StreamWatch Assessment Details at BUELL
General Information

Investigator #1 Christina Best (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Oct. 2, 2024
Assessment Time 2 p.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Sunny
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt More than 2 days ago
Water Color Clear
Water Odor Other
Water Odor Other Description Smells like Fall
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Slow/Still
Surface Coating Unknown
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Unknown
Aquatic Vegetation Type Unknown
Algae Amount Unknown
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Unknown
Woody Debris Type Unknown
Tree Canopy Unknown
Land Use Characteristics Recreational, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 9.5
Water Temperature (°C) 15.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 5.0
Phosphates (ppm) 1.0
pH 7.5
Turbidity (JTU) Unknown
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 2.0
Salinity (ppt) Unknown


Macroinvertebrates


Plecoptera (Stoneflies) Unknown
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) Unknown
Trichoptera (Non-net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Megaloptera (Dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies) Unknown
Elmidae (Riffle beetles larvae/adults) Unknown
Psephenidae (Water pennies) Unknown
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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