Field Data Sheet

To properly assess the habitat suitability of an area for intertidal organisms, it is recommended that a full survey of the water chemistry, stream  flow, and turbidity be done at the same time as the sampling for organisms. If  desired, use the appropriate field/lab and data sheets. At a minimum, the following data should be collected when sampling is conducted.

THE DATA IN THIS BOX MUST BE COMPLETED.  

Date: (mo/dy/yr) __________

Date: (Julian) ____________

Time: _______________

Water Body:_____________

Site Name: _____________

Site #:_______________

Field Technicians:

 

 

      1. _________________ 

      3. _________________ 

2. _________________ 

4. _________________

 

WEATHER:

 

 

____Sunny

____Mostly Sunny

____Mostly Cloudy

____Cloudy

____Rainy

____Foggy

____Hazy

____Snowy

Rain in past week:____yes____ no. If yes, was rainfall ____heavy downpour

____lengthy shower ____intermittent showers  ____sprinkles

WIND (estimate):

____Calm (0-3mph) ____Breezy (4-15mph) ____Windy (16-30mph) ____Gale (>30mph)

      Direction: N-NE-E-SE-S-SW-W-NW

AIR TEMPERATURE: ____Celsius

IF SITE IS AFFECTED BY TIDES, THEN COMPLETE THE DATA IN THIS BOX.

TIDE:

Nearest tide____

Time of nearest tide____

Tide stage____(ebb, slack, flood)

Sample 1:
Water Temperature ________ C                         Dissolved Oxygen  ____________ppm
Salinity __________ppt                                       Velocity  _________________ft/sec

Sample 2:
Water Temperature ________ C                         Dissolved Oxygen  ____________ppm
Salinity __________ppt                                     Velocity _________________ft/sec

Stream Bank Habitat:
Bank/Channel Alterations ____yes ____no. If yes, describe ___________________ ___________________________________________________________________
Land Use ____________________________________________________
________% bank eroding ____ left bank _______ right bank (facing upstream)
_________% bank  vegetated ______% trees ______% grass ______ % marsh
________ m wide  vegetation left bank _________ m wide vegetation right bank
________% stream width in shade

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