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Site 19
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French Creek |
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French Creek
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Site Location:
French Creek, behind F.C. General Store (visible bridge on King
Road) |
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Clymer Central
School
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Mr.Van
Earden |
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Geography
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| Latitude:
40.04'02" |
Longitude: 79.42'27" |
| SITE'S waterway is a
tributary to: |
Into PA where E. and W. branch of French
Creek join |
| Drainage Area: |
Chautaugua Co. drainage |
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Land
Use
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Surrounding Site (200 meters)
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| Dominant Land Use: |
Agriculture and forest |
| Other Land Uses Present: |
cropland, pasture |
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Within Watershed, Upstream of Site
(possible impact on site's water quality)
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| Dominant Land Use: |
Agriculture |
| Other Land Uses Present: |
wetlands, forest, overgrown shrubs/small
trees, cropland, pasture |
| Litter at Site: |
low amounts |
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Waterway
Channel Characteristics
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| Average Height of Channel: |
1.5m. |
| Average Width of Channel: |
18m. |
| Stream Channel Description: |
meandering/curving with undercut banks |
| Waterway Contains:
(visible from
site) |
riffle, run, pool |
| Water samples taken
from: |
riffle |
| Substrate Composed
of: |
gravel and sand |
| Average Substrate Particle
Size: |
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Vegetation
Characteristics
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| Aquatic Vegetation
Present: |
very little vegetation,
brown algae if present |
| Riparian Zone Vegetation
Present: |
small trees with underbrush, brush
and short scraggly trees |
| Width of Riparian Zone
Vegetation: |
>100m. |
| Percentage of Stream
Shaded: |
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Riparian
Channel Environmental Inventory (RCE)
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| Date: |
Score: |
| Date: |
Score: |
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Aquatic
Life
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| Fish Habitats Present: |
Fish Seen: Easily |
| Mussels Present: |
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| Macroinvertebrate Habitats
Present: |
Crayfish, caddis fly, mayfly |
| Pollution Tolerance
Index Scores: |
Date:
Score:
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| Other Aquatic Life
Evidence/ Seen: |
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Streamside Animal Life
Evidence / Seen: |
rabbits, raccoons, opossums, deer,
muskrat, beaver, mink, streamside birds, waterfowl, squirrels/chipmunks,
snakes, woodchuck/groundhog, coyote, and fishermen |
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