StreamWatch Assessment Details at Toms River East HS APES
General Information

Investigator #1 Graceanne Taylor (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date Oct. 8, 2026
Assessment Time midnight
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 Yellow
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 Submergent
Algae Amount Absent
Algae Type Unknown

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Abundant
Woody Debris Type Attached
Tree Canopy Mostly Open (25-50%)
Land Use Characteristics Recreational

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) Unknown
Water Temperature (°C) 14.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Unknown
Phosphates (ppm) 2.0
pH 5.0
Turbidity (JTU) Unknown
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 8.5
Salinity (ppt) 6.0


Macroinvertebrates


Plecoptera (Stoneflies) 1
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) 1
Trichoptera (Non-net-spinning caddisflies) 2
Megaloptera (Dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies) 1
Elmidae (Riffle beetles larvae/adults) 1
Psephenidae (Water pennies) Unknown
Prosobranchia (Right-handed/gilled snails) Unknown
Athericidae (Aquatic snipe flies) Unknown
Zygoptera (Damselflies) 3
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) 2
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) Unknown
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) 2
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

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