Physical Parameters AssessmentInvestigator Name(s): Group 1Collection Date & Time: Friday, May 4, 2018 - 10:15amSchool: Browns River Middle SchoolWatershed: Lamoille BasinRiver: Winooski RiverMonitoring Site: Browns RiverSite Description: Rocky, sandySurrounding Development or Land Use: FarmParkResidentialForestCropsRoad Along BankDo you see any pipes entering into the river?: NoIs there a water treatment plant upstream?: NoCanopy Cover: 0-25%Water Appearance: ClearWater Odor: FishAverage Embeddedness: 26-50%Average Velocity: 0.54m/sPhysical Summary: The water rises when it rains. WeatherPresent: OvercastPast 48 Hours: OvercastShowersAverage 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: 120.00cmTurbidity: 240.00NTU Chemical AssessmentAverage Temperature: 8.00°CAverage pH: 6.00Average Orthophosphate PO4-3: 0.05mg/LAverage Dissolved Oxygen: 8.00mg/L Stream Habitat AssessmentStreambed CoverRock ledges: 0Submerged logs, stumps, or tree roots: 0Large rocks: 0Artificial objects: 0Other: 0Stream Habitat Quality ScoreCalculated 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 AssessmentPT Group 1 (Intolerant)# of Taxa: 12PT Group 2 (Moderately Intolerant)# of Taxa: 12PT Group 3 (Fairly Tolerant)# of Taxa: 2PT Group 4 (Very Tolerant)# of Taxa: 1Pollution Tolerance Index RatingCalculated 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: 89.00