Lamoille River - Tier 3 Report - Mary Fiedler, 10/13/16

Physical Parameters Assessment

Investigator Name(s):

Fisher Science

Collection Date & Time:

Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 11:15am

School:

Lamoille Union Middle & High School

Watershed:

Lamoille Basin

River:

Lamoille River

Monitoring Site:

Brewster River

Site Description:

A little bit of erosion <5% A lot of vegetation Tree Roots Exposed No modifications made to banks Undercutting->early signs or erosion Algae Mosses/blooms in water

Surrounding Development or Land Use:

Park

Residential

Factory

Forest

Road Along Bank

Do you see any pipes entering into the river?:

Yes

Is there a water treatment plant upstream?:

Canopy Cover:

0-25%

Water Appearance:

Clear

Water Odor:

Fish

Average Embeddedness:

51-75%

Exact Location

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Latitude:

44.64

Longitude:

-72.80

Weather

Present:

Clear/Sunny

Past 48 Hours:

Clear/Sunny

Average Transparency/Turbidity

No Impact: >60 cm - 17cm = 0-50 ntu
Possible Impact: 17 - 8cm = 65-150 ntu
Impacted: 8 - < 6 cm = >150 ntu

Height of Water Column:

120.00cm

Chemical Assessment

Results:

DO 10 mg/L

PO4 0.06194 mg/L

Temp

PH 6.5

Stream Habitat Assessment

Good Habitat: Score of 80 to 60 ----- Fair Habitat: Score of 59 to 40 ----- Poor Habitat: Score of 39 to 0

Embeddedness:

50 to 75% embedded; rocks are mostly buried (4)

Sediment Deposition:

5 to 30% of riverbed effected by new deposition (6)

Velocity / Depth Types:

Slow & shallow

Fast & shallow

Velocity / Depth Types (Score):

2 velocity/depth types present (4)

Channel Flow Status:

Water fills 25 to 75% of channel; < 0.5 meter deep (2)

Channel Alteration:

Alteration minimal; river with natural pattern (4)

Frequency of Riffles:

Occasional riffles (2)

Bank Stability (Left Bank):

Moderately stable; 5 to 30% eroded or collapsed (3)

Bank Stability (Right Bank):

Moderately stable; 5 to 30% eroded or collapsed (3)

Riparian Vegetation (Left Bank):

70 to 90% covered by natural vegetation (3)

Riparian Vegetation (Right Bank):

70 to 90% covered by natural vegetation (3)

Riparian Zone Width (Left Bank):

Width 6 to 12 meters; much human impact (2)

Riparian Zone Width (Right Bank):

Width 6 to 12 meters; much human impact (2)

Stream Habitat Quality Score

Calculated by adding all of the points from the above fields.

60-80 (Good)
40-59 (Fair)
0-39 (Poor)

Stream Habitat Quality Score for This Report:

Biological Assessment

The Water Quality Score is calculated by adding together the the Index Values calculated for each Sensitivity Group on the field sheet.

40+ (Excellent)
30-39 (Good)
20-29 (Fair)
0-19 (Poor)

Group I (Sensitive) Index Value:

0.0

Group II (Moderately Sensitive) Index Value:

0.0

Group III (Tolerant) Index Value:

0.0

Water Quality Score for This Report: