My Backyard Stream


1 Hocking River The Hocking River looking downstream during the early morning of Novermber 11, 2015. During this period flow rates where at normal with slighlty lower levels of turbitiy. Hocking River. Hocking Watershed.
2 Unnamed Tributary The confluence of an unnamed tributary and storm run-off flowing towards Emeriti Park.
3 Long Run Downstream view of Long Run and surrounding woods. Low flow and turbidity.
4 Strouds Run Riffle of a stream along Strouds Run Rd. during early spring.
5 Monday Creek Forested stream in late autumn located downstream of water plant and upstream of Shawnee tributary (MC 62) around mile marker 24.3.
6 Unnamed Tributary Two streams with high banks connect near Radar Hill. In between Radar Hill and the Ridges. Accessible via nature walk at the end of Piggery Lane. Site is at the bottom of a valley adjacent to the OU Challenge Course.
7 Sharps Fork Underneath bridge, steep bank, rocky bottom.
8 Unnamed Tributary Spring fed stream in ravine within Zaleski State Forest. Forested area, very clear and clean water with high diversity of plants and aquatic animals. Including rare spring salamander.
9 East Fork Queer Creek From the bottom of Ash Cave overhang. A small stream falls over the edge of the rock and continues along route 56. Photo taken in Feb.
10 Coates Run The stream behind Purple Chopstix Restaurant in Athens. Just before a light rain, during a low flow period.
11 Hewett Fork Active Treatment Doser discharge into Hewett Fork, sampling site HF129.
12 Hewett Fork Active Treatment Doser discharge looking upstream in Hewett Fork, sampling site HF129.
13 Hewett Fork Looking downstream of Hewett Fork. Close to the intersection of King Hollow rd. & Rockcamp rd., sampling site HF039.
14 Burr Oak Lodge (boat dock) water is murky; built up shoreline down slope from lodge; taken from floating dock weather conditions - complete cloud cover, light sprinkles, breezy 59 °F pH: 7.8 Temperature(°C): 14.3 °C
15 Middle Branch Shade River Higher than average flow, 2 lined salamander eggs found, mayflies, and water striders, sandy and rocky stream bed
16 South Fork South Branch Wolf Creek Water level was low, cut banks visible with some erosion.
17 Hamilton Run This small stream is surrounded by mature hemlock forests. The water was crystal clear and flowing slowly between deeper pools. Substrate is very sandy with quartz pebbles and sandstone rocks of a variety of sizes. The stream was packed with leaf litter, which made finding organisms more challenging than in the summer months. We found mottled sculpin, creek chub, western blacknose dace, two-lined salamander, red-backed salamander, dragonfly larvae, mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, craneflies, and crawdads in the stream.
18 Hamilton Run This small stream is surrounded by mature hemlock forests. The water was crystal clear and flowing slowly between deeper pools. Substrate is very sandy with quartz pebbles and sandstone rocks of a variety of sizes. The stream was packed with leaf litter, which made finding organisms more challenging than in the summer months. We found mottled sculpin, creek chub, western blacknose dace, two-lined salamander, red-backed salamander, dragonfly larvae, mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, craneflies, and crawdads in the stream.
19 Hamilton Run This small stream is surrounded by mature hemlock forests. The water was crystal clear and flowing slowly between deeper pools. Substrate is very sandy with quartz pebbles and sandstone rocks of a variety of sizes. The stream was packed with leaf litter, which made finding organisms more challenging than in the summer months. We found mottled sculpin, creek chub, western blacknose dace, two-lined salamander, red-backed salamander, dragonfly larvae, mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, craneflies, and crawdads in the stream.
20 Hamilton Run This small stream is surrounded by mature hemlock forests. The water was crystal clear and flowing slowly between deeper pools. Substrate is very sandy with quartz pebbles and sandstone rocks of a variety of sizes. The stream was packed with leaf litter, which made finding organisms more challenging than in the summer months. We found mottled sculpin, creek chub, western blacknose dace, two-lined salamander, red-backed salamander, dragonfly larvae, mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, craneflies, and crawdads in the stream.
21 Tributary of North Fork Captina Creek Some livestock access to stream. Smooth turtle leech was found
22 Oldtown Run No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
23 Scott Run No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
24 Newell Run No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
25 Lang Creek No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
26 Glenn Run No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
27 Quaker Spring Run No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
28 Town Run No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
29 Jamison Creek No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
30 Katotawa Creek No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
31 Leidigh Mill Creek No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
32 Orange Creek No unusual observations. Minnows located at many sites.
33 Captina Creek at Bend Fork entrance Ideal riparian area, excessive ATV traffic and many dead crayfish.
34 Piney Creek Shallow creek with driveway running through it and a bend. No noticeable water quality problems
35 North Fork Captina Creek Water was turbid from previous rainfall the night before. No pollution sources present. Great riparian area.
