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List of Tables
Table 5.6 Example Variables for Creating Water Quality Data
Subsets Prior to Analysis According to Features Other
Than Measured Water Chemistry
147
Table 5.7 Values of t
167
Table 6.1 Example Approaches for Biological Sampling Tied to the
Purpose of the Field Study
178
Table 6.2 Laying Out the Support Reach
181
Table 6.3 Equipment and Supplies for Benthic Macroinvertebrates
185
Table 6.4 Equipment and Supplies for Collecting Zooplankton Samples 187
Table 6.5 Procedure to Collect Kick Net Samples for the Reachwide
Composite Sample
190
Table 6.6 Detailed Procedures for Collecting Zooplankton Sample
194
Table 6.7 Procedure for Preparing Composite Samples for Benthic
Macroinvertebrates
196
Table 6.8 Detailed Procedures for Processing Zooplankton Samples
198
Table 6.9 Metrics in Each Category Used in the EPA National
Wadeable Stream Assessment
204
Table B.1 Checklist of Materials and Supplies for Stream-Sampling
Site Visits
225
Table B.2 Overview of Stream Sample Collection Procedures for
Water Chemistry
234
Table B.3 Procedures for Streamside and In Situ Chemistry
Measurements
238
Table B.4 Postsampling Equipment Care
239
Table B.5 Velocity-Area Procedure for Determining Stream Discharge 243
Table B.6 Timed-Filling Procedure for Determining Stream Discharge 245
Table B.7 Equipment and Supply Checklist for Measuring Stream
Discharge
246
Table C.1 Checklist of Equipment and Supplies for Sampling Water
Chemistry and Secchi Depth
252
Table C.2 Sample Collection Using Van Dorn Sampler
261
Table C.3 Syringe and Sample Bottle Collection
261