Level 3 Stream Survey results for Sleepy Creek at the Meadows property: (At New Hope Rd. bridge) May 19, 2016
Latitude: 39-35-46 Longitude: 76-10-15
Ambient temp: 74 deg. and sunny
.6 inches of rain in last 48 hrs.
Water was clear and odorless.
Substrate (Pebble count): Good
Habitat conditions: 166 Suboptimal
Biological conditions: 93.2 Optimal (Last year was suboptimal)
Dissolved O2: 85%
There were 180 low tolerance benthic macroinvertebrates represented by 11 types, 30 ‘critters’ of 8 types in the medium tolerance category, and 14 underwater bugs of 4 types in the high tolerance category.
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