Happy HollowDate: 7/11/2015We conducted the first stream survey of the year this morning. The survey was conducted:
We concluded our count with the following results of two collection teams:
Water Temp: 52° F
Macroinvertebrate Count
Use letter codes (A=1 – 9, B=10 – 99, C= 100 or more) to record the numbers of organisms found in a 3 foot by 3 foot area. Then add up the number of letter in each column and multiply by the indicated index value.
Good
__A__ Caddisfly Larvae
_____ Dobsonfly Larvae
_____ Mayfly Nymphs
_____ Other Snails
_____ Riffle Beetle Adult
_____ Stonefly Nymphs
_____ Water Penny Larvae
Fair
_____ Beetle Larvae
__A__ Clams
_____ Crane Fly Larvae
_____ Crayfish
_____ Damselfly Nymph
_____ Dragonfly Nymphs
__A__ Scuds
__A__ Sowbugs
_____ Aherix
Poor
_____ Aquatic Worms
_____ Blackfly Larvae
_____ Leeches
__A__ Midge Larvae
_____ Pouch Snails
- At Happy Hollow
- 8:00 am
- Tom Keeton, Mickey Holton, Marcus Pipkin and John Peipon were the participants
- Water was running at low 475 cfm
- Water had been low since 12:00 am 7/11/15
- Water clarity was good
- No temperature taken
We concluded our count with the following results of two collection teams:
- 16 – Scuds mostly black
- 18 – Green Midges
- 2 – Red Worms
- 2- Snails
- 2 – Scrimp
- 4 – Red Midges
- 1 – Blk Fly
Water Temp: 52° F
Macroinvertebrate Count
Use letter codes (A=1 – 9, B=10 – 99, C= 100 or more) to record the numbers of organisms found in a 3 foot by 3 foot area. Then add up the number of letter in each column and multiply by the indicated index value.
Good
__A__ Caddisfly Larvae
_____ Dobsonfly Larvae
_____ Mayfly Nymphs
_____ Other Snails
_____ Riffle Beetle Adult
_____ Stonefly Nymphs
_____ Water Penny Larvae
Fair
_____ Beetle Larvae
__A__ Clams
_____ Crane Fly Larvae
_____ Crayfish
_____ Damselfly Nymph
_____ Dragonfly Nymphs
__A__ Scuds
__A__ Sowbugs
_____ Aherix
Poor
_____ Aquatic Worms
_____ Blackfly Larvae
_____ Leeches
__A__ Midge Larvae
_____ Pouch Snails