StreamWatch Assessment Details at PJS_Shipetaukin
General Information

Investigator #1 Jennifer Morris (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Oct. 21, 2024
Assessment Time 1:24 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 Abundant
Algae Type Floating

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount None
Woody Debris Type Unknown
Tree Canopy Open (0-25%)
Land Use Characteristics Residential, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 28.0
Water Temperature (°C) 11.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 5.0
Phosphates (ppm) 2.0
pH 7.0
Turbidity (JTU) 19.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 2.0
Salinity (ppt) Unknown


Macroinvertebrates


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

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

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