Volunteer Stream Survey Form

Section 1:

General Information

Stream Name:

Location:

Township:

Date:

Station Number:

County:

Sec:

Section 2: Weather Conditions
Sunny Partly Cloudy Cloudy Rain Air Temperature (F) (C): Water Temperature (F) (C):		Any Precipitation in the last 5 days ? Yes No If Yes, Approximate Amount:

Section 3: Stream Habitat

Average Stream Width (ft):

Surface Water Velocity (ft/sec):

Has the Stream been Channelized: Yes No

Dominant Watershed Soil Type: Clay Loams/Sand Organic

Trash in Stream/Along Banks? Yes No

Average Stream Depth (ft):

Estimated Flow (width x depth x velocity):

Water Clarity/Coloration:

Water Odor:

Trash/Debris in Trees Above Stream ? Yes No

Substrate
(Rank relative abundance - 1 most common, etc. Leave blank if absent)

Substrate Embeddedness

Clay:
Silt:
Sand:
Gravel (.25-2"):
Cobble (2-10"):
Boulder (>10"):

Obvious Siltation?
Yes No

Completely (100%)
Mostly (75%)
Halfway (50%)
Little/None (0-25%)

Riparian Vegetation
(Rank relative abundance - 1 most common, etc. Leave blank if absent)

Stream Shading

Bank Erosion

Trees:
Shrubs:
Herbaceous Plants:
Grass:
Bare:
Other (please describe):

75-100%
50-74%
25-49%
0-24%

Extensive
Moderate
Little/None

Estimated Width of Riparian Vegetation (ft):

Stream Habitat	Woody Debris
Riffles Runs Pools Eddies	Abundant Common Rare None

Dams Present: Yes No -- If Yes: Man-Made Beaver

Aquatic Plants: Periphyton Filamentous Algae Macrophytes

Are any of these plants very abundant? Yes No

Surrounding Land Use:

(Rank relative abundance - 1 most common, etc. Leave blank if absent)

Woodland:

Farmland:

Other: (Please discribe)

Wetland:

Residential:

Open Field:

Commercial:

Does the Road Ditch Discharge Directly to the Stream at the Crossing? Yes No

Any Obvious Pollution Sources? Yes No
-- If Yes, Please Describe:

Other Observations:

(If you have any photos to add to this survey, please email them as attachments to: )

Section 4: Benthic Macroinvertebrates

All types of habitats should be samples. Spend approximately 30 minutes collecting invertebrates, then identify and fill out the sheet below.

Describe the types of habitats and substrates from which invertebrates were collected:

Use letter codes (R = 1-10, C = 11 or more) to record the approximate numbers of organisms in each taxa found in the stream reach:

Group 1 Sensitive	Group 2 Somewhat Sensitive	Group 3 Tolerant
Beetle adults (Coleoptera) Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera) Hellgrammites (Megaloptera) Mayfly nymphs (Ephemeroptera) Gilled Snails (Gastropoda) Stonefly nymphs (Plecoptera) Water penny (Coleoptera)	Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Clams (Pelecypoda) Cranefly larvae (Diptera) Crayfish (Decapoda) Damselfly nymphs (Odonata) Dragonfly nymphs (Odonata) Scuds (Amphipoda) Sowbugs (Isopoda) Alderfly larvae (Megaloptera)	Aquatic worms (Oligochaeta) Blackfly larvae (Diptera) Leeches (Hirudina) Midge larvae (Diptera) Pouch snails (Gastropoda) True Bugs (Hemiptera) Other Diptera

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
# of R's * 5.0 = # of C's * 5.0 = Group 1 Total =	# of R's * 5.0 = # of C's * 5.0 = Group 2 Total =	# of R's * 5.0 = # of C's * 5.0 = Group 3 Total =

Total Stream Quality Score (sum of totals for Groups 1-3) =

Excellent (> 48)

Good (34-48)

Fair (19-33)

Poor (< 19)

During the sampling and evaluation, did you observe any fish or wildlife? Yes No

If yes, Please describe (if possible):