StreamWatch Assessment Details at Mercer_Park
General Information

Investigator #1 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Oct. 1, 2025
Assessment Time 11 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Sunny
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt Unknown
Water Color Clear
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Slow/Still
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Unknown
Aquatic Vegetation Type Unknown
Algae Amount Unknown
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Unknown
Woody Debris Type Unknown
Tree Canopy Closed (75%-100%)
Land Use Characteristics Recreational

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 12.7
Water Temperature (°C) 12.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 2.0
Phosphates (ppm) Non-detect
pH 6.5
Turbidity (JTU) 10.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 6.0
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) Unknown
Anisoptera (Dragonflies) Unknown
Isopoda (Aquatic sow bugs) Unknown
Amphipoda (Scuds) Unknown
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) 1
Decapoda (Crayfish) Unknown
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) 4
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) Unknown
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) 3
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) Unknown
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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