36 Crane Nest Creek, a tributary of South Fork Captina Creek Downstream did show signs of sedimentation. Great riparian corridor with outstanding plant biodiversity. Cattle did have access to stream.
37 Creek at Old River Valley Trail It looked kind of clean but when you put something in it looked dirty.
38 Old Town Run None
39 Newell Run None
40 Glenn Run None
41 Lang Creek None
42 Quaker Spring Run None
43 Town Run None
44 Jamison Creek None
45 Katotawa Creek None
46 Leidigh Mill Creek None
47 Orange Creek None
48 East Fork Four Mile Creek Flowing water, little pollution, mainly rocky substrate, small amount of silt on bottom, riffles, relatively clear.
49 Camp Hervida This is one of the highest quality southeast ohio streams I've been in, although the camp did quite a lot of logging last year (removed all trees over 18 or 20 inch DBH, I believe, which has resulted in more light reaching the stream and also some slash piles were left in or near the stream. A lot of wildlife present, including a magnificent rainbow darter, two-lined and dusky salamanders, aquatic snails, several large crawdads, and several chub/dace/minnow species. Also observed mayflies hatching before our eyes, and caddisfly and stonefly larvae present. I used to find long-tailed salamanders in/near this creek but have not found them since the logging was done.
50 Raccoon Creek Watershed Drizzle and Duckweed
51 Turkey Creek neat Shawnee St. Pk. Lodge Macroinvertebrates: Mayfly, stonefly, dragonfly larva, water strider, Caddisfly, water penny, crayfish. Other: Northern water snake, sunfish, two striped salamander, darters. Very clear water, riffles, no odors, fish present. Most common substrate type: pebble
52 Chickamauga Creek at SWCD Office Clear moving water with rocks and pebbles in the bottom. Found many insects, fish, Minions, and crawdad, etc. There was lots of plant life and wildlife.
53 Land Lab Pond The water was pretty clear with fish jumping. There were a lot of dragonflies, insects, turtles, and birds singing. There was a tiny bit of algae and some pollen was floating.
54 Stream near Jackson High School (parallel to 139) Water from the stream is mostly clear, some sediment present in the flowing water, and gently meandering. No pollution observed within eyesight. Lots of birds present and signs of deer tracks. Some insects as well. Flowing water. Tall grass on both sides of the stream - one side of the stream is a flat field and the other side is a steep forested incline.
55 Bear Creek at Camp Molly Lauman Higher water than normal due to storm the previous night. Deer, blue heron, and other signs of wildlife.
56 Prairie Ditch @Raab Rd. Cloudy water, very slow moving, debris on top of water. Surrounding vegetation mainly invasive grasses. No visible wildlife in area at time of sampling.
57 Big Sandy Run Zaleski State Forest Stream velocity: 1.037 Macros: Crayfish, cranefly, Caddisfly, Alderfly, Dragonfly, damselfly, riffle beetle, midge, hellgrammite, water boatman. Other: 2 lined salamander, southern red bellied dace, creek chub, stripped shiner.
58 Land Lab Pond (New Fairgrounds End) Pond with water that was very clear with little to no pollen or derby floating on top. The water was clear to see the bottom of the pond floor near the edges about 5 feet out toward the middle. The surrounding vegetation was strong, healthy, and very green. The wildlife was also strong for the day with birds signing, fish jumping, turtles, dragonflies, frogs, and minnows were sited.
59 Chickamauga Creek Land Lab Bridge Creek was running higher than usual due to rain the evening before. Water was dirty and muddy from the rain and flowing faster than usual with riffles. The surrounding vegetation was strong, healthy, and very green. The wildlife was also strong for the day with birds signing, crawdad, water spiders, minnows, insects, and raccoon tracks.
60 Turkey Creek upstream of old dam Clear and flowing freely. Trees surrounding river banks. Found: Crawfish, dobsinfly, waterpenny, damselfly, mayfly, stonefly, cranefly, snails, dragonfly, diving beetle, caddisfly, midges, water boatman, riffle beetles, whirligig beetle, leeches, aquatic worm, Johnny Darter, and Stripped shiner.
61 Spruce Run Bend Between two riffles, bend in creek, small fish present, clear water. substrate type that was dominate is pebble.
