StreamWatch Assessment Details at UnitarianChurch
General Information

Investigator #1 Davis Bush (The Watershed Institute)
Investigator #2 None
Assessment Date April 26, 2026
Assessment Time 11 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 Moderate/Ripples
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Absent
Aquatic Vegetation Type Unknown
Algae Amount Scarce
Algae Type Biofilm

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Moderate
Woody Debris Type Both
Tree Canopy Mostly Closed (50-75%)
Land Use Characteristics Residential, Recreational, Natural

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) Unknown
Water Temperature (°C) Unknown
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) Non-detect
Phosphates (ppm) 1.5
pH 7.0
Turbidity (JTU) Unknown
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) Unknown
Salinity (ppt) Non-detect


Macroinvertebrates


Plecoptera (Stoneflies) 2
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) Unknown
Amphipoda (Scuds) 2
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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