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 Watershed Assessment Branch SOPs

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CONTENTS
Introduction  
Stream Assessment Procedures
Water Quality Procedures
Flow Measurements
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Procedures
Fish Collection Procedures
Periphyton/Algae Collection Procedures
Substrate Characterization Procedures
Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Procedures
Lake Sampling Procedures
Continuous Water Quality Monitoring Procedures
Miscellaneous Sampling (field blanks, duplicates, etc.)
Field Equipment Checklist
Quick Reference Guide
TMDL WQ Parameter Suites
Aquatic Nuisance Species
DATA SHEETS
Benthic Family ID
Benthic ID
Filamentous Algae
Calibration Log Sheet
Water Quality
Wadeable Benthic
TMDL Habitat
Flow
Bank Erodibility-Channel Profile
Pebble Count
Fish Survey
Deployable Sonde
Golden Algae
Lake Benthos
Lake Habitat
Lake Water Quality
Non-wadeable Main
Non-wadeable Transect
Benthic Labels (inside)
Benthic Labels (outside)
Periphyton Sample Label
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Click here to learn more about Watershed Assessment Branch (WAB) activities
2006 Watershed Assessment Branch Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
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