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GEORGIA ADOPT-A-STREAM     Data Submission Form              
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IMPORTANT!
Do not edit this form if you want to create a new submission.

Reason for editing (required):


You must enter Site information and click “submit” at the bottom of the page before moving on to the chemical, bacterial, macroinvertebrate, or stream habitat survey forms. You must click submit on each page on which you enter data.
AAS monitors, Total participants, Site, Event Date, Event Time, Time Spent Sampling

You cannot submit a form that has Errors or missing Required Data.

You can submit a form that has Warnings, but it will be flagged as out of compliance with the AAS quality assurance plan.

Site, Weather, and Observations
Site Information
Site:
Group: [ G-1595]- Chattahoochee River Conservancy
County: Muscogee
Enter the site name or site number without the S-, and select from the list.
Note that you must be a member of a group before you can submit data for its sites.

Event date:
mm/dd/yyyy
 Time sample
collected:
hh:mm am/pm
 Total number
of participants:
 Time
spent sampling:
 minutes 		Total time
spent traveling:
 minutes
Optional 		Furthest
distance traveled:
 miles
Optional
 
Total volunteer time for this event: 38 minutes (0.63 hours)

* If you have more than one event for this date, enter the number of events, and enter the total time spent and distance traveled for all of them.
Participants
Adopt-A-Stream monitors
 ParticipantRemove
Laura Schneider (32341)
Amanda Hall (30544)
Enter one at a time, and select from the drop-down list.
Other participants
Weather
Present conditions
     
     
Amount of rain, if known?

Amount in inches
In Last /  

* Refer to wunderground.com for rainfall data
Observations
Flow/Water Level:
Select all that apply 		                                                           
Tides: Tide was:    |   

Water Conditions:
(for lake and coastal monitors)
Water Clarity:                  
 
Water Color:                                                  
 
Water Surface:
    Does it break when disturbed?    

    Select all that apply:  
 
Water Odor:
                                       
                       
Photos: Please take images to document your observations and changes in water quality conditions.
Photopoint directions can be found in the manuals.
Trash:                        

Enter your cleanup trash numbers now.
Comments
Any changes to note since you last sampled at this site?
If so, please describe. Otherwise, please leave blank.

Clear check box if you don't want email confirmation.
Chemical Data
Did you calibrate your meter and/or probe?
Reagents
Select any expired reagents:
     
     
Other:
Contact the State office at AAS@gaepd.org to obtain replacement reagents.
Tests
Core Tests Test 1 Test 2 Units Average
Air Temp   °C
Water Temp   °C
pH
(+/-0.25) 		Standard unit
Dissolved Oxygen (+/-0.6) mg/L (ppm)
Conductivity   µS/cm
Salinity
(+/-1) 		ppt
Secchi Disk
(+/-10) 		cm
Chlorophyll a   µg/L
Other Tests Result Units
Alkalinity mg/L (ppm)
Ammonia-N mg/L (ppm)
Nitrate-N mg/L (ppm)
Orthophosphate mg/L (ppm)
Sampling Depth cm
Settleable Solids
 Enter T for Trace
 mg/L (ppm)
Turbidity NTU
If you have additional tests not found under Core Tests or Other Tests, enter them below. (Extra rows will be added as needed.)
Test Result Units
Comments
Any chemical changes to note since you last sampled at this site?
If so, please describe. Otherwise, please leave blank.
Bacterial Data
3M Petrifilm Method: Escherichia coli
Run three (3) plates/tests for each site, plus one (1) blank plate. Process within 0-24 hrs, incubate at 35°C ± 1°, and read at 24 ± 1 hr
Plate Find AVG of number of colonies
total # colonies / total # of plates (do not include blank) 		cfu /100 mL
blank 1 2 3 4 5
Sample Holding Time START END TEMPERATURE Total Time
Date Time Date Time Minimum Maximum
mm/dd/yyyy
hh:mm am/pm
mm/dd/yyyy
hh:mm am/pm

°C
 


°C
 




Did you use a method other than 3M Petrifilm Plates?        
Method/Parameter Result Units
E coli IDEXX MPN/100mL
E coli Other
Fecal Coliform cfu/100 mL
Comments
Any bacterial changes to note since you last sampled at this site?
If so, please describe. Otherwise, please leave blank.
Macroinvertebrate Data
Methods
Stream Type:
          
Method Used:
          Total Area Sampled: ft2
Habitats Sampled:
Directions: Consult the macroinvertebrate monitoring manuals for sampling guidelines
  1. Separate the macroinvertebrates into the different taxa groupings listed in the table below.

  2. Note which taxa are present and their abundance code based on the number of individuals present in your sample.
    Enter these codes in the boxes below for each taxa.
    Abundance Codes: R (rare)=1-9, C (common)=10-99, and D (dominant)=100 individuals or greater
  3. Enter your Final Water Quality Index Score   0   & Water Quality Rating from below:  Poor 
Taxa Groups
Sensitive Somewhat Sensitive Tolerant
Stonefly Nymphs
Mayfly Nymphs
Water Penny Larvae
Riffle Beetle Larvae/Adults
Aquatic Snipe Flies
Caddisflies
Gilled Snails
 Common Net Spinning Caddisflies
Dobsonfly/Hellgrammites & Fishfly
Dragonfly & Damselfly Nymphs
Crayfish
Crane Flies
Aquatic Sow Bugs
Scud
Clams & Mussels
 Midge Fly Larvae
Black Fly Larvae
Lunged Snails
Aquatic Worms
Leeches
Water Quality Index/Rating
 0  # of taxa times 3 =  0   0  # of taxa times 2 =  0   0  # of taxa times 1 =  0 

Now add together the three index values to get your Water Quality Index Score=   0  .

