Data and site descriptions
DATA SHEET: BUFFERED STREAM, HEALTHY STREAM STUDENT ACTIVITY PROCEDURE B Name_________________________________________________
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Table 1. Parker Run and Conneauttee Creek Site Descriptions SITE DESCRIPTION
PARKER RUN (WOODED RIPARIAN ZONE)
Location
Dominant Land Use Surrounding Site (200 meters) Other Land Uses Surrounding Site (200 meters) Dominant Land Use Within Watershed, Upstream of Site Other Land Uses Within Watershed, Upstream of Site Average Channel Height Average Channel Width Stream Channel Description Waterway Contents (visible from site) Water samples taken from Substrate composed of Aquatic Vegetation Present Riparian Zone Vegetation Present Width of Riparian Zone Vegetation Percentage of Stream Shaded Fish Habitat Present Fish seen Mussels present Macroinvertebrate Habitat Present Other Aquatic Life Present Streamside Animal Life Evidence/Seen
CONNEAUTTEE CREEK (MEADOW RIPARIAN AREA)
Behind Parker Middle School and athletic fields in a wooded area Land Use Forest
Neyland Rd., approximately ¼ mile from Parker Middle School
School Campus
Cropland, Pasture, Residential
Cropland
Wetlands/Forest
Forest, Residential, School Campus
Cropland, Pasture, Residential
Waterway Channel Characteristics 2m 15 m Meandering, Braided Riffle, Run, Pool, Debris Dam Riffle Boulders, Cobble, Gravel, Sand Vegetation Characteristics No vegetation Large and small trees 10-100 m 100% Aquatic Life Logs, large woody debris, debris dams, riffles, thick root mats, riffles Seldom None found Riffles, large rocks, coarse gravel, sandy bottom, submerged logs, leaf packs, tree roots Amphibians Deer, raccoons, streamside birds, squirrels, chipmunks, snakes
Meadow/Wetlands/Forest
0.5 m 3m Meandering Riffle, Run, Pool Run Cobble, Gravel, Silt Algae, Emergent Plants Tall grass, weeds, large trees and underbrush 10-100 m 80% Deep pools, overhanging vegetation, debris dams, riffles Easily Mussel shells in water Riffle, coarse gravel, sandy bottom, leaf packs Amphibians Deer, raccoons, rabbits, streamside birds, squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks
HYPOTHESIS: The ________________________ level will be higher in ______________________ because ___________________ (water quality parameter)
(Parker Run or Conneauttee Creek)
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Figure 1. Parker Run site behind Parker Middle School
Figure 2. Conneauttee Creek near Neyland Road
Table 2. Parker Run and Conneauttee Creek Water Quality Data Date
Site
10/06/01 10/06/01 10/27/01 10/27/01 11/17/01 11/17/01 12/01/01 12/01/01 12/22/01 12/22/01 1/12/02 1/12/02 9/5/02 9/5/02 9/26/02 9/26/02 10/18/02 10/18/02 Average Average
Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek
Temp. (oC) 10.5 10 10 2 7 19 6 9 1 0 0 No data 16 15.5 12 13 7.1 10
DO (mg/L) 11 12 12.5 11.5 11 No data 12 10.5 20 14.5 13 12 10 7.5 12 10 12 11
Turbidity (JTU) 5 10 5 10 0 2.5 5 5 7.5 5 5 5 5 7.5 5 7.5 5 15
N/NO3(mg/L) 0.1 0.09 0.10 0.15 0.25 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.22 0.45 No data 0.1 0.12 0.38 0.027 0.19 0.21 0.20
P (mg/L) 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0 0 0 0.0006
TDS (mg/L) 100 110 70 100 110 150 90 95 90 105 100 105 105 175 145 205 105 170
pH 8 7.2 7.75 8.05 7.9 7.8 7.1 7.85 7.75 8.15 7.6 7.15 8.55 7.9 8.5 7.5 8.2 8
Alkalinity (mg/L) 170 119 136 144.5 170 182 170 136 136 126 153 136 161.5 156 156 183 127.5 157
