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Watershed Inventory Date___________ Name ______________________ Group______________________ Watershed Name________________________ Watershed Code__________________ Begins in_________________________ Flows Through_________________________ Ends in___________________________(name city, township, counties, regions, etc.) Drains into___________________________________________ (name body of water) Square Kilometres_____________ Approx. Length___________ Width____________ Driving/Hiking Directions_______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ CLIMATE Average yearly precipitation: < 20 cm ! 20-40 cm ! 40-100 cm ! > 100 cm ! Most of the precipitation is in the form of: rain ! snow ! Most precipitation occurs in (month(s))_________________________________________ Floods most commonly occur in (month(s)) _____________________________________ Droughts most commonly occur in (month(s), year(s))_____________________________ Coldest month of year_______ Warmest month of year_______ Yearly temp. range______ GEOLOGY / TOPOGRAPHY Describe briefly the geologic history that shaped your watershed______________________ ________________________________________________________________________ (add separate sheets as necessary) Describe the physical characteristics of different reaches of your watershed: Uplands (rock, hills, or flat) Upper reaches ___________ Middle reaches ___________ Lower reaches ___________ Data Sheet 1: Watershed Inventory Valley (broad, medium, narrow) ___________ ___________ ___________ Gradient (steep, medium, gentle) ___________ ___________ ___________ Channel (straight, meandering) ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ Bottom (boulder, cobble, gravel, fines) __________ Predominant rock types: Limestone ! Shale ! Canadian Shield ! Specific soil types present___________________________________________________ Highest point__________________________ Lowest point________________________ (include elevation and location) WATER RESOURCES Headwaters originate from: surface run-off ! wetlands ! lakes ! groundwater ! Length of your stream____________________ Names of tributaries________________________________________________________ Order of your stream at the outlet point of your watershed_______ Names of lakes____________________________________________________________ Number of wetlands few (1-15) ! many (15-25) ! abundant (>25) ! Areas underlain by aquifers (if any)____________________________________________ SOILS Predominate soil types______________________________________________________ Areas with soil suitable for farming____________________________________________ Areas with soil unsuitable for development______________________________________ Areas with potential soil erosion problems_______________________________________ VEGETATION List the native and introduced plant species that dominate the different plant communities of your watershed: Native Introduced Upland forest ____________________ ____________________ APPENDIX F 2 Data Sheet 1: Watershed Inventory Riparian ____________________ ____________________ Grassland ____________________ ____________________ Wetlands ____________________ ____________________ Other plant communities ____________________ ____________________ Percent of your watershed now covered by forest ______________% Reasons for the loss of forest ________________________________________ Time period over which the loss occurred_______________________________________ Endangered or threatened plant species_________________________________________ FISH (Attach extra pages as needed) Native species (circle if endangered or threatened) ________________________________ Non-native species_________________________________________________________ Locations of fish hatcheries and species produced_________________________________ Types and locations of barriers to fish migration__________________________________ WILDLIFE (Attach extra pages as needed) Native species (circle if endangered or threatened)_________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Non-native species_________________________________________________________ Key wildlife habitat areas____________________________________________________ HISTORICAL (Attach extra pages as needed) The earliest human inhabitants were___________________________________________ Describe briefly the settlement of your watershed_________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Cultural and historical resources in your watershed________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX F 3 Data Sheet 1: Watershed Inventory DEMOGRAPHICS Current watershed population_____ Projected population in 10 years_____ 20 years_____ Watershed population 10 years ago________ 50 years ago_______ 100 years ago_______ Areas where most of the people live____________________________________________ List towns, cities, & counties and the percent of watershed land area that each encompasses ________________________________________________________________________ (attach a list of elected officials for each jurisdiction) What makes people want to live (or not) in your watershed?_________________________ LAND & WATER USES Estimate the % of your watershed zoned for each land use and check the activities that apply rural residential_____% densities (# of houses per hectare)_______________ urban/suburban residential_____% light commercial ! commercial_____% grazing ! agricultural_____% mining_____% heavy commercial ! light industry ! industrial_____% forestry_____% densities____________________________ clear-cut ! heavy industry ! confined animal ! irrigated crops ! selective cut ! dry crops ! nursery ! roads ! tree farm ! type of mining:__________________________________________ parks/open space_____% other recreation_____% Percent of watershed that is swimming ! ski resort ! boating ! fishing ! golf course ! public land_____% other !_____ other ! __________ private land_____% Percent of watershed covered with impervious surfaces_____% Sources of domestic water supply for watershed residents___________________________ Location of sewage treatment plants (if any) servicing watershed residents______________ Areas that rely on septic tanks________________________________________________ APPENDIX F 4 Data Sheet 1: Watershed Inventory Altered hydrology (dams, diversions, detention systems, culverts, dikes, drained wetlands,etc) type of alteration ____________________ location ____________________ purpose ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ (add lists as necessary) ____________________ WATER QUALITY / QUANTITY CONCERNS Water quality classification(s) of your stream and tributaries__________________________ (attach standards and regulations protecting watershed resources, include enforcing agencies) List pollutants of concern and their potential sources (include locations if possible) pollutant point source non-point source ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING/DRYING UP (Add extra pages if necessary) Location Circle One Dates _________________________________ Dry Flood ________________________ _________________________________ Dry Flood ________________________ _________________________________ Dry Flood ________________________ SUMMARY OF WATERSHED ISSUES (Attach extra pages as needed) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX F 5
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