Then, use this score to find out your Water Quality Rating for your stream (below). Good water quality is indicated by a variety of different kinds of taxa/organisms, with no one kind making up a majority of the sample.

Water Quality Rating
Excellent (>22) Good (17-22) Fair (11-16) Poor (<11)
Other
In addition to aquatic macroinvertebrates, do you see any of the following in your samples? Please count.
  Fishes Asian Clams Salamanders Tadpoles Nonnative Crayfish
# Individuals Which species?
Comments
Any macroinvertebrate changes to note since you last sampled at this site?
If so, please describe. Otherwise, please leave blank.
Stream Habitat Survey

Stream habitat will be evaluated looking both upstream and downstream, and includes: channel bottom materials, streamside vegetation, slope, and other channel characteristics. You may choose a value between 0-10 for each parameter. Note #s 8-10 ask you to evaluate each bank separately.

All measurements should be taken during baseflow conditions.

Use:
(excludes parameter 7. Channel Sinuosity)
(excludes parameter 2. Embeddedness)
 
Habitat
Parameter 		Excellent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Poor  

1. Epifaunal Substrate

What types of submerged materials are on the channel bottom?

 Abundant stable habitat cover for colonization by macroinvertebrates and fish: submerged roots, woody and vegetative debris, cobbles, leaf packs and undercut banks. Adequate stable habitat cover for colonization by macroinvertebrates and fish: submerged roots, woody and vegetative debris, cobbles, leaf packs and undercut banks. Little or no stable habitat cover available for colonization by macroinvertebrates and fish: submerged roots, woody and vegetative debris, cobbles, leaf packs and undercut banks; habitat may move during high flows.

What did you see?

2. Embeddedness

Are fine sediments being deposited in riffle/run area?

 Gravel and cobble are slightly embedded in riffle area. Gravel and cobble are partially embedded in riffle area. Gravel and cobble are completely embedded in riffle area.

What did you see?

3. Riffle/Run/Pool

Is a diversity of instream habitats available: riffle, runs, and pools?

 Yes, all three (3) habitat types (riffle, run, pool) are present and frequent. Two (2) habitat types are present. Only one (1) habitat type present and dominant.

What did you see?

4. Sediment Deposition

Are sand bars and islands present?

 Little or no enlargement of vegetated islands or point bars. Some new bar formation of the channel bottom with new deposition in pools. Some increase in point bar formation. Heavy deposits of usually fine sediment; channel affected by extensive deposition. Point bars are bare.

What did you see?

5. Channel Flow Status

How much water is in the stream channel?

 Water reaches base of both lower banks; little substrate exposed. Some substrate is exposed and water partially fills channel. Most substrate is exposed and very little water in channel.

What did you see?

Total first side

Take two photographs, looking upstream and downstream, capturing banks and riparian zone on both sides.

Habitat
Parameter 		Excellent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Poor  

6. Channel Alteration

Is the stream channel altered by humans?

 No evidence of channelization (straightening) or alterations such as dredging, agriculture, concrete banks or construction activities. Some evidence of channelization (straightening) and/or alterations such as dredging, agriculture, concrete banks or construction activities. Most of stream reach channelized and/or many alterations present such as dredging, agriculture, concrete banks or construction activities.

What did you see?

7. Channel Sinuosity

Does the channel have lots of curves and bends?

 Yes, bends in the channel are frequent. There are more bends than straight sections. There are more straight sections than sections with bends or channel is entirely straight.

What did you see?

8. Bank Stability

How stable are the streambanks?

Determine right/left bank
by facing downstream

Bank stable; erosion, scouring, undercutting or bank failure absent or minimal. Vegetation overhanging the stream is abundant. Bank moderately stable; evidence of small areas of erosion, undercutting and scouring, or bank failure present. Moderate amounts of overhanging vegetation present. Bank unstable; many eroded and scoured areas with undercutting; bank failure present; steep banks. Little over hanging vegetation present.

What did you see?
Left bank
Right bank

9. Vegetative Protection

Are stream banks covered & shaded by a variety of vegetation?

Determine right/left bank
by facing downstream

Most streambank surfaces covered and shaded by a large variety of vegetation (trees, shrubs, flowering plants and grasses). Some streambank surfaces covered and shaded by some variety of vegetation (trees, shrubs, flowering plants and grasses). Few streambank surfaces covered and shaded by vegetation. Little variety of vegetation. Streambank dominated by one type of vegetation (trees, shrubs, flowering plants and grasses).

What did you see?

Did you see any
nonnative vegetation?
Left bank
Right bank

10. Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

What is the amount of buffer available?

Determine right/left bank
by facing downstream

Buffer present; a large variety of vegetation extends at least three channel widths on each side. Some buffer present; some variety of vegetation extends two to one channel width on each side. Human activities have impacted buffer zone. Little or no buffer present; vegetation extends less than one channel width on each side. Human activities substantially impact buffer zone.

What did you see?

Did you see any
nonnative vegetation?
Left bank
Right bank
Stream Habitat Score: Excellent (69-90) Good (46-68) Fair (23-45) Poor (0-22) Total second side         

Total first side         

Total

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