Potash Brook (Lake Champlain Direct Flow) - Tier 3 Report - Walter Poleman, 10/12/16

Physical Parameters Assessment

Investigator Name(s):

NR 1 - Alex, Ryan, Sanzo

Collection Date & Time:

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 4:30pm

School:

University of Vermont

Watershed:

Lake Champlain Direct & Grand Isle Basins

River:

Potash Brook (Lake Champlain Direct Flow)

Monitoring Site:

East Woods

Surrounding Development or Land Use:

Farm

Residential

Forest

Water Appearance:

Clear

Water Odor:

Odorless

Exact Location

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Latitude:

44.45

Longitude:

-73.20

Weather

Present:

Clear/Sunny

Past 48 Hours:

Clear/Sunny

Showers

Chemical Assessment

Results:

Temperature: 11 deg Celsius ii. pH: 6.5 iii. Orthophosphate: .09 mg/L iv. Phosphorus: .01 mg/L v. Dissolved Oxygen: 7 mg/L

Stream Habitat Assessment

Good Habitat: Score of 80 to 60 ----- Fair Habitat: Score of 59 to 40 ----- Poor Habitat: Score of 39 to 0

Stream Habitat Quality Score

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

60-80 (Good)
40-59 (Fair)
0-39 (Poor)

Stream Habitat Quality Score for This Report:

Biological Assessment

The Water Quality Score is calculated by adding together the the Index Values calculated for each Sensitivity Group on the field sheet.

40+ (Excellent)
30-39 (Good)
20-29 (Fair)
0-19 (Poor)

Group I (Sensitive) Index Value:

25.0

Group II (Moderately Sensitive) Index Value:

12.8

Group III (Tolerant) Index Value:

1.2

Water Quality Score for This Report:

Lake Champlain Sea Grant

Potash Brook (Lake Champlain Direct Flow) - Tier 3 Report - Walter Poleman, 10/12/16

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Exact Location

Weather

Stream Habitat Quality Score