TPWD 1976 F-30-R-2 #1725: Statewide Fishery Management Recommendations: Management Recommendations for Proposed Reservoir and Other Public Water Projects, Palo Duro Creek, Job B, Federal Aid P

--- Page 1 --- PERFORMANCE REPORT As required by FEDERAL AID IN FISHERIES RESTORATION ACT Federal Aid Project F-30-R-2 Statewide Fishery Management Recommendations Job B: Management Recommendations for Proposed Reservoir and Other Public Water Projects Palo Duro Creek, 1976 Robert L. Bounds Inland Fisheries Management Program Director District I-A Joseph E. Kraai District Management Supervisor Clayton T. Garrison Executive Director Texas Parks and Wildlife Department David L. Pritchard Robert J. Kemp Chief, Inland Fisheries Director of Fisheries June 1, 1977 --- Page 2 --- Performance Report Job B, District I-A State: Texas Project Title: Statewide Public Waters Management Project Section: Research and Surveys Study Title: Management Recommendations for Proposed Reservoir and Other Public Waters Projects Contract Period: From January 1, 1976 through December 31, 1976 Program Narrative Objective Number: Z Objective: To recommend habitat improvement, fisherman information, fish population manipulation, vegetation control, pollution control, fisherman access and facility development, and fishing regula- tions for existing and proposed public waters of Texas. I. Abstract: During 1976, a preimpoundment survey was conducted on Palo Duro Creek in the Texas Panhandle to provide basic biological data for designing a fisheries management plan for the proposed reservoir. This plan was to provide for optimum fishing recreation benefits from the reservoir over an extended period of time. The intermittent nature of Palo Duro Creek resulted in the collecting of relatively few species of fish and invertebrates. No game fishes were collected. Carp were found at several locations. Their presence poses a threat to the fishery of the proposed lake. Forage species collected were primarily those which prefer a stream environment. Recent events have occurred which resulted in the postponement of the lake's construction for a period of several years. Final fisheries management recommendations should not be formulated until the exact location of the dam is known and data concerning the lake's size and other characteristics become avail- able. A second preimpoundment survey should be conducted within five years of actual impoundment. II. Segment Objectives: Conduct necessary surveys as outlined in "A Manual of Survey and Management Techniques for Reservoir and Stream Management" to accom- plish the following procedures: A. Recommend fisheries management features for proposed water development B. Recommend fisheries management needs to other organizations having management authority on public waters. --- Page 3 --- III. IV. C. Prepare an annual report of survey results and management recom- mendations. Introduction: The impounding of Palo Duro Creek was first seriously considered when the Texas State Legislature created the Palo Duro River Authority. The purpose of the River Authority was to construct a dam and reser- voir on Palo Duro Creek in Hansford County. Although an engineering feasibility study was completed during 1974, the River Authority did not reach a final agreement on initiating the project until early 1976. At this time Congress authorized the Corps of Engineers to investigate the water resources of Palo Duro Creek. New officers were placed on the Palo Duro River Authority Board and the project was turned over to the Corps of Engineers. Initiation of the project will probably be delayed for 8 to 20 years. During 1976, District I-A personnel with the Inland Fisheries Section of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department initiated a preimpoundment survey on the watershed to gather information on which to base manage- ment recommendations concerning the proposed reservoir. Study Area Description: The valley formed by Palo Duro Creek in the area of the proposed reservoir site is broad and U-shaped. Several small canyons and one tributary stream intersect the