StreamWatch Assessment Details at Jacobs_Creek_2
General Information

Investigator #1 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Oct. 17, 2024
Assessment Time 11:30 a.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 Brown
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Slow/Still
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Absent
Aquatic Vegetation Type Unknown
Algae Amount Moderate
Algae Type Floating

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) Unknown
Water Temperature (°C) 12.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) 4.0
pH 7.5
Turbidity (JTU) 30.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 8.0
Salinity (ppt) 12.0


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) 1
Athericidae (Aquatic snipe flies) Unknown
Zygoptera (Damselflies) 6
Anisoptera (Dragonflies) Unknown
Isopoda (Aquatic sow bugs) 1
Amphipoda (Scuds) Unknown
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) Unknown
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) 5
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) 3
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) Unknown
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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