CABIN field sheet for wadeable streams

▢ Occupational Health & Safety: Site Inspection Sheet completed

Primary site data

CABIN Study Name: _______________________
Local Basin Name: _______________________

River/Stream Name: __________________
Stream Order: (map scale 1:50,000) __________________

Select one:

▢ Test Site
▢ Potential Reference Site

Geographical description/notes:

Location data

Site location map drawing

Photos

Reach data

(represents 6 times bankfull width)

1. Habitat Types: (check those present)
   ▢ Riffle
   ▢ Rapids
   ▢ Straight run
   ▢ Pool/Back Eddy
2. Canopy Coverage: (stand in middle of stream and look up, check one)
   ▢ 0 %
   ▢ 1-25 %
   ▢ 26-50 %
   ▢ 51-75 %
   ▢ 76-100 %
3. Macrophyte Coverage: (not algae or moss, check one)
   ▢ 0 %
   ▢ 1-25 %
   ▢ 26-50 %
   ▢ 51-75 %
   ▢ 76-100 %
4. Streamside Vegetation: (check those present)
   ▢ ferns/grasses
   ▢ shrubs
   ▢ deciduous trees
   ▢ coniferous trees
5. Dominant Streamside Vegetation: (check one)
   ▢ ferns/grasses
   ▢ shrubs
   ▢ deciduous trees
   ▢ coniferous trees
6. Periphyton Coverage on Substrate: (benthic algae, not moss, check one)
   ▢ 1 - Thin layer, no obvious colour (< 0.5 mm thick)
   ▢ 2 - Yellow-brown to light green colour (0.5-1 mm thick)
   ▢ 3 - Patches of thicker green to brown algae (1-5 mm thick)
   ▢ 4 - Numerous large clumps of green to dark brown algae (5-20 mm thick)
   ▢ 5 - Rocks are mostly obscured by algal mat, extensive green, brown to black algal mass may have long strands (> 20 mm thick)

Note: 1 through 5 represent categories entered into the CABIN database.

Benthic macroinvertebrate data

Habitat sampled (check one):
▢ riffle
▢ rapids
▢ straight run

400 μm mesh Kick Net*
Person sampling
Sampling time (i.e. 3 min.)
No. of sample jars
Typical depth in kick area (cm)

Preservative used: __________________

Sampled sieved on site using the “Bucket Swirling Method”:

▢ Yes  ▢ No

If yes, debris collected for QA/QC ▢

* Note: Indicate if a sampling method other than the recommended 400 μm mesh kick net is used.

Water chemistry data

Channel data

Slope - Indicate how slope was measured: (check one)

▢ Calculated from map
Scale: (Note: small scale map recommended if field measurement is not possible - i.e. 1:20,000).
contour interval (vertical distance) ____________ (m),
distance between contour intervals (horizontal distance) ____________ (m)
slope = vertical distance/horizontal distance =

OR

▢ Measured in field
Circle device used and fill out table according to device:

1. Survey Equipment
2. Hand Level & Measuring Tape

Measurements	Upstream (U/S)	Downstream(D/S)	Calculation
aTop Hairline (T)
aMid Hairline (ht) OR bHeight of rod
aBottom Hairline (B)
bDistance (dis) OR aT-B x 100	aUSdis=T-B	aDSdis=T-B	USdis+DSdis=
Change in height (Δht)			DSht-USht=
Slope (Δht/total dis)

Widths and depth

Velocity and depth

Check appropriate velocity measuring device and fill out the appropriate section in chart below. Distance from shore and depth are required regardless of method:

▢ Velocity Head Rod (or ruler): Velocity Equation (m/s) = √ [ 2(∆D/100) * 9.81]

▢ Rotary meters: Gurley/Price/Mini-Price/Propeller (Refer to specific meter conversion chart for calculation)

▢ Direct velocity measurements:

• ▢ Marsh-McBirney
• ▢ Sontek or
• ▢ Other_________________

	1	2	3	4	5	6	AVG
Distance from Shore (m)
Depth (D) (cm)
Velocity Head Rod (ruler)
Flowing water Depth (D1) (cm)
Depth of Stagnation (D2) (cm)
Change in depth (ΔD=D2-D1) (cm)
Rotary meter
Revolutions
Time (minimum 40 seconds)
Direct Measurement or calculation
Velocity (V) (m/s)

Substrate data

1. 100 pebble count and substrate embeddedness

• Measure the intermediate axis (100 rocks) and embeddedness (10 rocks) of substrate in the stream bed.
• Indicate B for bedrock, S for sand/silt/clay (particles < 0.2 cm) and O for organic material.
• Embededness categories (E):
  • Completely embedded = 1
  • 75% embedded = ¾
  • 50% embedded= ½
  • 25% embedded = ¼
  • Unembedded = 0

2. Surrounding/interstitial material

Circle the substrate size category for the surrounding material.

Substrate Size Class	Category
Organic Cover	0
< 0.1 cm (fine sand, silt or clay)	1
0.1-0.2 cm (coarse sand)	2
0.2-1.6 cm (gravel)	3
1.6-3.2 cm (small pebble)	4
3.2-6.4 cm (large pebble)	5
6.4-12.8 cm (small cobble)	6
12.8-25.6 cm (cobble)	7
> 25.6 cm (boulder)	8
Bedrock	9

Diameter (cm)		E	Diameter (cm)		E	Diameter (cm)		E	Diameter (cm)		E
1			26			51			76
2			27			52			77
3			28			53			78
4			29			54			79
5			30			55			80
6			31			56			81
7			32			57			82
8			33			58			83
9			34			59			84
10			35			60			85
11			36			61			86
12			37			62			87
13			38			63			88
14			39			64			89
15			40			65			90
16			41			66			91
17			42			67			92
18			43			68			93
19			44			69			94
20			45			70			95
21			46			71			96
22			47			72			97
23			48			73			98
24			49			74			99
25			50			75			100

Note: The Wolman D50 (i.e. median diameter), Wolman Dg (i.e. geometric mean diameter) and the % composition of the substrate classes will be calculated automatically in the CABIN database using the 100 pebble data. All 100 pebbles must be measured in order for the CABIN database tool to perform substrate calculations.

Site inspection

Site Inspected by: _______________________________________

Communication information

▢ Itinerary left with contact person (include contact numbers)

Contact Person: _____________________ Time checked-in: _________

Form of communication:
▢ radio
▢ cell
▢ satellite
▢ hotel/pay phone
▢ SPOT

Phone number: (    ) _______________

Vehicle safety

▢ Safety equipment (first aid, fire extinguisher, blanket, emergency kit in vehicle)
▢ Equipment and chemicals safely secured for transport
▢ Vehicle parked in safe location; pylons, hazard light, reflective vests if necessary

Notes: _______________

Shore and wading safety

▢ Wading Task Hazard Analysis read by all field staff
▢ Wading Safe Work Procedures read by all field staff
▢ Instream hazards identified (i.e. log jams, deep pools, slippery rocks)
▢ PFD worn
▢ Appropriate footwear, waders, wading belt
▢ Belay used

Notes: _______________

CABIN Field Sheet April 2023