stream at this point. The stream valley has steep sides and numerous points and rocky outcrops. Ter- restrial vegetation is sparse in this area. Small stands of cotton- wood trees line the creek banks in isolated locations and juniper trees and woody shrubs are occasionally found along the sides of the canyons. Prairie grasses are the dominant ground cover. Deep loam and clay and silt make up the primary soils of this region. The primary land usage is agriculture and mineral operations. Corn, sorghum, wheat and cotton are the major crops produced. Oil, natural gas, helium and gypsum are produced in commercial quantities. Procedures: The classification of Palo Duro Creek was based on the work of Horton (1945). Stream order was determined through the use of USGS topo- graphic maps. The intermittent nature of the stream required that sampling stations be established in areas where agricultural irriga- tion runoff provided a reliable source of water. Only three stations were found which were thought to maintain water throughout the sampling period. Physical characteristics of the stream were determined for each station during each sampling period. Stream width and depth were determined by averaging several measurements at each station. Current velocity was determined by timing the progress of a float across a known distance of stream. Several tests were made at each station and an --- Page 4 --- VI. Gu average current velocity was determined. Other physical character- istics of the stream and its basin were determined by visual obser- vation. Water quality measurements were made throughout the sampling period. Samples were analyzed in the field for oxygen, temperature, pH, conductivity and total alkalinity. Samples were sent to the regional chemist each sampling period for the determination of total hardness, turbidity, total dissolved solids, chlorides, nitrates and phosphates. Visual inspections of the stations were made to determine the species of aquatic vegetation present in the stream. Aquatic invertebrate samples were collected during May, June and August. A Surber sampler and an Ekman dredge were used to assess the benthic population. Surber samples were collected from riffle areas and dredge samples from pools. All macroinvertebrates collected were preserved in 5% ethol alcohol and returned to the laboratory for identification. Fish populations were sampled using a 20-ft, 3/16 in. mesh straight seine and an electrofishing boat. Three seine drags were made at each station during each sampling period. Various habitat types were selected for the samples. The seine was held open to cover the entire stream width in most samples. Length of the drags varied with the amount of obstacles and cover in the stream. An electrofishing sample was collected during June and August at Station I. The entire shore- line of an impounded section of the stream was sampled with the shocking boat during the two months. Results: A search of the literature indicated that no fisheries investigations have been conducted on Palo Duro Creek prior to 1976. Channel Data: According to the Horton System of Stream Classification, Palo Duro Creek is a Group IV stream, both intermittent and inter- rupted. Following periods of locally heavy precipitation the stream maintains a substantial flow and often creates minor flooding. Sections of new stream channels are often formed and the stream bed is commonly scoured during these floods. The average width of the channel varied throughout the year. During May the average width was 18.1 ft. During June it had increased to an average of 24.0 then decreased to an average of 21.5 ft at Stations I and II by August. During August Station III was dry. Depths at the sampling stations ranged from a maximum of 31 in. at Station I in May to a minimum of 4.5 in. at Station II during August. The volume of flow varied from a maximum of 113.1 ft’/s during May to a minimum of no flow at Station III during August. --- Page 5 --- afin Stream bottom types were primarily combinations of muck, sand, silt and rubble. Small sections of the stream containing only a