StreamWatch Assessment Details at PeddieLakeAthleticCenterDock
General Information

Investigator #1 The Watershed (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Feb. 5, 2023
Assessment Time 11 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Partly cloudy
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 Moderate/Ripples
Surface Coating None, Other
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Absent
Aquatic Vegetation Type Unknown
Algae Amount Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Scarce
Woody Debris Type Both
Tree Canopy Open (0-25%)
Land Use Characteristics Recreational, Natural, Residential

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 10.7
Water Temperature (°C) 5.4
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 1.0
Phosphates (ppm) Unknown
pH 7.0
Turbidity (JTU) 25.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 9.5
Salinity (ppt) 16.0


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

There was a good amount of ice along the banks and students needed to break through ice to collect sample. The middle of the lake was ice free. Note that Phosphates assessment was run and no detectable phosphates BUT can't put 0.0 ppm into phosphate