Winooski River - Tier 1 Report - Rebakka Milles, 10/11/16

Physical Parameters Assessment

Investigator Name(s): 

5th and 6th grade

Collection Date & Time: 

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 10:30am

School: 

Cabot School 5/6

Watershed: 

Winooski Basin

River: 

Winooski River

Monitoring Site: 

River by the Rec. Field

Surrounding Development or Land Use: 

Park

Residential

Forest

Do you see any pipes entering into the river?: 

No

Is there a water treatment plant upstream?: 

No

Water Appearance: 

Clear

Water Odor: 

Odorless

Canopy Cover: 

26-50%

Exact Location

Latitude: 

44.24

Longitude: 

-72.18

Weather

Present: 

Clear/Sunny

Past 48 Hours: 

Overcast

Showers

Chemical Assessment

Dissolved Oxygen: 

13.00ppm

Water Temperature: 

10.00°C

Phosphate: 

0.00ppm

pH: 

7.00

Stream Habitat Assessment

Streambed: 

Big, medium and small particles (12)

Streambank Erosion: 

Medium erosion (4)

Speed (Velocity): 

2 speeds (8)

Streambank Plants (Riparian Vegetation): 

All of these plants (12)

Streambank Plant Width: 

Between 10 and 20 paces (8)

Stream Habitat Quality Score

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

50-60 (Excellent)
40-49 (Good)
30-39 (Fair)
0-29 (Poor)

Stream Habitat Quality Score for This Report: 

44

Biological Assessment

Observed: Many kinds of animals, from sensitive to tolerant

Which suggests: Good water quality