sand substrate were common. Habitat: Pools were shallow and contained only a marginal amount of cover. Riffles became decreasingly common throughout the sampling period. Stream shade, undercut banks, boulders and other fish attrac- tors were uncommon throughout the study area. Water Quality: All water quality values measured were well within tolerance ranges of most species of fish. Seven feedlots operate within the Palo Duro Creek watershed but in- vestigations into these operations revealed adequate retention facili- ties are present in all cases and no effluent flows into the watershed. Irrigation runoff from local farmland commonly enters directly into Palo Duro Creek. Water quality values indicated no excessive amounts of nitrates, phosphates or chlorides were associated with the runoff. No analyses were made to determine pesticide residue in either the stream bottom sediment or in fish flesh from Palo Duro Creek. Vegetation: Aquatic vegetation was absent from the study area of Palo Duro Creek with the exception of isolated growths of filamentous algae. A few areas of smartweed and reeds bordered the stream. Benthos: Very few organisms were collected in the benthic samples. A checklist of organisms collected is presented in Table 1. Low invertebrate production can be attributed to the intermittent character of the stream. In addition to the above organisms, adult giant water beetles, whirly- gig beetles, damselflys and dragonflys were observed in or around Palo Duro Creek. The larvae stages of these organisms undoubtedly exist within the stream. Fish Populations: Two electrofishing samples were collected above Station II. These samples resulted in the collection of 38 carp which weighed a total of 15.9 lb and three yellow bullheads weighing a total of 0.7 lb. Both species could become problematic in a lake environ- ment. Seining proved to be the only fish collection method suitable for all three stations. Only 12 species of fishes were collected throughout the sampling period (Table 2). Red shiner was the most abundant species collected. They were collected from each station during each sampling period. Silvery minnow and plains killifish were abundant at Station III but absent from collections at the other two stations. Mimic shiners were common only at Station III. Fathead minnows were collected from all stations and were fairly common in the samples. Other species were taken only rarely during seining operations. --- Page 6 --- VII. VIII. —5- Station III, under the conditions present during 1976, is separated from the other two stations by an interrupted section of stream several miles in length. The effect of this barrier is apparent in the fish samples. Collections revealed that 11 species were collected from Station III, five from Station I and two from Station II. Station III, in all probability, will be below the area of the pro- posed dam and its fish population will not have access to the lake. Only five species of fishes were collected from that area of Palo Duro Creek which will be inundated by impoundment. Recommendations: Because the project initiation dates are unknown and the exact location and size of the proposed reservoir are undetermined, it would be inappropriate to formulate management recommendations for the lake at this time. It is recommended that a second preimpound- ment survey be conducted within five years of the project completion date. Data collected during 1976 should be used for reference and for comparative purposes with the findings of this proposed study. In addition, it is recommended that a sample of fish from each station be analyzed for pesticide residue when the stream is resurveyed. Cost: $1,100. Joseph E. Kraai January 31, 1977 Prepared by: Date District Management Supervisor Approved by: Wad Z William C. Provine Project F-30-R Program Assistant Program Director Director Project F-30-R --- Page 7 --- HANSFORD CO. Station Xx ail Figure 1. Preimpoundment study area, Palo Duro Creek, Texas, 1976. --- Page 8 --- SCE 78 O°<T G¢cS O6T O8T 9¢ G*ee TVE OLT GLT LZ G"6¢ LLS TT? (udd) (udd) oir wo /soyun (udd) ssoupiey