Creek Connections Riparian Buffers Module – Buffered Stream, Healthy Stream
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Table 1. Parker Run and Conneauttee Creek Site Descriptions SITE DESCRIPTION
PARKER RUN (WOODED RIPARIAN ZONE)
Location
Dominant Land Use Surrounding Site (200 meters) Other Land Uses Surrounding Site (200 meters) Dominant Land Use Within Watershed, Upstream of Site Other Land Uses Within Watershed, Upstream of Site Average Channel Height Average Channel Width Stream Channel Description Waterway Contents (visible from site) Water samples taken from Substrate composed of Aquatic Vegetation Present Riparian Zone Vegetation Present Width of Riparian Zone Vegetation Percentage of Stream Shaded Fish Habitat Present Fish seen Mussels present Macroinvertebrate Habitat Present Other Aquatic Life Present Streamside Animal Life Evidence/Seen
CONNEAUTTEE CREEK (MEADOW RIPARIAN AREA)
Behind Parker Middle School and athletic fields in a wooded area Land Use Forest
Neyland Rd., approximately ¼ mile from Parker Middle School
School Campus
Cropland, Pasture, Residential
Cropland
Wetlands/Forest
Forest, Residential, School Campus
Cropland, Pasture, Residential
Waterway Channel Characteristics 2m 15 m Meandering, Braided Riffle, Run, Pool, Debris Dam Riffle Boulders, Cobble, Gravel, Sand Vegetation Characteristics No vegetation Large and small trees 10-100 m 100% Aquatic Life Logs, large woody debris, debris dams, riffles, thick root mats, riffles Seldom None found Riffles, large rocks, coarse gravel, sandy bottom, submerged logs, leaf packs, tree roots Amphibians Deer, raccoons, streamside birds, squirrels, chipmunks, snakes
Meadow/Wetlands/Forest
0.5 m 3m Meandering Riffle, Run, Pool Run Cobble, Gravel, Silt Algae, Emergent Plants Tall grass, weeds, large trees and underbrush 10-100 m 80% Deep pools, overhanging vegetation, debris dams, riffles Easily Mussel shells in water Riffle, coarse gravel, sandy bottom, leaf packs Amphibians Deer, raccoons, rabbits, streamside birds, squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks
HYPOTHESIS: The ________________________ level will be higher in ______________________ because ___________________ (water quality parameter)
(Parker Run or Conneauttee Creek)
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Figure 1. Parker Run site behind Parker Middle School
Figure 2. Conneauttee Creek near Neyland Road
Table 2. Parker Run and Conneauttee Creek Water Quality Data Date
Site
10/06/01 10/06/01 10/27/01 10/27/01 11/17/01 11/17/01 12/01/01 12/01/01 12/22/01 12/22/01 1/12/02 1/12/02 9/5/02 9/5/02 9/26/02 9/26/02 10/18/02 10/18/02 Average Average
Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek Parker Run Conneauttee Creek
Temp. (oC) 10.5 10 10 2 7 19 6 9 1 0 0 No data 16 15.5 12 13 7.1 10
DO (mg/L) 11 12 12.5 11.5 11 No data 12 10.5 20 14.5 13 12 10 7.5 12 10 12 11
Turbidity (JTU) 5 10 5 10 0 2.5 5 5 7.5 5 5 5 5 7.5 5 7.5 5 15
N/NO3(mg/L) 0.1 0.09 0.10 0.15 0.25 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.22 0.45 No data 0.1 0.12 0.38 0.027 0.19 0.21 0.20
P (mg/L) 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0 0 0 0.0006
TDS (mg/L) 100 110 70 100 110 150 90 95 90 105 100 105 105 175 145 205 105 170
pH 8 7.2 7.75 8.05 7.9 7.8 7.1 7.85 7.75 8.15 7.6 7.15 8.55 7.9 8.5 7.5 8.2 8
Alkalinity (mg/L) 170 119 136 144.5 170 182 170 136 136 126 153 136 161.5 156 156 183 127.5 157
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