StreamWatch Assessment Details at PeddieLakeAthleticCenterDock
General Information

Investigator #1 The Watershed (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Feb. 26, 2023
Assessment Time 11 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Overcast
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt More than 2 days ago
Water Color Blue-green
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Moderate/Ripples
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Absent
Aquatic Vegetation Type Unknown
Algae Amount Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

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

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 5.5
Water Temperature (°C) 6.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) Unknown
pH 7.0
Turbidity (JTU) 5.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 10.1
Salinity (ppt) 75.0


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

Site Photo(s)


General Comments and Site Observations

Color was green gray - no checkbox for that color so used blue-green Note: Nitrate and Phosphate assays were performed and no detectable nitrate or phosphates were found but can't put 0.0ppm into window