To AVEPEqANY, aour }onpuo) “HATV oT yPoeds TeIO], ‘sexay, ‘Aquno9 paoysueyq ‘yaeI9 c°8 9°6 8° 8ST € 0°6 ort T'€? ¢ 0°6 OoT’e 9°? T Hd (udd) (9) uotaeas ‘od duroy, "9/6T ‘isnsny pue Arey omng OTe®d wory AeeM FO soTAsTse Veseyo TeoTWeyo aseIDAV "T @TIeL --- Page 9 --- Table 2. A checklist of aquatic invertebrates collected from Palo Duro Creek, Hansford County, Texas, 1976. Common Name Taxon Crayfish Family Decapoda Midge larvae Family Chironomidae Blackfly larvae Family Simulidae Mayfly larvae Family Baetidae Aquatic annelids Order Oligochaeta --- Page 10 --- T tc 92 ¢ val é VST OLE €0¥ 69T T ot a: III uotzeIsS 61T 3sn3ny TTF8enTa G ystjuns ueer9 9 ystyoqzrnbsop 6E4 USTIFTITA suretd Zz aeyonsdaes AeATY él 8 6 € L MOUUTWU pRoy eg al 6L JOUTYS OFWEW LES apase, stdorjoN 6££ TL See 78H £€8 aeuTYys poy LOT mouuTW ATBATES dae) TE I Til EL A setoeds uotqeqs uotjeqs Z eune z sew ‘O/61T ‘Sexey ‘AJUNOD paoysuey *‘yaeIQ ong OTeg ‘suoTIe Js very ‘SoTISTIe Is eTdwes euTeES ‘¢ eTqRI --- Page 11 --- Appendix I Stream Descriptive Data --- Page 12 --- oLicall LOL 1 Stream Descriptive Data Name of Stream Palo Duro Creek ., Watershed North Canadian River Location Texas County in the Oldahoma Panhandle and Hansford, Ochiltree, » Sherman, Moore, Dallam, and Hutchinson counties of the Texas Panhandle. lencth of der study w Length The Basic Topography Gentle to moderate relief represented by broad, slightly rolling to smooth surface interrupted by distinct erosional features such as Palo UDuro Creek. Source Surface runoff and irrigation tailw. Tributaries _Prom North Canadian Riverg Palo Duro Creek, Hackherry Creek, Horse Creek, Farwell Draw, North Palo Duro CGre2k and South Palo Duro Creek. peer rere ssn sneer eegeremerre-pecee esi egree er peypenueareccenyrepegseetangeampmane a ecagsenee Barriers Gravel road overflow 2 miles north of Morse, Texas Ss. " Pollution No sources of pollution were found which i effluent into Palo Duro Creek, Contro] ling Authority and Water Use Palo Duro River Authority. _—s_— Water used for municipalities, agriculture, and recreation, «ss Endangered Populations None Accessibility Only at public road crossings. Longitudinal Gradient _3756 ft. msl _to 2700 ft. ins] Flow Data SEE Atatchea tooms Coens 2) --- Page 13 --- Appendix II Physicochemical Characteristics --- Page 14 --- Stream Survey Fort Stream Name Palo Duro Creek County Hansford bate May hy 1976 : Station Number I Collection Number I Surveyed by Sraai, Bagwell, Conway - Time 5:15 pm spy Cloudy Wind SW. 15=30mph water Level normal Air Temp. -- “< Secchi Disc _less than 6 inches Water Samples; _ : : el a laa ) Water] Diss. } Conduc- Alkalinit; | Depth Bottle | Temp. | Oxygen| tivity | pH | Turbidity | Phen.|. 9. [Chlorides | Hardness Inches # ee me/ 1 mho/cin | JT mefl | mg/l} ome/l me a i 10 at | 16.0 | 8.5 | 280 | 9.1 12 188.1 32 160 | | Transect Data: Ave. Subsample real We Location: 2 mi. North of Morse, Texas off 136 WLdth 20 She Depth (units inches ) average depth 31 inches. Current Velocity (method: deighted float timed over a Known distance. 4,8 eis ) Sample Point: 1 7.0 7el 4.9 sec 2timed over 18 ft. 5 Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck 50 7% Detritus | Clay .. 4 Silt 7% Sand /_% Gravel . % Rubble 50 % Boulder 4 Bedroce Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded ; Partly shaded Span XXX Subsample 2: Location - widta __ ft. Deptn (units ) Current Velocity SL ae ee ae ee eae . , Sample Point: 1 2 3 Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck _ * Detritus Clay % Silt — % Sand | % Gravel | *~ Rubble % Boulder Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded _ Partiy snaded ___ Open Existing Stream Conditions: Average width of pool (check one): a. Greater than the average width of the strean b. Equal to the average widtn of the strean XKX ec. Less than the average widcth of the strean Cover in pool areas (check one): Abundant _ Intermediate Exposed _ XXX Percent of stream in pools _ h %, Yvirttles 95 %» and flats 1 --- Page 15 --- Stream Survey Form Stream Name Palo Duro Creek County Hansford bate May hy, 1976 : Station Number il Collection Number I Surveyed by Kraai, Bagwell, Conway ° Time 4:25pm Sky Cloudy Wind Se. 15-30mph Water Level normal Air Temp. -- ae Secchi Dise _ less than 2 inches Water Samples: | | Water| Diss. Conduc- Alkalinit: Depth Borrle| Temp.