Data Collection

 

Over 25 different types of physical, chemical and biological data are collected at 23 locations every month.  These collections are made by a team of three to four people over a four day period during each survey.

The following indicators are recorded for each stream in the study:

    1. Water Temperature

    2. pH

    3. Stream Width

    4. Stream Depth

    5. Current

    6. Flow

    7. Stream Elevation

    8. Stream Order

    9. Substrate

    10. Fish Species

    11. Macroinvertebrate Species


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