StreamWatch Assessment Details at TWI
General Information

Investigator #1 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date March 19, 2024
Assessment Time 4:27 a.m.
Assessment Type(s) StreamWatch Schools

Weather Condition and Visual Assessment

Current Weather Overcast, Light rain
Time Since Last Rain or Snowmelt More than 2 days ago
Water Color Clear
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 Scarce
Algae Type Biofilm, Filamentous

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount None
Woody Debris Type Unknown
Tree Canopy Mostly Open (25-50%)
Land Use Characteristics Recreational, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 13.0
Water Temperature (°C) 9.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 0.001
Phosphates (ppm) 2.5
pH 8.0
Turbidity (JTU) 20.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 12.0
Salinity (ppt) 0.001


Macroinvertebrates


Plecoptera (Stoneflies) 1
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) 7
Trichoptera (Non-net-spinning caddisflies) 5
Megaloptera (Dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies) Unknown
Elmidae (Riffle beetles larvae/adults) 1
Psephenidae (Water pennies) 1
Prosobranchia (Right-handed/gilled snails) Unknown
Athericidae (Aquatic snipe flies) Unknown
Zygoptera (Damselflies) Unknown
Anisoptera (Dragonflies) Unknown
Isopoda (Aquatic sow bugs) Unknown
Amphipoda (Scuds) 2
Tipulidae (Crane flies) Unknown
Bivalvia (Clams/mussels) Unknown
Decapoda (Crayfish) Unknown
Hydropsychidae (Net-spinning caddisflies) Unknown
Chironomidae (Midges) 3
Simuliidae (Black flies) 1
Turbellaria (planarians) 1
Hirudinea (leeches) 1
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) Unknown
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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