StreamWatch Assessment Details at Cav_Park
General Information

Investigator #1 chelsea gardiner (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date May 23, 2025
Assessment Time 10:45 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Light rain
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt Less Than 24 hours ago
Water Color Brown
Water Odor Unknown
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Slow/Still
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Scarce
Aquatic Vegetation Type Submergent
Algae Amount Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount None
Woody Debris Type Unknown
Tree Canopy Mostly Open (25-50%)
Land Use Characteristics Residential, Recreational

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) Unknown
Water Temperature (°C) Unknown
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) Unknown
pH Unknown
Turbidity (JTU) 30.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 8.0
Salinity (ppt) 6.0


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) 2
Anisoptera (Dragonflies) Unknown
Isopoda (Aquatic sow bugs) 6
Amphipoda (Scuds) 12
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) 3
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) 6
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) 2
Hirudinea (leeches) 3
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) 5
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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