Site and Group Information | |
AAS Site ID: | S- Enter the site number without the S-, and select from the list. |
AAS Group ID: | BLUECREEK MONITORS (G-1159) Troup County |
THE SITE IS YELLOW JACKET CREEK AT MOBLEY BRIDGE RD. THE SITE IS BELOW THE HOGANSVILLE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THIS WATER RUNS INTO THE WEST POINT LAKE AND IS COMSUMED FOR DRINKING WATER. |
Event Date and Participants | |||
Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) | Time: (hh:mm am/pm) | Time Spent Monitoring minutes | Picture/Photo Documentation? yes / no |
Registered participants Enter one at a time, and select from the drop-down list. At least one must be QA/QC certified. | |||
Unregistered participants | Total number of participants: |
Rain in last 24 hours | Present conditions | |||
heavy rain | steady rain | heavy rain | steady rain | intermittent rain |
intermittent rain | none | overcast | partly cloudy | clear/sunny |
Amount of rain, if known? inches in last hours / days |
Method and Habitat | ||
Use letter codes (A=1-9, B=10-99, C=100 or more) to record the numbers of organisms found in a total sample. Then add up the number of letters in each column and multiply by the indicated value. The following columns are divided based on the organism's sensitivity to pollution. | (check all that apply) Method used: Muddy Bottom Rocky Bottom | Habitat selected for sampling: riffle leaf pack/woody debris streambed with silty area (very fine particles) streambed with sand or small gravel vegetated bank other (specify) |
Sensitive | Somewhat Sensitive | Tolerant |
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stonefly nymphs mayfly nymphs water penny larvae riffle beetle aquatic snipe flies caddisflies gilled snails | common net spinning caddisflies dobsonfly/hellgrammites & fishfly dragonfly & damselfly nymphs crayfish crane flies larvae aquatic sow bugs scud clams & mussels | midge fly larvae blackfly larvae lunged snails aquatic worms leech |
1 # of letters times 3 = 3 | 3 # of letters times 2 = 6 | 0 # of letters times 1 = 0 |
Now add together the three index values = 9 total index value. The total index value will give you an indication of the water quality of your stream. Good water quality is indicated by a variety of different kinds of organisms, with no one kind making up the majority of the sample. |
Water Quality Rating | |||
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Excellent (>22) | Good (17-22) | Fair (11-16) | Poor (<11) |
Notes/Other species found: |