Stream Habitat Data Collection Form
Section 1: General Information Monitoring Date ______
Stream Name ______Time begin: ______Time end: ______
Site No. ______Investigators______
Location ____________
County ______Organization ______
Township Name ______Sec. ______T ______R ______
If the access point to this site is a road crossing, does a road ditch discharge directly into the stream at the crossing?
q yes q no
Section 2: Weather Conditions q Sunny q Partly Cloudy q Cloudy q Rain
Any precipitation in the last 5 days? q Yes q No If yes, approximate amount ______
Air temperature ______°C or °F Water temperature ______°C or °F
Section 3: Stream Habitat (NOTE: Record all distance measurements in feet and tenths, not inches.)
3.1) Average stream Width (ft.)______ 1. ______+ 2. ______+ 3. ______= ______¸ 3
Average stream Depth (ft.)______1. ______+ 2. ______+ 3. ______= ______¸ 3
(1/4 stream width) ______
(1/2 stream width) ______
(3/4 stream width) ______
3.2) Surface water Velocity (ft / sec) ______
distance (ft) ______distance (ft) ______distance (ft) ______
time (sec)______time (sec)______time (sec)______
Test 1 velocity ______+ Test 2 velocity______+ Test 3 velocity ______= ______¸ 3
3.3) Estimated Flow (Width x Depth x Velocity = ) ______
3.4) Has the stream segment been channelized? q Yes q No
3.5) Dominant watershed soil type: q Clay q Loam / Sand q Organic
3.6) Water clarity / coloration (describe) ______Water odor (describe) ______
3.7) Trash in stream along banks? q Yes q No
Trash /debris in trees (or shrubs) above stream? q Yes q No
3.8) Substrate (Rank relative abundance: 3.9) Obvious Siltation? 3.10) Substrate Embeddedness
1 = most common, 2 = next most common, etc. q Yes q Completely (100%)
LEAVE BLANK IF ABSENT, do not use
percentages.) q No q Mostly (75 %)
______Clay ______Gravel (0.25” to 2”) q Halfway ( 50%)
______Silt ______Cobble (2” to 10”) q Little / None (0 - 33%)
______Sand ______Boulder (>10”)
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3.11) Riparian Vegetation (Rank relative abundance:
1 = most common, 2 = next most common, etc.
LEAVE BLANK IF ABSENT, do not use percentages.) 3.12) Stream Shading 3.13) Bank Erosion
______Trees q 75 - 100% q Extensive
______Shrubs q 50 - 74% q Moderate
______Herbaceous plants q 25 - 49% q Little / None
______Grass q 0 - 24%
______Bare
Other (please describe) ______
3.14) Estimated width of riparian vegetation corridor (ft) ______
3.15) Stream Habitat (check if present) 3.16) Woody Debris (check one)
q Riffles q Abundant
q Runs q Common
q Pools q Rare
q Eddies q None
3.17) Dams present? q Yes q No If yes: q Man-made q Beaver / Log Jam
3.18) Aquatic plants q Periphyton q Filamentous Algae q Macrophytes
Are any of these plants abundant? q Yes q No If yes, which one(s)? q Periphyton
q Filamentous Algae
q Macrophytes
3.19) Surrounding Land Use: (Rank relative abundance: 1 = most common, 2 = next most common, etc.
LEAVE BLANK IF ABSENT, do not use percentages.)
______Woodland ______Wetland ______Open field
______Farmland ______Residential ______Commercial
Other (please describe) ______
3.20) Any obvious pollution sources? q Yes q No
If yes, please describe: ______
3.21) During the sampling and evaluation, did you observe any fish or wildlife? q Yes q No
If yes, please describe:
______
3.22) Other comments: (Site character changes, different directions to site, etc.)
______
3.23) Attach any photos to survey form (downstream, upstream, and others of interest).