Site 3 (Boat Ramp/ Sapony Creek) |
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Organism Name |
Sept. 28 |
Oct. 5 |
Oct. 12 |
Oct. 19 |
Oct. 26 |
Nov. 2 |
Fresh Water Shrimp |
3 |
7 |
10 / ~1/2 in |
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Volvox |
TMTC |
3 |
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6 |
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Copepod Canthocamptus |
5/ 1mm |
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1 |
Cyclops Copepod |
1/ ~1mm |
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2/ ~ 1mm |
4/ .5mm |
Hydrachnida/ Water Mite |
2/ ~1mm |
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Cyclops Copepod 6 Nauplius |
1/ ~1mm |
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Tardigrades (Water Bears) |
1/ ~1mm |
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Daphina |
40 |
2 |
1 |
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3 |
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Damselfies Nymph |
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2 / ~5 mm |
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13 / ~10mm |
1 |
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Clam Shrimp |
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2 / 2-4 mm |
3 / ~2mm |
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4/ ~ 1mm |
3/ .25mm |
Microcystis Algae |
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Midge Fly Larvae |
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1 / .5 mm |
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1/ .5mm |
9/ 2-3mm |
Planaria |
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9 / ~.5-2mm |
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6/ ~ 1mm |
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Water Boatman |
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2 / 1-3mm |
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Pouch Snail |
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3 / 1-3mm |
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Leech |
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1 / 3-4mm |
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| Branchiopods | 1/ 1mm | |||||
| Mayfly Nymph | 1/ 3-4mm | |||||
| Monostyla | 1/ 1mm | |||||
| Aquatic Worm | 27/ 1-5mm | |||||
Scuds |
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11 / 1-3mm |
4/ 1-3mm |
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Fresh Water Shrimp: same as crayfish Hydrachnida/ Water Mite: both Tardigrades (Water Bear): indicator of air pollution Damslflies: range from less sensitive to very sensitive to pollution Clam shrimp: both Midge: poor water quality Nymph: poor water quality Water Bug: Snail Pouch Snail: can tolerate severe water pollution
| Site 3 | Sept. 28 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 12 | Oct. 19 | Oct. 26 | Nov. 2 |
| Ammonia ppm | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 50.1 |
| Nitrate ppm | 276.8 | 283.8 | 106.4 | 87.4 | 298.1 | 99.1 |
| Total Phosphate ppm | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