| Oxygen| tivity pH | Turbidity] Phen.| 44. Chlorides | Hardnes4 i Op # ( P | Q. \Inches mg/L | imho/em JM me/L | mg/L} mg/l | mg/l | 10 ¥) Transect Data: AVE. Subsample #L: Location: Tey 136, bridge 8 mi. South of Gruver, Texas Width 14.3 : Depth (units inches ) 30 9 ) (average depth 13 inches) Current Velocity (method: Weighted float, timed over a kmown distance, 76.3 cfs J Sample Point: 1 17.8 14.6 17.Osec 2timed over 25 ft. 3 Bottom Gomposition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck 50% Detritus, Clay —-% Silt ___—% Sand_50 7% Gravel _—&} Rubble _ ss % Boulder Bedrock ___ Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded ss Partly shaded — pem__XXX __ Subsample #2: Location _ _ _ widtn _ £b5. Depth (units) Current Velocity (method ee _ —C—sC Sample Point: 1 . 2 ; ae ee Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck _% Detritus __ Clay 4 Silt _% Sand _ 4 Gravel 4 Rubble Boulder *, Bedrock Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded _ Partly shaded Open Existing Stream Conditions: Average width of pool (check one): a. Greater than the average width of the strean _ b. Equal to the average width of the stream XXX c. Less than the average width of the strean satiate iu Cover in pool areas (check one): Abundant _ intermediate Exposed _XXk Percent of stream in pools LO %, vitiles 90 _t, and Zlats rh --- Page 16 --- Stream Survey Form Stream Name Palo Duro Creek County Hansford pat: _ May h, 1976 Station Number iit Collection Sumber L surveyed by Kraai, Bagwell, Conway. Time 12:00pm Sky _Cloudy Wind S.We 20-30mph — Water Level _normal Air Temp. rs a6 Secchi Disc _less than h inches Water Samples: Water! Diss. Conduc- Alvalinity | | | Depth Bottle | Temp.| Oxygen| tivity pH Turbidity | Phen.|M. 0. [Chlorides Hardness |Inches : °c | mg/h imal | JU mg/L | mg/h | me/h pli _| Transect Data: Subsample #1: Location: 1 mi. North & 3 mi. west of FM. 760 ending. i 19.2 <, Depth (units_inches ) _ average depth 12 inches 9 __ _ — —_ —_. Current Velocity (method: Weighted float, timed over a known distance. 113.1 cfs ) Sample Point: 1 37 sec 31.4 30 sec 2timed over 25 fs, 5 Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck % Detritus mio — Clay % Silt 1% Sand 98% Gravel _1 7% Rubble % Boulder % Bedrock ae Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded ___, Partly shaded Qpen _ XXX __ Subsample #2: Location width hw, Depth (units) SO ee ee Current Velocity (method __ ney ee _) Sample Point: bo) J | a: 7 ee ee Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck oo Detritus Clay 4 Silt ___% Sand Gravel ___% Rubble ____% Boulder ____*. Zecdroch Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded __ _ Partly shaded Open Existing Stream Conditions: Average width of pool (check one)! a. Greater than the average width ni the stream AXA _ b. Equal to the average wicth or tne strean ce. Less than the average wicth of the strean Cover in pool areas (check one): Abundant Intermediate Exposed _ XAX Percent of stream in pools 10 i, vittles 190. =, and Zlats _ --- Page 17 --- Stream Name Palo Duro Creek Stream Survey Form County Hansford bate June 2, 1976 Surveyed byKraai, Bagwell, Conway 4 Station Number I Collection Number TE Time 1:20pm = Sky Clear Wind S.eWe 5-15mph Water Level 5 inches below normal Air Temp. 28 %¢ Secchi Dise less than 5 inches Water Samples: , | Water| Diss. | Conduc- Alkalinity Depth Bottle! Temp.| Oxygen! tivity pH | Turbidity | Phen.