StreamWatch Assessment Details at RPS
General Information

Investigator #1 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date July 22, 2025
Assessment Time 9:45 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 Other
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Slow/Still
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Scarce
Aquatic Vegetation Type Emergent
Algae Amount Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

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

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 27.0
Water Temperature (°C) 24.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) Unknown
pH 6.0
Turbidity (JTU) 50.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 6.0
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) 1
Isopoda (Aquatic sow bugs) 2
Amphipoda (Scuds) 3
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) Unknown
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) 4
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) Unknown
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) 1
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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