Creek Connections

Site 18	Conneaut Lake
Lake	Site Location: Fireman's Beach in town of Conneaut Lake (south side of lake)
Conneaut Lake High School	Mrs. Golenberke

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Geography
Latitude: 41.36'19"	Longitude: 80.18'09"
Length of Waterway:
Mile Index: (mileage of site from mouth)
Stream Order:
Tributaries to waterway upstream of SITE:
SITE'S waterway is a tributary to:
Drainage Area:

Land Use

Surrounding Site (200 meters)

Dominant Land Use:

Park/Recreation Area

Other Land Uses Present:

Residential

Within Watershed, Upstream of Site (possible impact on site's water quality)

Dominant Land Use:

Residential

Other Land Uses Present:

Wetlands, Commercial

Litter at Site:

Low Amounts

Waterway Channel Characteristics

Average Height of Channel:

N/A

Average Width of Channel:

N/A

Stream Channel Description:

N/A

Waterway Contains: (visible from site)

N/A

Water samples taken from:

Pool (lake)

Substrate Composed of:

Sand, Large Rocks

Average Substrate Particle Size:

Vegetation Characteristics

Aquatic Vegetation Present: Algae, Submersed Plants

Riparian Zone Vegetation Present: Large Trees, Lawn

Width of Riparian Zone Vegetation: <10 m.

Percentage of Stream Shaded: 0%

Riparian Channel Environmental Inventory (RCE)

Date: Score:

Date: Score:

Aquatic Life

Fish Habitats Present:deep pools, boat docks Fish Seen: Easily

Mussels Present: none seen

Macroinvertebrate Habitats Present: Sand/silt/mucky bottom, Aquatic plant beds

Pollution Tolerance Index Scores: Date: Score:

Other Aquatic Life Evidence/ Seen: .

Streamside Animal Life
Evidence / Seen: Waterfowl, Birds, Rabbits, Squirrels/Chipmunks, Fishermen, Public Shimming Access

Additional Comments about Site

This site is a lake and does not apply to the questions specific to flowing waterways