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Site 7
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French Creek |
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Mead Ave.
Bridge
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Site Location:
Mead Ave. Bridge, Meadville |
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Allegheny
College
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Creek Staff |
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Geography
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| Latitude:
41.38'16" |
Longitude:
80.09'44" |
| Length of Waterway: |
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| Mile Index:
(mileage
of site from mouth) |
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| Stream Order: |
4 |
| Tributaries
to waterway upstream of SITE: |
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| SITE'S waterway
is a tributary to: |
Allegheny
River |
| Drainage
Area: |
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Land
Use
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Surrounding Site (200 meters)
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| Dominant Land Use: |
Industrial (operating) |
| Other Land Uses Present: |
Overgrown shrubs/small trees, Commercial,
Park/Recreation |
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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: |
Pasture, Forest, Residential, Commercial,
Industrial (operating) |
| Litter at Site: |
low amounts |
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Waterway
Channel Characteristics
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| Average Height of Channel: |
12 m. |
| Average Width of Channel: |
63 m. |
| Stream Channel Description: |
Straight, Channelized |
| Waterway Contains:
(visible from
site) |
Riffle, Run, Pool |
| Water samples taken
from: |
Run |
| Substrate Composed
of: |
Boulders, Cobble, Gravel, Sand, Silt,
Clay |
| Average Substrate Particle
Size: |
. |
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Vegetation
Characteristics
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| Aquatic Vegetation
Present: |
Algae, Emergent Plants |
| Riparian Zone Vegetation
Present: |
Small Trees w/underbrush, Small Trees,
Tall Grass/weeds, Lawn |
| Width of Riparian Zone
Vegetation: |
10-100 m. |
| Percentage of Stream
Shaded: |
20% |
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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: |
live mussels in the water |
| Macroinvertebrate Habitats
Present: |
Riffle, Large rocks, Coarse gravel,
Sand/silt/mucky bottom, Submerged logs, Leaf packs |
| Pollution Tolerance
Index Scores: |
Date: 10-5-01
Score: 59.6 |
| Other Aquatic Life
Evidence/ Seen: |
Amphibians, Turtles |
Streamside Animal Life
Evidence / Seen: |
Streamside birds, Rabbits, Squirrels/Chipmunks |
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