Volunteer Name: Date: (mm/dd/yr)
Stream Name: Nearest Town:
Weather Conditons Current: Past 24 hours:
Access Description: Township Range Section (if available):
Stream Width: (include measure units) Water Depth: (include measure units)

Stream Flow:
(circle one)

Low
(velocity < 0.30 m/sec)

High
(velocity > 0.30 m/sec)
  
Water Clarity:
(circle one)

Low
secchi depth < 30% water depth

Moderate
30% < secchi depth: < 60% of water depth

High
secchi depth > 60% water depth
Dominant Stream Substrate: (circle one)

Boulder
(256mm or 7")

Cobble
(64 - 256mm or 2"-7")

Gravel
(2-64mm or 0.05"-2")
k

(Sand
(0.06 - 2mm or <0.05")

Silt
(0.004 -0.06mm)

 Clay
(<0.0004mm)
Aquatic Plants:
(circle one)

Observed

 Not Observed
Aquatic Animals:
(circle one)

Observed

 Not Observed
If aquatic animals observed, indicate type and condition below:
 Crayfish

Living

Not living

Both
 Fish

Living

Not living

Both
 Macroinvertebrates

Living

Not living

Both
 Mussels

Living

Not living

Both
 Snails

Living

Not living

Both
 Other __________

Living

Not living

Both

Riparian Land Use  (select one per "bank") NOTE: Face upstream to determiner right and left banks!
Right Bank  Crop   Pasture   Woodland   Bluff Urban  Other
Left Bank  Crop   Pasture   Woodland   Bluff Urban  Other
Bank Vegetation  (select one per "bank")
Right Bank  Absent  Present
Left Bank  Absent  Present
Additional Notes: