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Site 3
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Woodcock Creek |
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German Road
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Site Location:
Downstream of lake, along German Rd. Close to Rt. 86 |
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Bethesda
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Mrs. Smith |
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Geography
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| Latitude:41.41'49" |
Longitude:80.06'55" |
| Tributaries to waterway
upstream of SITE: |
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| SITE'S waterway is
a tributary to: |
French Creek |
| Drainage Area: |
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Land
Use
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Surrounding Site (200 meters)
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| Dominant Land Use: |
Cropland |
| Other Land Uses Present: |
Forest, Pasture, Commercial |
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Within Watershed, Upstream of Site
(possible impact on site's water quality)
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| Dominant Land Use: |
Cropland |
| Other Land Uses Present: |
Overgrown Shrubs/ Small Trees, Residential,
School Campus |
| Litter at Site: |
Low amounts |
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Waterway
Channel Characteristics
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| Average Height of Channel: |
6 m. |
| Average Width of Channel: |
21 m. |
| Stream Channel Description: |
Straight, Braided, Channelized |
| Waterway Contains:
(visible from
site) |
Riffle, Run, Pool |
| Water samples taken
from: |
Riffle |
| Substrate Composed
of: |
Cobble, Gravel, Sand, Silt, Clay |
| Average Substrate Particle
Size: |
8-16mm. (Medium Gravel) |
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Vegetation
Characteristics
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| Aquatic Vegetation
Present: |
Algae, Emergent Plants, Submersed
Plants |
| Riparian Zone Vegetation
Present: |
Large Trees, Small Trees, Thick Brush,
Tall Grass/ Weeds |
| Width of Riparian Zone
Vegetation: |
<10 m. |
| Percentage of Stream
Shaded: |
75% |
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Riparian
Channel Environmental Inventory (RCE)
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| Date: |
Score: |
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Aquatic
Life
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| Fish Habitats Present:
Deep Pools, Overhanging Vegetation, Boulders/Cobble, Isolated
Backwater Pools, Riffles |
Fish Seen: Easily |
| Mussels Present: |
none seen |
| Macroinvertebrate Habitats
Present: |
Riffle, Large Rocks/Cobble, Coarse
Gravel, Submerged Logs, Leaf Packs, Tree Roots |
| Pollution Tolerance
Index Scores: |
Date: 9/26/2000 Score:50.2
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| Other Aquatic Life
Evidence/ Seen: |
Amphibians |
Streamside Animal Life
Evidence / Seen: |
Deer, Raccoons, Opossums, Squirrels/Chipmunks,
Streamside Birds, Woodchucks/Groundhogs, Fishermen, Rabbits,
Snakes |
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