IS MY STREAM HEALTHY

MY STREAM

• Location : Jeffersonville, VT
• Name of stream : Black Creek
• Tributary of the Missisquoi river

THINGS TO KNOW

• Stream flowed North West at an angle of 279
• pH : 6.6
• Dissolved oxygen : 6.7
• Water temp : 47 f
• Temp of air : 59 f

ROCKS

• Embeddedness : 0% - 10%
• Stream bottom : 65% sand/silt, 25% gravel, and 10% cobble.

WIDTH AND DEPTHS

• Width : 21 1/2
• Depths : 1.5ft, 4ft, 2ft

VELOCITY

• Distance : 20ft
• Average time on right side : 1:38min
• Average time in the middle : 1:12min
• Average time on left side : 1:41

BUGS

• Points in total : 15
• 3 cray fish
• 2 stone fly
• 1 water penny

SURROUNDING VEGITATION

• Small trees
• Bushes/ weeds
• Tall grass
• All of theses hold the soil together and protects the stream from erosion.

In conclusion I believe that my stream is healthy because of the amount of bugs and the pH level.