Duck River Project

Duck River Project

<p> TN Scenic Rivers Assoc./Saturn/Earth Force/GREEN</p><p>Stream Habitat Data Sheet - 1</p><p>Part I – GENERAL INFORMATION Investigator(s) or school name Date/Time Stream Name Location</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>Part IV LITTER - Circle the items that best describe the general characteristics. No litter visible - Small litter (cans etc.) occasionally - Small litter common</p><p>Large litter (tires, shopping carts etc.) occasionally - Large litter common</p><p>Data Sheets for Biological, Chemical and Habitat Information 1 TN Scenic Rivers Assoc./Saturn/Earth Force/GREEN</p><p>Stream Habitat Data Sheet (cont.)</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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)</p><p>Data Sheets for Biological, Chemical and Habitat Information 2 TN Scenic Rivers Assoc./Saturn/Earth Force/GREEN</p><p>Part VIII - ALGAE Algae color ____ light green ____ dark green ____ brown ____ matted on streambed ____ filament (hair- like) _____ slimy coating</p><p>Algae located ____ everywhere ____ covers 50 % of stream bed ____ in spots</p><p>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 </p><p>Part X - Fish indicators ____ scattered individuals ____ scattered schools </p><p>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</p><p>Part XI - Sketch of site: Draw a general diagram of the site showing stream meanders, roads, fields etc.</p><p>Data Sheets for Biological, Chemical and Habitat Information 3 TN Scenic Rivers Assoc./Saturn/Earth Force/GREEN</p><p>Field Water Chemistry and Physical Conditions Data Sheet - 2</p><p>Date______Time______Location ______(*)</p><p>Sampling team/persons ______</p><p>Replicate # / 1 2 3 4 5 Average Parameter Dissolved Oxygen (ppm)</p><p>-pH (SU)</p><p>Temperature (degrees C)</p><p>Nitrate (ppm)</p><p>Phosphate (ppm)</p><p>Turbidity (JTUs)</p><p>Flow** (m3s)</p><p>Velocity (m/s)</p><p>Width (m)</p><p>Depth (cm)</p><p>*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. </p><p>Streamside Macroinvertebrate Survey Data Sheet - 3</p><p>Data Sheets for Biological, Chemical and Habitat Information 4 TN Scenic Rivers Assoc./Saturn/Earth Force/GREEN</p><p>Investigators (School, students)</p><p>County: State:</p><p>Stream Name:</p><p>Monitoring Location:</p><p>Site Number on Map:</p><p>Date: Time:</p><p>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 ______</p><p>MACROINVERTEBRATE COUNT</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>Data Sheets for Biological, Chemical and Habitat Information 5 TN Scenic Rivers Assoc./Saturn/Earth Force/GREEN</p><p>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</p><p>Group I Group II Group III</p><p>___ # 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 = _____</p><p>Index Value for Index Value for Index Value for Group I = ______Group II = ______Group III = ______</p><p>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. ______</p><p>WATER QUALITY RATING</p><p>Compare this score to the following number ranges to determine the quality of your stream site.</p><p> Excellent (>39)  Good (39-26)  Fair (25.9-17)  Poor (<17)</p><p>Data Sheets for Biological, Chemical and Habitat Information 6</p>

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