62 Prairie Ditch No Rain, Sunny, Humid, Semi cloudy water, moving slow
63 Rose Run Park, by Fodor Rd intersection Water is clear, fish visible, vegetation right up to banks, water flow slow over riffles
64 Ohio Brush Creek- Creeks Bend steady flow, murky brown water, rocky riffles exposed, in creek vegetation, erosion on banks
65 Creek near st rt 664 Clear water, trees/shrubs good source of shade, slow flowing, many boulders. Crayfish, snails, mayflies, caddisflies, cranefly, stonefly, damselfly, back swimmer, small fish.
66 Bliss Pond Silt bottom of pond, observed many orb snails and water striders
67 Grand River Launch CQHEI-52, mucky bottom with smothering and silting, mostly straight, deep pools, slow flow/no Flow. water strider, unable to get good sample for macros
68 Spruce Run Pool clean, clear, series of pools, very little flow , highly eroded banks. Pebble is major substrate type. Identified water strider, frog, creek chub, water beetle, crayfish, minnow.
69 Oldtown Run Bubble formations floating down stream
70 Orange Creek N/A
71 Lang Creek Cloudy, Bubbles, Water is a yellowish color in the bottom of the bucket
72 Town Run Water is slow Lots of minnows and sediment is visible
73 Quakerspring Run Downstream from barn, no animals just hay
74 Glenn Run N/A
75 Scott Run Lots of minnows
76 Katotawa Creek N/A
77 Newell Run N/A
78 Jamison Creek N/A
79 Leidigh Mill Creek N/A
80 Big Darby Headwaters Restoration Corridor Low flow, no pollution, water is not clear, deep in bend
81 Big Darby Headwaters Trib Water is moving and clear, bottom all rocks- cobble size, shallow, forest cover
82 Oak Hill stream near Southern school Usually, a great stream in the quality of the macros. The water is clear and flows well. Contained more bad quality macros and less or none of the good quality. Great vegetation surrounding the area.
83 Rutland Conservation Area We always get great results when it comes to the kids locating specimens to look at. Great vegetation and home to many creatures.
84 French Park, Amberley, OH In this stream, the water was extremely clear. There was lots of substrate, dried leaves, and other dead matter in the stream and around the stream. The dominate substrate were pebbles. There was lots of dead vegetation around the stream. I saw one small fish in the water but no other animals/wildlife. The water was flowing extremely slow.
85 JHS Stream (Rt 139 Hill) Sediment is present in the water making the water brown and cloudy water. No active pollution with small bits of trash, some cinderblocks and a few pieces of wood found in the stream. Roadway nearby (Rt 139) at the bottom of the hill near the bridge, and we see evidence of birds, foxes, deer, spiders, insects, worms, frogs, and owls nearby in the woods. Moderate speed and medium flow of stream - because it recently rained a large amount (we did testing two days after a large rain). There are trees, fallen leaves, frosted/brown grass of multiple lengths, fallen logs, and bushes nearby. The stream bottom is a mix of sand, gravel, and mud. Slight bends in the stream, but mostly straight and some parts of the stream flowed faster than others. Small island in the middle of the stream (we were able to stand on it).
86 California Woods Nature Preserve The conditions of the stream were fairly fast moving water, semi-clear water and a high amount of water. There was little to no trash nearby and the substrate was mostly dried leaves and rocks. There were also lots of rocks and dead vegetation along the stream bed. There was no wildlife present.
87 Unnamed tributary to Dairy Lane small riffles and pools, no odor
88 Oldtown Run There was a field planted no-till with beans on one side of the stream and a grassy area on the other side. The water was murky.
89 Newell Run There was heavy tree cover, a pasture partially on one side of the stream, and minnows present in the stream.
90 Scott Run There was little to no tree cover and the stream bed was mostly sediment. There were small minnows present in the stream.
91 Lang Creek The water had scum and was murky. There was a water treatment plant on one side of the stream and an open yard on the other. There is also a busy road that travels overtop of the stream.
92 Glenn Run There was high tree cover and the water was roughly a foot deep. There were no minnows observed.
93 Town Run There was a decent amount of tree cover and open grass lots on either side of the stream. The water was clear.
94 Quaker Spring Run On one side of the stream it was wooded and on the other side was a pasture with exposed dirt.
95 Jamison Creek There was minimum tree cover and the water was relatively low. There were also a large number of minnows present.
96 Katotawa Creek There was a farm field on one side of the stream and a woods on the other side. There were minnows and algae observed in the stream.
