StreamWatch Assessment Details at PJS_Shipetaukin
General Information

Investigator #1 Jennifer Morris (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Oct. 24, 2024
Assessment Time 1:10 p.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Sunny
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt 24-48 hours ago
Water Color Yellow
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Slow/Still
Surface Coating None, Duckweed/ Vegetation
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Absent
Aquatic Vegetation Type Unknown
Algae Amount Moderate
Algae Type Floating

Simple Habitat Assessment

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

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 22.0
Water Temperature (°C) 11.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 2.0
Phosphates (ppm) 2.0
pH 7.0
Turbidity (JTU) 40.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 2.0
Salinity (ppt) 2.5


Macroinvertebrates


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

I just marked 1 for each because the data sheets we used asked for check marks, not counts, of each macroinvertebrate.

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