StreamWatch Assessment Details at LIL_SHAB
General Information

Investigator #1 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Oct. 10, 2024
Assessment Time 10 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 Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Scarce
Woody Debris Type Free-floating
Tree Canopy Mostly Open (25-50%)
Land Use Characteristics Residential

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) Unknown
Water Temperature (°C) 15.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 0.5
Phosphates (ppm) 1.0
pH 7.5
Turbidity (JTU) 50.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 6.0
Salinity (ppt) 0.001


Macroinvertebrates


Plecoptera (Stoneflies) Unknown
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) 4
Trichoptera (Non-net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Megaloptera (Dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies) Unknown
Elmidae (Riffle beetles larvae/adults) 1
Psephenidae (Water pennies) 7
Prosobranchia (Right-handed/gilled snails) 1
Athericidae (Aquatic snipe flies) Unknown
Zygoptera (Damselflies) 1
Anisoptera (Dragonflies) Unknown
Isopoda (Aquatic sow bugs) 2
Amphipoda (Scuds) 3
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) 2
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) 2
Chironomidae (Midges) Unknown
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) 2
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) 2
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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