StreamWatch Assessment Details at YHIS D&R canal
General Information

Investigator #1 Burgess Ekman (individual_org_account_1400)
Investigator #2 Burgess Ekman (individual_org_account_1400)
Assessment Date April 26, 2024
Assessment Time 2:30 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 Brown
Water Odor Unknown
Water Odor Other Description N/A
Turbidity Unknown
Water Movement Slow/Still
Surface Coating None
Aquatic Vegetation Amount Moderate
Aquatic Vegetation Type Submergent
Algae Amount Moderate
Algae Type Filamentous

Simple Habitat Assessment

Woody Debris Amount Moderate
Woody Debris Type Unknown
Tree Canopy Unknown
Land Use Characteristics Residential

Chemical Assessment Measurement(s)

Air Temperature (°C) 22.0
Water Temperature (°C) 18.0
Nitrate Nitrogen (ppm) 5.0
Phosphates (ppm) 4.0
pH 8.0
Turbidity (JTU) 20.0
Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 4.0
Salinity (ppt) 1.0


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) 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) Unknown
Simuliidae (Black flies) Unknown
Turbellaria (planarians) Unknown
Hirudinea (leeches) Unknown
Archaeopulmonata (Left-handed/lunged snails) Unknown
Oligochaeta (Aquatic worms) Unknown
Syrphidae (Rat-tailed maggots) Unknown

Site Photo(s)


General Comments and Site Observations

Warm sunny day the canal looked as it usually does and the turbidity reading was much clearer than I would have guessed it would be.