97 Leidigh Mill Creek There were farm fields on both sides and moderate tree cover over the stream.
98 Orange Creek There were farm fields surrounding the stream and moderate tree cover. There were also minnows present in the stream.
99 Beal Lake vegetation around lake. Crayfish, stonefly, mayfly, damselfly larva, dragonfly larva, midge, water strider.
100 Lake White Spillway pee pee creek Found fish, turtles, and crayfish
101 Hammertown Lake Rained recently, very clear water
102 Ohio River in Portsmouth Semi-clear water, no wildlife seen, some green algae present
103 North Fork Paint Creek Clear, flowing water, diverse substrate.
104 Eulett Beach Run Green forested, Brown , Murky, Recent rain , Low flow, - encountered wildlife on the way in. Birds, Arthropods, All natural , no man made structure, no litter. Drought monitor- D0 abnormally dry Macros: Asiatic clams, mayfly, freshwater mussels, water penny, snail egg cases, clams, dragon hunter dragonfly larva , gill snail
105 Eulett Beach Riffle Riffle , clear water, leafy , mossy, forested, algae, otter and coyote scat found. fishing spider, wolf spiders.... and that one frog that got away - Substrate Type cobble Macros and Fish: hellgrammite, greenside darter, whirligig beetle, stonefly, caddisfly, mayfly, crayfish, otter and coyote scat
106 Little Miami River Lots of Gilled Snails, 2 Water pennies, lots of caddisfly, riffle beetles, diving beetles, mayflies
107 spruce run creek Everything was peaceful and quite. The leaves started to turn colors for fall and that was really pretty.
108 Glenn Run The water was relatively clear with minimum tree cover and farm fields on either side of the stream at the sampling site.
109 Town Run The water was shallow and clear and also appeared very clean.
110 Quaker Spring Run The water was deep (roughly around 2 foot) and appeared clear. There was a minimum amount of tree cover and minnows were observed at the test site.
111 Jamison Creek The water was clear and there was minimum tree cover at the sampling site. The sampling site was in a residential area in town. Minnows were observed at the site.
112 Oldtown Run The water was deep (roughly 3ft) and was murky. There was little tree cover at the sampling site.
113 Newell Run The water is shallow and clear. There is medium tree cover present and minnows were observed at the sampling site.
114 Scott Run The water was shallow and clear. There was minimum tree cover and minnows present at the sampling site.
115 Lang Creek The water has a small level of turbidity and minimum tree cover. The water was fairly deep with the deepest area being roughly 3ft.
116 Katotawa Creek The water was clear with medium tree cover. The water was slow moving and roughly 2-3 foot deep.
117 Orange Creek The water was very clear and deep (roughly 4ft in some areas).
118 Leidigh Mill Creek The water was clear and roughly 2 ft deep. There was minimum tree cover and farm fields on either side of the stream at the sampling site.
119 Oldtown Run No wildlife visible, small amounts of foam and bubbles, water was murky but clear in the container. There were trees surrounding the bank and hanging over the creek.
120 Newell Run Wildlife visible, clear water, currently flowing, water is shallow and rocky on one side and deeper on the other, lastly there are trees lower nearby.
121 Scott Run Shallow, clear water, no visible wildlife, lots of moss, and low branched trees covering creek.
122 Lang Creek Murky water, good flow, no obstructions over creek, no wildlife visible, and lots of foam in a pile near bridge.
123 Glenn Run Water was muddy in creek, but clear in container, no visible wildlife, trees around the bank, and no foam.
124 Town Run Clear shallow water with no obstructions on one side, low tree branch on the other, and lots of wildlife visible.
125 Quakerspring Run Clear water with lots of wildlife seen, and a few shallow rocky spots.
126 Jamison Creek Clear water with lots of wildlife visible, deep in some spots, shallow by bank with rocks, and not a lot of obstructions near creek.
127 Katotawa Creek Fish visible, clear water, and trees near the bank of water.
128 Orange Creek Murky water with no visible wildlife, slow flowing and pretty deep in some areas.
129 Leidigh Mill Creek Murky water with lots of trees and brush near the bank covering the water, no fish seen, a little bit of foam by bank.
