General Glossary

Please use the one number each day that you sample that best
describes your opinion of how suitable the stream water is for
recreation and enjoyment.
<ol>
<li>= Very Good - Beautiful, could not be better</li>
<li>= Good - Very minor aesthetic problems: excellent for body-
contact recreation (swimming, wading, frog catching, etc.)</li>
<li>= Fair - Body-contact recreation and aesthetic enjoyment
slightly impaired</li>
<li>= Poor - Recreation potential and level of enjoyment of the

If a pre-established gage is installed at your site, enter the
surface water level in feet and decimal feet (e.g. 2.15) taken
from the gage at the time of sampling.

Enter the stream water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, to
the nearest degree.

Enter the distance from your measuring point (reference point)
to the stream water surface. This value may either be entered
in feet and inches OR total inches.

Enter the estimated water level at the time of sampling (“L”
for Low, “N” for Normal, “H” for High)

Check this box if the transparency reading you took with a 100
cm transparency tube was greater than 100 cm (you could see the
black and white symbol at the bottom of the tube when it was
full of water).

Enter the transparency reading you took with the 60 cm
transparency tube, to the nearest centimeter.

Check this box if the transparency reading you took with a 60
cm transparency tube was greater than 60 cm (you could see the
black and white symbol at the bottom of the tube when it was
full of water).

Areas of relative homogeneity characterized by distinctive
regional ecological factors, including land use, soils,
topography and potential natural vegetation. There are seven
such Ecoregions in the state of Minnesota:<br>
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<LI>NLF = Northern Lakes and Forests
<LI>CHF = North Central Hardwood Forests
<LI>NGP = Northern Glaciated Plains
<LI>WCP= Western Corn Belt Plains
<LI>RRV = Red River Valley
<LI>DA = Driftless Area

Enter the date on which you sampled your stream.