|M. 0. [Chlorides | Hardness | Smches | # a | meh umho/cm JT mg/l mg/h nef 1 mel | 10 1 29.0 9,0 9.0 7 222.3 | 21 190 i en | — Transect Data Subsample #1: Depth (unitsinches ) . Avge. Location: 2 mi. North of Morse, Texas off Hwy,136 wWidun Current Velocity (method: Weighted float, timed_over known distance. = Sample Point: Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Clay % 5 1 ilt % Sand Stream Shade (check type shade): Subsample #2; Location ) 2 2 + 23 sae Muck 50% Detritus, * % Gravel % Rubble 50 % Boulder % Bedrock "i Densely shaded Depth (units Current Veloc Sample Point: Bottom Compos Clay __ aa ity (method Partly shaded . width Open XXX Pty an 1 oe Z| 3 ition: (Indicate Fercentage of Substrate Type) Muck ilt % Sand % Gravel __% Rubble % Zoulder Densely shaded Stream Shade (check type shade): Existing Stream Conditions: Average width of pool (check one): a. Cover in pool Percent of stream in pools areas Partly shaded _ Greater than the average width cf the stream _ Xxx (check one): b. Equal to the average width of the stream ¢, Less than the average width of the strean _ Abundant Intermediate _ Exposec _ AXA 25 %, riffles 2 =, and zlats 73 --- Page 18 --- slream bart d Stream Survey Forin Stream Name Palo Duro Creek County Hansford vate dune 2, 1975 Station Number It Collection Sumber a Surveyed by Kraai, Bagwell, Conway - Time 11:30am _— Sky Clear Wind SW. SelSmph water Level 1-15 ft. above normal Air Temp. 28 °¢ Secchi Disc _Less than 2 inches Water Samples: Water| Diss. | Conduc- Alkalinity \Depth Bottle| Temp.| Oxygen) tivity pH | Turbidity | Phen.|M. 9. |Chlorides | Hardness ‘Tnches # "¢ mg/L mho/em " jut mg/L ing / 1 mg/l | mz/l__| 171.0 21 10 2 12 Transect Data: AVE. Subsample #1: Location: Hwy.136, bridge 6 mi. South of Gruver, Texas width 20) 2s Depth (units_inches _) ave._depth_29 inches Current Velocity (method: Weighted float, timed over a known distance. ) Sample Point: 1 2 3 Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck _33 4% Detritus, 5 Clay % Silt 4 Sand 33% Gravel 34% Rubble % Boulder % Bedrock * Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded Partly shaded (Hpen_KkX Subsample #2: Location widtn EtG a et me een eee a Depth (units Current Velocity (method___ _ _ _ ? Sampie Point: 1 __ __ 2 3 _ oe Bottom Gomposition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck *%. Detritus _ Clay Ss & Silt __ ss % Sand ___% «Gravel Rubble _ Boulder __*. Zetrockh Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded __ Partiy snaded_ ss ODEN Existing Stream Conditions: Average width of pool (check one): a. Greater than the average width of the stream _ . b. Equal tu the average width of the stream KKK c. Less than the average width of the strean iH] Cover in pool areas (check one): Abundant Intermediate Exposed XXX Percent of stream in pools 25 %, ritiles 2 *%, and Zlats _ 73 — ee a --- Page 19 --- Stream Survey Form par Stream Name Palo Duro Creek County _Hansford bate June 2, 1976 ( ) Station Number iil Collection Number ame Surveyed by Kraai, Bagwell, Conway’ - Time 2: 30pm Sky Clear Wind SW. 5-L5mph Water Level above normal 8-12" Air Temp. 26 °¢ Secchi Disc less than 2 inches Water Samples: | Water| Diss. Conduc- Alkalinit; | | Depth Bottle} Temp.| Oxygen| tivity pH Turbidity | Phen.|M.°9. [Chlorides | Hardness toches ie ae mg/L umho/em | JT mz/1 | mg/l| mg/l iz/h_| 10 3 20.5 | 10.0 275 | Bs5 10 LT 7h 330 Transect Data: Ave. L mi. North and 3 mi. West of FM.7460 ending. width 28 fr, mt Subsample =L: Location: Depth (units_inches) _16 2k 30 QO (average depth 17.5 inches) Current Velocity (method: Weighted float, timed over a known distance. 6.3 cfs ) Sample Point: 1 ~ 2 3 Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck 7%, Detritus , & Clay 4 Silt 1 7% Sand 98 % Gravel _l’_% Rubble 7, Boulder i, Bedrock Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded Partly shaded XXX Open Subsample 2: Location _ __ width te Depth (units Current Velocity (method ee _ Sample Point: 1 _ 2 = eee peeeaeaes amuse: Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Mack —, Detritus Clay 4 Silt ___—% Sand ___% Gravei _ Rubble __ Boulder Ss’, Beeroce Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded __ Partly snaded Open Existing Stream Conditions: Average width of pool (check one): a. Greater than the average width of the strean _ b. equal to the average width of the stream AX c. Less than the average width of the stream *n. Cover in pool areas (check one): Abundant _ Intermeaiate _XXX_ Exposed _ Percent of stream in pools 5. =, wvitfles 0 =, and flats 95: --- Page 20 --- Stream Survey Form Stream Name Palo Duro Creek County _ Hansford pate August 19, 1976 Station Number t Collection Number iit Surveyed by Bagwell, Coniray Time 10:50am__ Sky _Clear Wind S, O-5mph Water Level below normal 4" Air Temp. “ns "¢ Secchi Disc _less than 5 inches Water Samples: | Water | Diss. Conduc- | Alkalinity Depth 3ottle | Temp.