Stream Quality Database Survey

Thank you for adding your Stream Quality Checklist findings to this Database. It's OK to skip questions. The checklist is oriented to streams draining the suburban-urban areas where most of us (81%) live. Please feel free to add results from other streams too. To learn how to restore waters degraded by past growth and how to prevent future damage see the CEDS Protecting & Restoring Wetlands, Streams, Lakes, Tidal Waters & Wells from Land Development Impacts webpage. For further information contact CEDS at 410-654-3021 or Help@ceds.org.

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* While we will keep your responses confidential, can we get your contact information so we send you a summary of the results of this survey?

Name *

Organization (if any)

Email Address *

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* What is the name of the stream you assessed and the state where it's located?

Stream Name:

State:

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* Did you see any fish in the stream?

Yes, but there's only one kind (Poor-Fair quality)

There's more than one kind of fish (Good quality)

No fish are present (Very poor quality)

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* If you examined stones bathed in fast-flowing stream water for life, did you see:

Caddisfly larvae only (Fair quality)

Both caddis and mayflies (Good quality)

Neither (Poor quality)

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* Was the stream muddy or discolored in some other way?

Yes

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* If the stream was muddy or discolored were you able to trace it upstream to a source?

Yes (please describe what you found in the Comments section below)

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* If a liquid was flowing from a pipe in dry-weather, did it possess any of these indicators of possible pollution?

Discolored (anything other than clear)

Had a distinct odor

Much warmer than the stream water

No suspicious discharges were found

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* If a suspicious discharge was found, were you able to trace it to a source?

Yes (please describe what you found in the Comments section below)

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* Did you see any of the following indicators of accelerated stream channel erosion?

Numerous eroded banks

Many roots projecting out of eroded banks

Both

None of the above

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* Is there an abundance of unvegetated sand or gravel bars along the stream channel?

Yes

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* While we will keep your responses confidential, can we get your contact information so we send you a summary of the results of this survey?

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* What is the name of the stream you assessed and the state where it's located?

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* Did you see any fish in the stream?

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* If you examined stones bathed in fast-flowing stream water for life, did you see:

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* Was the stream muddy or discolored in some other way?

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* If the stream was muddy or discolored were you able to trace it upstream to a source?

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* If a liquid was flowing from a pipe in dry-weather, did it possess any of these indicators of possible pollution?

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* If a suspicious discharge was found, were you able to trace it to a source?

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* Did you see any of the following indicators of accelerated stream channel erosion?

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* Is there an abundance of unvegetated sand or gravel bars along the stream channel?

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* Comments: Is there anything else you'd like to note about the stream?