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Data Taken on Carpenter's Brook, Peru Road bridge on May 06, 2008

Sampling Event: 04:30 am - 06:30 am
Notes: JordanElbridge HS w/ Mike Frood, Cathy and Steve Schwab, Bob, assorted students -- Mat Webber

Physical Data

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation ↑	Protocol	Notes
Water Appearance	0	N/A	Clear,	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Stream bed stability	0	N/A	A few spots	Observation of stream bed stability	N/A
Weather conditions	0	N/A	Cloudy, slight rain	Weather observation	N/A
Water Temperature	16	C	N/A	water_temp	N/A
Air Temperature	21	C	N/A	Mercury thermometer	N/A
Stream Width	26	feet	N/A	Tape measure	N/A
Stream Depth	0.55	feet	N/A	Measure with a yardstick	N/A
Stream Velocity	1.28	feet/sec	N/A	Orange float method	N/A
Stream Cover provided by:	0	N/A	Rocks, Logs, Shrubs/brush,	Observation of stream cover	N/A
Algae color/texture	0	N/A	Brown,	Observation of Algae	N/A
Stream bed stability	0	N/A	Mud, Gravel, Cobble,	Observation of stream bed stability	N/A
Water Odor	0	N/A	No odor,	Smell	N/A

Chemistry

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation ↑	Protocol	Notes
Dissolved Oxygen sat	78	% saturation	N/A	d_o_sat	N/A
Dissolved Oxygen	7.4	mg/L	N/A	do	N/A
Phosphates	0.11	mg/L	N/A	phos	N/A
Total Dissolved Solids	470	mg/L	N/A	tds	N/A
Turbidity	2.11	NTU Units	N/A	turb	N/A
Chlorides	36	mg/L	N/A	Silver Nitrate Method	N/A
Nitrates	10.7	mg/L	N/A	nit	N/A
pH	7.64	N/A	N/A	ph	N/A
Second Dissolved Oxygen for BOD	2	mg/L	N/A	bod_d_o	N/A

Chemistry Q Values

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation ↑	Protocol	Notes
Dissolved Oxygen Q	86	N/A	N/A	d_o_q	N/A
Phosphates Q	95	N/A	N/A	phos_q	N/A
Total Dissolved Solids Q	38	N/A	N/A	tds_q	N/A
Turbidity Q	91	N/A	N/A	turb_q	N/A
Chlorides Q	86	N/A	N/A	chlor_q	N/A
Nitrates Q	50	N/A	N/A	nit_q	N/A
pH Q	91	N/A	N/A	ph_q	N/A
Fecal Coliform Q	97	N/A	N/A	col_q	N/A
BOD Q	90	N/A	N/A	bod_q	N/A

Macroinvertebrates

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation ↑	Protocol	Notes
Pouch Snails and other Lunged Snails	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Aquatic Worms	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Common Net-spinning Caddisfly	0	N/A	B	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Clams and Mussels	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Scuds	0	N/A	B	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Crayfish	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Mayflies	0	N/A	B	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Riffle Beetle (adult and larvae)	0	N/A	B	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Free Living Caddisfly	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Stone Flies	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A