StreamWatch Assessment Details at PEAPACK
General Information

Investigator #1 Mary Wagner (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Assessment Date Sept. 14, 2026
Assessment Time 12:30 p.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Partly cloudy
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt Unknown
Water Color Clear
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 Scarce
Woody Debris Type Free-floating
Tree Canopy Mostly Closed (50-75%)
Land Use Characteristics Residential, Agricultural, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) Unknown
Water Temperature (°C) Unknown
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) Unknown
pH 7.5
Turbidity (JTU) Unknown
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 7.0
Salinity (ppt) 14.0


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) 3
Anisoptera (Dragonflies) 2
Isopoda (Aquatic sow bugs) 3
Amphipoda (Scuds) Unknown
Tipulidae (Crane flies) 3
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) 1
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) Unknown
Simuliidae (Black flies) 4
Turbellaria (planarians) Unknown
Hirudinea (leeches) 1
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) Unknown
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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