SWAG Stream Monitoring Data Sheet - Form

SWAG stream monitoring data sheet Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) Doc Type: Field Data Sheets

New site information Secchi tube instructions:  Make sure back is to the sun. Sampler name:  Pull string out to remove disk and fill tube to top with water sample. Stream name:  Lower disk until it disappears; then raise disk until it reappears.  Pinch string against side of tube when disk is at midpoint. Site number:  Record depth to the nearest centimeter. Project name:  If the symbol is visible when disk is at bottom, record as ‘>100 cm’

Required Stream stage estimate Spec. Secchi (Low, Normal, Stream Cond. tube depth High, Z=No Temp. D.O. (umhos/ No. Date Time PA RS (cm) flow, Dry) (C) (mg/L) pH cm) Photo Comments

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Instructions

Physical Appearance (PA) Please use the one number, each day that you sample that best describes the physical appearance at your sampling site. 1A = Crystal clear, transparent water 1B = Transparent water tea-colord by dissolved organic matter 2 = Not quite crystal clear; cloudy white, gray, or light brown 3 = Cloudy brown due to high sediment levels 4 = Green due to algal growth; indicative of excess nutrients 5 = Cloudy brown from sediment and green from algae growth

Recreational Suitability (RS) Please use the one number, each day that you sample that best describes your opinion of how suitable the stream is for recreation and aesthetic enjoyment at your sampling site. 1 = Beautiful, could not be better 2 = Very minor aesthetic problems; excellent for swimming, boating 3 = Swimming and aesthetic enjoyment slightly impaired 4 = Desire to swim and level of enjoyment of the stream substantially reduced (but boating is okay) 5 = Swimming and aesthetic enjoyment of the stream nearly impossible

Transfer of information from datasheet to EQuIS This datasheet is intended to aid with the collection of field data from streams enrolled in the SWAG program. Information from this datasheet should be transferred to the EQuIS data entry template for submittal to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) by November 1st of each monitoring year. Local partners may retain this datasheet for their records at their discretion. This data sheet should not be submitted directly to the MPCA. For more information, contact Kelly O’Hara at 651-247-1054 or email at [email protected].

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