Indian Brook - Tier 2 Report - Kara Lenorovitz, 10/20/16

Physical Parameters Assessment

Investigator Name(s): 

Logan, David, Austin, Jaret-Chemical

Collection Date & Time: 

Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 8:30am

School: 

Colchester High School

Watershed: 

Lake Champlain Direct & Grand Isle Basins

River: 

Indian Brook

Monitoring Site: 

Susey Wilson

Chemical Assessment

Average Temperature: 

13.00°C

Average pH: 

6.50

Average Orthophosphate PO4-3: 

0.38mg/L

Average Dissolved Oxygen: 

9.00mg/L

Field Notes: 

Storm drain could have affected the stream.

Stream Habitat Assessment

Streambed Cover

Rock ledges: 

0

Submerged logs, stumps, or tree roots: 

0

Large rocks: 

0

Artificial objects: 

0

Other: 

0

Stream Habitat Quality Score

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

18-22 (Excellent)
11-17 (Good)
6-10 (Fair)
0-5 (Poor)

Stream Habitat Quality Score for This Report: 

0

Biological Assessment

PT Group 1 (Intolerant)

# of Taxa: 

0

PT Group 2 (Moderately Intolerant)

# of Taxa: 

0

PT Group 3 (Fairly Tolerant)

# of Taxa: 

0

PT Group 4 (Very Tolerant)

# of Taxa: 

0

Pollution Tolerance Index Rating

Calculated as follows:
4*(# of Taxa in PT Group 1) + 3*(# of Taxa in PT Group 2) + 2*(# of Taxa in PT Group 3) + 1*(# of Taxa in PT Group 4)

23+ (Excellent)
17-22 (Good)
11-16 (Fair)
0-10 (Poor)

PTI Rating for This Report: 

0.00