130 Glenn Run Murky/stagnant water, not flowing, lots of tree cover, metal waste in stream
131 Town Run Brown particles in water, some vegetative cover, clear water
132 Quaker Spring Run Clear water, evidence of wildlife activity, minnows present
133 Jamison Creek Minnows present, clear water, low water level
134 Old Town Run Clear, little vegetative cover
135 Newell Run Clear water, minnows present
136 Scott Run Minnows present, some duckweed, clear water
137 Lang Creek Dark water, appears to have oil in stream, some water flowing
138 Katotawa Creek Clear water, minnows present
139 Orange Creek Clear water, minnows present
140 Leidigh Mill Creek Dark water, foam, oil-like on surface
141 Maumee River Independence Dam Water fair and clear. Migrating birds- cormorants and snowy egrets. Eagles and great blue herons and kingfishers as well as deer. Grassy vegetation was along banks and in sand bars in center of stream. Water extremely low due to drought conditions so stream bottom visible. water flowing at mild pace. Algae present in pools along banks some foam in water from riffles as well. Sunny day and 78 degrees.
142 Miller Stream The stream was clear/ clean before we got in. Crawfish, algae, small fish, mussels, and macroinvertebrates were encountered. A lot of vegetation on the surrounding banks. Rocky stream bottom.
143 Leidigh Mill Creek The water was not the clearest it was murky and there didn't look to be a lot of pollutants around the site, it was mostly just cobble and boulders in the creek. There was not much wildlife from what we could see. There was a lot of surrounding vegetation and a wide variety of types. The stream bottom was wide on one side of the bridge and it was difficult to tell how deep it was.
144 Orange Creek The water was pretty clear, it looked ok and smelled ok. There was very little pollution and not much wildlife to observe in the open. The water was flowing and the surrounding vegetation was further back indicating that it either floods often or the levels are down. The stream bottom is curving and narrow it is mostly silt and sand.
145 Town Run There's some brush and cobble in the stream. The water is pretty clear, there's a lot of silt.
146 Jamison Creek The water was pretty clear with a lot of cobble in and around the stream. There was a lot of vegetation past the bank and the water was flowing well. There was land life but not a lot of water life.
147 oldtown run The water is pretty clear but a little murky. Some trees fallen over the bank. There are boulders along the bank and the bottom of the stream is sand and silt. There are a lot of vegetation surrounding the creek. There was not a lot of flow and there was some wildlife.
148 Quakerspring Run The stream was very clear. There was a lot of sand and silt. There wasn't any visible pollution and there was quite a bit of wildlife in and around the stream. There was more flow as you went down the river. The stream was pretty deep.
149 Glenn Run The water was very clear, can easily see to the bottom. There was some small wildlife present. The water was low compared to the bank and vegetation. There was a lot of brush at the bottom on the stream. The stream had good flow.
150 Scott Run The water was not very deep but clear. It had a lot of cobble stone and not strong flow. There was not much life but thick vegetation surrounding.
151 Katotawa Creek The stream was wide and had a lot of cobble. There was a lot of vegetation and weak flow. There was not much wildlife present.
152 Newell Run The water was clear and there were boulders and cobble. The stream was not very deep. There is not much wildlife and weak flow. There was vegetation up the bank and no visible pollution.
153 Miller Stream Fairly clear water with no obvious pollution. Water was flowing above average due to rain the night prior. Vegetation on the banks includes grass and trees. Some submerged vegetation along with some benthic invertebrates (mussels, crayfish, etc.).
154 Cardinal Creek: Near Thomas Worthington High School Trees, plants, rocks, houses, school, Trash, Greenish mnurkey water, rocky.
155 Cardinal Creek Large amount of trees, medium flowing water with some pools in between points of fast flows. Some, but not much aquatic life observed. Surrounded by 2 suburban houses + honeysuckle. Organisms: Damsel fly, crane fly larva, midge fly larva, stone fly, scuds, riffe beetle, caddis fly, flat worm, earth worm, midges
156 TWHS Damselflies’ larvae Cranefly larvae Midge Fly larvae Stoneflies Scuds
157 TWHS Cardinal Creek, house nearby, football field.
158 Thomas Worthington Highschool There is a road around, and a neighborhood within close proximity. The water was fast and kind of dirty.
159 Thomas Worthington High School Clear water, little pollution observed, some wildlife present, water flowing, lots of surrounding plants, bottom of stream has gravel.
160 cardinal Creek near Thomas Worthington high school great conditions drizzle 55 f cloudy
161 Cardinal C It's near a school there is honeysuckle and the water seems to be clear
162 TWHS Creek Trees, road, school, houses (neighborhood), light rain, rash near road
163 TWHS Creek, near TWHS, roadway, good flow stream, a little polluted
164 Thomas Worthington High School Cardinal Creek is near a school and roadway there is trash near a road and there are ripples.