| Investigator #1 | Rita Papagian (The Watershed Institute) | |
| Investigator #2 | None | |
| Assessment Date | May 5, 2026 | |
| Assessment Time | 1:45 p.m. | |
| Assessment Type(s) | StreamWatch Schools |
| Current Weather | Sunny |
| Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt | 24-48 hours ago |
| Water Color | Clear |
| Water Odor | Normal, Other |
| Water Odor Other Description | smelled like salty water/ocean |
| Turbidity | Unknown |
| Water Movement | Moderate/Ripples |
| Surface Coating | None, Foam, Scum |
| Aquatic Vegetation Amount | Scarce |
| Aquatic Vegetation Type | Submergent |
| Algae Amount | Abundant |
| Algae Type | Biofilm, Filamentous |
| Woody Debris Amount | Moderate |
| Woody Debris Type | Free-floating |
| Tree Canopy | Closed (75%-100%) |
| Land Use Characteristics | Residential, Natural |
| Air Temperature (°C) | Unknown |
| Water Temperature (°C) | Unknown |
| Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) | 12.5 |
| Phosphates (ppm) | 4.0 |
| pH | 8.0 |
| Turbidity (JTU) | 9.0 |
| Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) | 11.0 |
| Salinity (ppt) | 6.5 |
| 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) | 7 |
| Simuliidae (Black flies) | Unknown |
| Turbellaria (planarians) | Unknown |
| Hirudinea (leeches) | Unknown |
| Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) | Unknown |
| Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) | 7 |
| Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) | Unknown |
1 tubifex worm* 1 seed and clam shrimp 1 flatworm* 1 earth worm* * included in oligochaeta count
Data is the average between 2 sampling groups. We did not have a thermometer with us this sampling.