StreamWatch Assessment Details at RPS
General Information

Investigator #1 Holary Wilder (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Assessment Date Oct. 1, 2024
Assessment Time 9:30 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Overcast
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt 24-48 hours ago
Water Color Brown
Water Odor Normal, Anaerobic
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 Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Scarce
Woody Debris Type Both
Tree Canopy Closed (75%-100%)
Land Use Characteristics Residential, Recreational, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 18.0
Water Temperature (°C) Unknown
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) 0.5
pH 6.0
Turbidity (JTU) Unknown
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 10.0
Salinity (ppt) Unknown


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) 4
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) 4
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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