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Data Taken on Butternut Creek, Rte. 481 crossing by Jamesville Road on Jun 23, 2010

Sampling Event: 05:30 pm - 07:00 pm
Notes: Butternut Creek Adult Team - L. Monostory, L. Neugebauer, M. Webber

Physical Data

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation	Protocol	Notes
Weather conditions	0	N/A	sun & clouds	Weather observation	N/A
Stream Width	32	feet	N/A	Tape measure	N/A
Stream Depth	1.27	feet	N/A	Measure with a yardstick	N/A
Stream Velocity	3	feet/sec	N/A	Orange float method	N/A
Stream Velocity	0	feet/sec	N/A	Vernier meter	N/A
Stream Flow	122	cu ft/sec	N/A	Stream Flow Calculation (Float)	N/A
Stream bed stability	0	N/A	No spots	Observation of stream bed stability	N/A
Algae Amount	0	N/A	Scattered	Observation of Algae Amount	N/A
Air Temperature	28.5	C	N/A	Mercury thermometer	N/A
Water Temperature	21.6	C	N/A	water_temp	N/A
Water Appearance	0	N/A	Clear,	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Water Odor	0	N/A	No odor,	Smell	N/A
Stream bed stability	0	N/A	Sand, Gravel, Cobble, Boulders,	Observation of stream bed stability	N/A
Algae color/texture	0	N/A	Dark green, Brown, Matted, Hairy,	Observation of Algae	N/A
Stream Cover provided by:	0	N/A	Rocks, Logs, Shrubs/brush, Trees,	Observation of stream cover	N/A

Chemistry

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation	Protocol	Notes
Second Dissolved Oxygen for BOD	7.9	mg/L	N/A	bod_d_o	N/A
Fecal Coliform	2300	colonies/100ml	N/A	Microbiological Environmental Lab/Membrane Filtration (MEL/MF)	N/A
pH	8.01	N/A	N/A	ph	N/A
Nitrates	5.89	mg/L	N/A	nit	N/A
Chlorides	50	mg/L	N/A	Silver Nitrate Method	N/A
Turbidity	2.69	NTU Units	N/A	turb	N/A
Total Dissolved Solids	279	mg/L	N/A	tds	N/A
Phosphates	0.15	mg/L	N/A	phos	N/A
Dissolved Oxygen	8.8	mg/L	N/A	do	N/A
Dissolved Oxygen sat	99	% saturation	N/A	d_o_sat	N/A

Chemistry Q Values

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation	Protocol	Notes
BOD Q	95	N/A	N/A	bod_q	N/A
Fecal Coliform Q	18	N/A	N/A	col_q	N/A
pH Q	83	N/A	N/A	ph_q	N/A
Nitrates Q	60	N/A	N/A	nit_q	N/A
Chlorides Q	80	N/A	N/A	chlor_q	N/A
Turbidity Q	92	N/A	N/A	turb_q	N/A
Total Dissolved Solids Q	62	N/A	N/A	tds_q	N/A
Phosphates Q	93	N/A	N/A	phos_q	N/A
Dissolved Oxygen Q	99	N/A	N/A	d_o_q	N/A

Macroinvertebrates

Parameter	Value	Units	Observation	Protocol	Notes
Stone Flies	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Free Living Caddisfly	0	N/A	B	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Water pennies	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Riffle Beetle (adult and larvae)	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Mayflies	0	N/A	B	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Crayfish	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Scuds	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Common Net-spinning Caddisfly	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Hellgramites, Dobsonflies & Fishflies	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	B	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A
Blackflies	0	N/A	A	Revised SOS Protocol (2003)	N/A