StreamWatch Assessment Details at TWI
General Information

Investigator #1 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date March 6, 2024
Assessment Time 10:30 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Overcast
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt Less Than 24 hours ago
Water Color Clear
Water Odor Normal
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Swift/Waves
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Moderate
Aquatic Vegetation Type Submergent
Algae Amount Scarce
Algae Type Biofilm

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Scarce
Woody Debris Type Free-floating
Tree Canopy Mostly Open (25-50%)
Land Use Characteristics Recreational, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 14.0
Water Temperature (°C) 10.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 0.001
Phosphates (ppm) 2.0
pH 7.0
Turbidity (JTU) 10.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 10.0
Salinity (ppt) 2.0


Macroinvertebrates


Plecoptera (Stoneflies) 1
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) 5
Trichoptera (Non-net-spinning caddisflies) 1
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) 1
Amphipoda (Scuds) 4
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) Unknown
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) 1
Simuliidae (Black flies) 1
Turbellaria (planarians) Unknown
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) Unknown
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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