StreamWatch Assessment Details at MillHill
General Information

Investigator #1 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date July 30, 2024
Assessment Time 9 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Sunny
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt Unknown
Water Color Brown
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Moderate/Ripples
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Scarce
Aquatic Vegetation Type Unknown
Algae Amount Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Moderate
Woody Debris Type Attached
Tree Canopy Open (0-25%)
Land Use Characteristics Residential, Industrial

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) Unknown
Water Temperature (°C) 15.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 8.0
Phosphates (ppm) 4.0
pH 7.5
Turbidity (JTU) 0.1
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 4.0
Salinity (ppt) 0.1


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) 4
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) 1
Decapoda (Crayfish) Unknown
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) Unknown
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) 1
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) Unknown
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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