StreamWatch Assessment Details at EMS_Brook
General Information

Investigator #1 Rita Papagian (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date April 28, 2026
Assessment Time 1 p.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Sunny, Partly cloudy
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt More than 2 days ago
Water Color Clear
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Swift/Waves
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Scarce
Aquatic Vegetation Type Submergent, Floating
Algae Amount Abundant
Algae Type Filamentous, Biofilm

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Moderate
Woody Debris Type Free-floating
Tree Canopy Closed (75%-100%)
Land Use Characteristics Residential, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 14.0
Water Temperature (°C) 11.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 8.0
Phosphates (ppm) 4.0
pH 8.0
Turbidity (JTU) Unknown
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 9.0
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) 3
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) Unknown
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) 10
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

Midges were in larval stage

Site Photo(s)


General Comments and Site Observations

Water moving between swift and moderate speed.