Group+H


 * Watershed stream studies**

Group H Miss Chang Due Date- 11/13/08 Earth and Envoirnmental Science Peroid- T/T 2nd We all went to two different locations to take stream samples from the Catawba watershed. We took samples from the Swannanoa Creek and the Catawba River. We went to take water samples because we wanted to test the waters in the two different locations to compare and contrast the two streams.
 * Kiersten M.
 * Jorge F.
 * Emma B.
 * introduction**

Our Hypothesis was that the creek that was upstream had better water quality. And the water that was downstream had less water quality than the one upstream.

The materials that we needed for the lab were: a **kicknet**, **thermometer**, **ice cube tray**, **tweezers**, **magnifine glass**, **identifying papers**, **waste water bottle**, **DO kit**, **Nitrate Kit**, **Phosphate Kit**, **Chlorine kit**, and **pH kit**.
 * Materials and Methods**:

1) first we had to find a place along the creek/river where we could get to the water. 2) then we got a water sample kit. 3) we took a water sample. 4) followed all the steps that the directions told us to do. 5) We had to get a little wet, we had to hold the "Kicknet" while the water flowed over it. 6) we had people to lift up the kicknet 7) we then laid it on the ground and seen what we could find with the tweezers. 8) we then seperated the species found on the kicknet, and put them into groups which was located in an ice cube try! 9) we recoreded the results into our "Feild Notebooks" 10) we saw what the results were we compared them to the other groups results


 * Results**:

The results that we had during the StreamSampling/ Water quality were:
 * Sample # 1**
 * Stream**: Swannanoa Creek
 * Date**: October 21
 * Time**: 12:18
 * Weather**: Cold, Sunny
 * Watershed**: Catawba

**__Chemicals__**

 * DO**: 4 %
 * Nitrates**: 0 ppm
 * pH**: 7
 * Phosphates**: o ppm
 * Chlorine**: 0 ppm
 * Turbidity**: 20 jtu

_Species** DO**: 4 Upstream**: 15 c
 * __Physical__**
 * Temperature**: 10 c
 * Upstream**: 10 c
 * Downstream**: 10.5 c
 * Shade?** : yes
 * Run**
 * __Biological__
 * < May Fly ||< 5 ||
 * < Gilled Snail ||< 2 ||
 * < Cadisfy Larva ||< 2 ||
 * Sample #2**
 * Stream**:Catawba River
 * Date**: October 21
 * Time**: 1:30
 * Weather**: Warm, Sunny
 * Watershed**: Catawba
 * __Chemical__
 * Nitrates:** 2 ppm
 * pH**: 7
 * Phosphates**: .5 ppm
 * Chlorine**: 0 ppm
 * Turbidity**: 0 jtu
 * __Physical__
 * Downstream**: 13 c
 * Shade?** : yes mostly
 * Run**

[Copy the data table filled in with observations & measurements from the stream study for both the Swannanoa Creek and the Catawba River. For the biological data, you want the data from the group that used the kick net. For the chemical and physical data, you need to choose the data from either Mr. Kirk's group or Ms. Chang's group for this lab report. Make sure all measurements have units.]

Three of the different benthic macroinvertebrates that we found in the first sample were the May flys, and they are sensitive. The Gilled snail that we found is sensitive as well. And last but not least the Cadisfy larva that we found in the Swannanoa Creek is sensitive also. __**Chemical**__
 * Discussion**: