StreamWatch Assessment Details at PeddieLakeAthleticCenterDock
General Information

Investigator #1 The Watershed (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Jan. 22, 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 Brown
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 Scarce
Woody Debris Type Free-floating
Tree Canopy Open (0-25%)
Land Use Characteristics Natural, Residential, Recreational

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 5.0
Water Temperature (°C) 10.1
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) 0.2
pH 7.0
Turbidity (JTU) 15.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 7.0
Salinity (ppt) 6.0


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

Training day - students were trained on how to perform assays so results may not be accurate Nitrate assay was performed but no detectable nitrates HOWEVER we can't input 0ppm into nitrates box