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Data Taken on Ley Creek, NYS Rte. 11 bridge on Jun 05, 2007

Sampling Event: 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm
Notes: Ley Creek Adult Team - B. Asanoma, D. Baranello, L. Monostory, M. Webber

Physical Data

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation	Protocol ↑	Notes
Stream Width	25	feet	N/A	Tape measure	N/A
Stream Depth	0.96	feet	N/A	Measure with a yardstick	N/A
Stream Velocity	58.8	feet/sec	N/A	Orange float method	N/A
Air Temperature	19.5	C	N/A	Mercury thermometer	N/A
Water Temperature	19.2	C	N/A	water_temp	N/A
Weather conditions	0	N/A	overcast, with showers	Weather observation	N/A
Stream bed stability	0	N/A	A few spots	Observation of stream bed stability	N/A
Algae Amount	0	N/A	Scattered	Observation of Algae Amount	N/A
Water Appearance	0	N/A	Brownish, Muddy,	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Water Odor	0	N/A	No odor,	Smell	N/A
Stream bed stability	0	N/A	Silt, Mud, Cobble,	Observation of stream bed stability	N/A
Algae color/texture	0	N/A	Light green,	Observation of Algae	N/A
Stream Cover provided by:	0	N/A	Shrubs/brush, Trees,	Observation of stream cover	N/A

Chemistry

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation	Protocol ↑	Notes
Second Dissolved Oxygen for BOD	5.2	mg/L	N/A	bod_d_o	N/A
Fecal Coliform	600	colonies/100ml	N/A	Microbiological Environmental Lab/Membrane Filtration (MEL/MF)	N/A
pH	7.94	N/A	N/A	ph	N/A
Nitrates	2.2	mg/L	N/A	nit	N/A
Chlorides	271	mg/L	N/A	Silver Nitrate Method	N/A
Turbidity	29	NTU Units	N/A	turb	N/A
Total Dissolved Solids	712	mg/L	N/A	tds	N/A
Phosphates	0.25	mg/L	N/A	phos	N/A
Dissolved Oxygen	7.2	mg/L	N/A	do	N/A
Dissolved Oxygen sat	82	% saturation	N/A	d_o_sat	N/A

Chemistry Q Values

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation	Protocol ↑	Notes
BOD Q	70	N/A	N/A	bod_q	N/A
Fecal Coliform Q	25	N/A	N/A	col_q	N/A
pH Q	86	N/A	N/A	ph_q	N/A
Nitrates Q	87	N/A	N/A	nit_q	N/A
Chlorides Q	48	N/A	N/A	chlor_q	N/A
Turbidity Q	54	N/A	N/A	turb_q	N/A
Total Dissolved Solids Q	20	N/A	N/A	tds_q	N/A
Phosphates Q	85	N/A	N/A	phos_q	N/A
Dissolved Oxygen Q	89	N/A	N/A	d_o_q	N/A

Macroinvertebrates

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation	Protocol ↑	Notes
Sowbugs	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Scuds	0	N/A	C	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Clams and Mussels	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Common Net-spinning Caddisfly	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Aquatic Worms	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Midges	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Blackflies	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Leeches	0	N/A	B	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Pouch Snails and other Lunged Snails	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A