknown
Turbidity (JTU) 20.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 7.0
Salinity (ppt) Unknown


Macroinvertebrates


Plecoptera (Stoneflies) Unknown
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) 2
Trichoptera (Non-net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Megaloptera (Dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies) Unknown
Elmidae (Riffle beetles larvae/adults) Unknown
Psephenidae (Water pennies) 2
Prosobranchia (Right-handed/gilled snails) Unknown
Athericidae (Aquatic snipe flies) Unknown
Zygoptera (Damselflies) Unknown
Anisoptera (Dragonflies) Unknown
Isopoda (Aquatic sow bugs) Unknown
Amphipoda (Scuds) Unknown
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) Unknown
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) Unknown
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) Unknown
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) Unknown
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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