This is an incomplete draft. Click the "Edit" tab, make sure all fields are filled, and then mark it as complete. Physical Parameters AssessmentInvestigator Name(s): Shelburne Community SchoolCollection Date & Time: Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 1:00pmSchool: Shelburne Community SchoolWatershed: Lake Champlain Direct & Grand Isle BasinsRiver: LaPlatte RiverMonitoring Site: MacabeSurrounding Development or Land Use: FarmResidentialForestDo you see any pipes entering into the river?: NoIs there a water treatment plant upstream?: NoCanopy Cover: 26-50%Water Appearance: CloudyTea-coloredWater Odor: OdorlessAverage Embeddedness: 26-50%Average Velocity: 1.72m/sWeatherPresent: Clear/SunnyPast 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: 51.80cmTurbidity: 6.00NTU Chemical AssessmentAverage Temperature: 6.00°CAverage pH: 6.60Average Orthophosphate PO4-3: 0.06mg/LAverage Dissolved Oxygen: 10.00mg/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)Stonefly Nymph: 1Mayfly Nymph: 5# of Taxa: 2PT Group 2 (Moderately Intolerant)Damselfly Nymph: 1Sowbug: 1Cranefly Larvae: 1Crayfish: 1# of Taxa: 4PT Group 3 (Fairly Tolerant)Midges: 16Black Fly Larvae: 30Leech: 7# of Taxa: 3PT Group 4 (Very Tolerant)Aquatic Worms: 2Blood Midge: 1# of Taxa: 2Pollution 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: 28.00Other Biological IndicatorsAquatic Plants
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