Duck River Project

TN Scenic Rivers Assoc./Saturn/Earth Force/GREEN

Stream Habitat Data Sheet - 1

Part I – GENERAL INFORMATION Investigator(s) or school name Date/Time Stream Name Location

Part II - WEATHER DATA Weather in past 24 hours Streamflow Today Current weather Storm (heavy rain) High Storm (heavy rain) Steady Rain Steady Rain Intermittent Rain Normal Intermittent Rain Overcast Overcast Clear/Sunny Low Clear/Sunny

Part III - SPECIFIC LAND USES IDENTIFIED (check as many as apply). Streamside Within ¼ mile of Please specify exact nature stream of land uses**/Comments Residential Agricultural Forestry Commercial (shopping center, etc.) Industrial Development / construction Mining Parkland Other (please specify) **i.e. agricultural - livestock are in the creek, or row crops next to stream

Part IV LITTER - Circle the items that best describe the general characteristics. No litter visible - Small litter (cans etc.) occasionally - Small litter common

Large litter (tires, shopping carts etc.) occasionally - Large litter common

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Stream Habitat Data Sheet (cont.)

Part V – EROSION Look DOWNSTREAM to determine Right/Left banks. Percent of banks/flood plain covered by plants, rocks and logs (no exposed soil) is: More than Between 50 % Between 25% Between 0% 75% covered and 75% and 50% bank and 25% of covered covered bank covered Right stream bank Left stream bank Right Flood plain Left Flood plain Percent and Types of plants (circle all that apply) on: Right bank ___ % Trees ____% Shrubs ____% Herbs/grasses Left bank ___% Trees ____% Shrubs ____% Herbs/grasses

Part VI WATER CHARACTERISTICS (circle all that apply) Color / Appearance Odor Clear None Black Rotten egg Colored sheen (oily) Musky Grey Oil Foamy Sewage Brownish Milky Muddy

Part VII STREAMBED (circle all that apply) Deposits Stability – stream bed sinks Composition (bottom) beneath your feet in: Grey No spots ____ % silt (mud) Orange/red A few spots ____ % sand (gritty) Yellow Many spots ____ % gravel (1/4” to 2” stones) Brown ____ % cobbles (2” – 10” stones) ____ % boulders (> 10” stones)

Part VIII - ALGAE Algae color ____ light green ____ dark green ____ brown ____ matted on streambed ____ filament (hair- like) _____ slimy coating

Algae located ____ everywhere ____ covers 50 % of stream bed ____ in spots

Part IX - Discharge pipes Are there any discharge pipes located in the area that you sampled? Y or N What type of pipes? _____ Sewage treatment plant _____ Storm water runoff

Part X - Fish indicators ____ scattered individuals ____ scattered schools

Special Problems (circle all that apply) Chemical Spills, Fish Kills, Wildlife/Waterfowl kills * Flooding, Periods of no flow * If observed contact John McFadden or Project Manager ASAP

Part XI - Sketch of site: Draw a general diagram of the site showing stream meanders, roads, fields etc.

Field Water Chemistry and Physical Conditions Data Sheet - 2

Date______Time______Location ______(*)

Sampling team/persons ______

Replicate # / 1 2 3 4 5 Average Parameter Dissolved Oxygen (ppm)

-pH (SU)

Temperature (degrees C)

Nitrate (ppm)

Phosphate (ppm)

Turbidity (JTUs)

Flow** (m3s)

Velocity (m/s)

Width (m)

Depth (cm)

*Please be specific, give directions to the site. Draw a rough sketch to show exact location of sampling points. ** See TVA Volunteer Stream Monitoring Methods Manual for procedure.

Streamside Macroinvertebrate Survey Data Sheet - 3

Investigators (School, students)

County: State:

Stream Name:

Monitoring Location:

Site Number on Map:

Date: Time:

SAMPLING LOCATIONS (Check all that apply) Riffle ______Submerged Snags and Logs ______Run ______Aquatic Vegetation Beds ______Pool ______Algae-covered Rocks or Bedrock ______Submerged Root Mats and Vegetated Bank ______Leaf Packs ______

MACROINVERTEBRATE COUNT

Identify the macroinvertebrates in your sample, write the number of each, and assign them letter codes based on their abundance: R (rare) = 1-9 organisms C (common) = 10-99 organisms A (abundant) = 100 plus organisms

Group I Group II Group III Sensitive Somewhat Sensitive Tolerant ______caddisfly larvae ______beetle larvae ______aquatic worms ______hellgrammites ______clams ______leeches ______riffle beetle adult ______crayfish ______midge larvae ______mayfly nymphs ______crane fly larvae ______blackfly larvae ______gilled snails ______damselfly nymphs ______other snails ______riffle beetle adult ______scuds ______stonefly nymphs ______sowbugs ______water penny larvae ______dragonfly nymphs ______limpets

To calculate the index value, add the number of letters found in the three Groups above and multiply by the indicated weighting factor. Then add the column to get the index value for each Group

Group I Group II Group III

___ # of R’s x 5.0 = ______# of R’s x 3.2 = ______# of R’s x 1.2 = ______# of C’s x 5.6 = ______# of C’s x 3.4 = ______# of C’s x 1.1 = ______# of A’s x 5.3 = ______# of A’s x 3.0 = ______# of A’s x 1.0 = _____

Index Value for Index Value for Index Value for Group I = ______Group II = ______Group III = ______

To calculate the water quality score for the stream site, add together the index values for each group. The sum of these values equals the water quality score. ______

WATER QUALITY RATING

Compare this score to the following number ranges to determine the quality of your stream site.

 Excellent (>39)  Good (39-26)  Fair (25.9-17)  Poor (<17)

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