Indian Brook - Tier 1 Report - Aziza Malik, 05/04/17

Physical Parameters Assessment

Investigator Name(s):

Champlain Elementary (Legault)

Collection Date & Time:

Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 1:30pm

School:

Champlain Elementary

Watershed:

Lake Champlain Direct & Grand Isle Basins

River:

Indian Brook

Monitoring Site:

Englesby Brook

Surrounding Development or Land Use:

Farm

Residential

Road Along Bank

Do you see any pipes entering into the river?:

Yes

Water Appearance:

Clear

Muddy

Water Odor:

Odorless

Canopy Cover:

26-50%

Average Velocity:

2.00m/s

Weather

Present:

Steady Rain

Past 48 Hours:

Steady Rain

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:

25.00cm

Chemical Assessment

Dissolved Oxygen:

6.00ppm

Water Temperature:

10.00°C

Phosphate:

0.00ppm

pH:

7.00

Stream Habitat Assessment

Streambank Erosion:

Medium erosion (4)

Speed (Velocity):

2 speeds (8)

Streambank Plants (Riparian Vegetation):

2 kinds of plans (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:

Biological Assessment

Observed: Only a few kinds of worm-like (tolerant) animals, but many individuals of these kinds

Which suggests: Severe organic pollution