PondWatch Data Form

PondWatch Data Submittal

EduTel ID#

Grade Level

Town/City

State ZipCode

Enter Data Collection Time:

Month: Day: Year:

Name of Pond

Pond's Geographic Location:

Latitude:

Degrees;

Minutes;

N or S

Longitude:

Degrees;

Minutes;

E or W

Elevation : (in approximate feet above sea level)

Note: If you are not sure of your latitude, longitude or elevation you can look it up at: www.mit.edu:8001/geo and then come back here to fill it in!!!

Pond Data: If you are using the Pondwater Tour program simply give your "low-medium-high" values for the ammonia, dissolved oxygen and nitrate fields. If you are using other water monitoring equipment please give specific numerical values.

pH Level

Ammonia

Dissolved Oxygen

Nitrate

Water Tempertaure

Approximate Pond Size (acres)

Approximate Pond Depth (feet)

Check all the species of fish found in your pond:

White Perch	Yellow Perch	Bass
Pickerel	Catfish	Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout	Brook Trout	Blue Gill Sunfish

Macroinvertebrates can indicate the quality of your water supply. Below you will find three charts that list macroinvertebrates for various types of water quality. If you need further information on macroinvertebrates click here. Check off those that you find in your pond from each category below:

Found in Good Quality Water:

Stonefly	Riffle Beetle Adult	Gilled Snail
Planarian	Mayfly	Water Penney
Caddisfly	Dobsonfly

Found in Good or Fair Quality Water:

Crayfish	Alderfly	Crane Fly
Riffle Beetle Larva	Damselfly	Sowbug
Dragonfly	Watersnipe Fly	Scud
Whirligig	Fishfly	Clam or Mussel

Found in Any Quality Water:

Aquatic Worm	Lunged Snail	Black Fly
Leech	Midge Fly

Check each type of land use surrounding the pond:

Residential	Single-Family	Multi-Family
Agricultural	Grazing	Crops
Commercial	Industrial	Forested

Comments: Please give any additional comments about your observations while collecting your data. Thanks!