| Oxygen| tivity pH | Turbidity | Phen.| 4. 9. [Chlorides | Hardness Inches # me me / 1 umho/cm JI mg/L ng /1 mgll Transect Data: Subsample #1: Location: 2 mi. North of Morse, Texas off Hwy.134 Be 23 it. Depth (units inches) _15 _21 _22 _Q average depth 14.5" ee Current Velocity (method: Jeighted float, timed over a known distance. 12.4 cfs ) Sample Point: 1 avg. 12.4 sec 2timed over 21 ft. 3 Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of subsbesre Type) ‘Muck 50 % Detritus, Clay i % Silt ____4 Sand_50 7% Gravel 4 Rubble ___% Boulder___ Bedrock__*. Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded Partly shadec pen XXX Subsamples 225 EOCNURe ec re Whdth Et Depth (units De acerca emcee) eens, cepa cana msec pees teeeemerenn) senemenemmet, somtimes Hise oo Current Velocity (method oe ep eee ay ge Sample Point: 1 ee _ 2 a 7 no Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Weck *, Detritus Clay % Silt _z% Sand % Gravel __% ~-Rubble % Boulder a. Seeroey, Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded __ __. Partiy shaded__ Open__ _ Existing Stream Conditions: Average width of pool (check one): a. Greater than the avecage width of the strean XXX b. Equal to the average width of the stream c, Less than the average wicth of the strean Cover in pool areas (check one}: Abundant Intermediate Exposec YY Percent of stream in pools LO %, vitiles 99%, and flats --- Page 21 --- ablresan born 2 Stream Survey Form Stream Name Palo Duro Creek County — Hansford bate _August 19, 1976 ) Station Number Ii Collection Number ALL Surveyed by Bagwell, Conway | _ Time 12:30 pm sky partly cloudy wind 8. O-5mph Water Level below normal 273" Air Temp. == ae Secchi Dise less than 2 inches Water Samples: — | Water| Diss. Conduc- Alkalinity Depth Bottle| Temp.| Oxygen) tivity pH | Turbidity | Phen,|M. 9. |Chlorides | Hardness inches | i: °¢ | mg/L uimho/em | Ji me/1 me / 1 mzfl | mall 10 2 26.0 205.2 + oe ee oe ee ee ee ees eee ee ee Transect Data: Ave. Subsample #L: Location: Hwy. 136, bridge 8 mi. South of Gruver, Texas Width 20 ft. Depth (units inches _) average depth .5 inches Current Velocity (method: seighted float timed over a known distance. 8.28 cfs ) average 23 sec Sample Point: 1 2 timed over 25 ft. 3 Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck 50% Detritus, Clay 4 Silt Sand_50 7 Gravel ___ 4 Rubble __—s% Boulder___% Bedrock___ Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded Partly shaded _ Open _XkX Subsample #2: Location _ _ _. widta ft. Depth (units ee ee SE SUNS RRA MeN RRR eit imeem Current Velocity (method _ __ _ Sample Point: 1 oe ee eee Ses 3 oo, Bottom Gomposition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate ype) Muck 7%, Detritus Clay 4 Silt ____% Sand ____% Gravel ___” Rubble §- «& Boulder _.... Seeroch Stream Shade (check type shade): Denseiy shaded _ Partly snaded_ “Open Existing Stream Conditions: Greater than the average wiath cf tne stream _ XXX Average width of pool (check one): a. b. Equal to the average width of the strean ce, Less than the average wicth of the strean Cover in pool areas (check one): Abundant Intermediate Exposec XXX Percent of stream in pools LO 3, Vittles 90 =, and flats _ --- Page 22 --- Stream Survey Form Stream Name _ Palo Duro Creek County Hansford bate August 19, 1976 Station Number iit Collection Sumber iit Surveyed By Bagwell, Conway Time 2: 00pm_—gxy partly cloudy ying $-0-5mph Water Level — Air Temp. eae a0 Secchi Disc aes inches Water Samples: Alkalinit: Water| Diss. | Conduc- Depth jottle| Temp. | Oxygen! tivity pH Turbidity Meters id | ee mg/L umho/em | [ J} had no tai" ag water at thi Chlorides | Hardness mg/l : Transect Data: Subsample #1: Location: 1 mi.: North & 3mi. West of FM. 740 ending. width fe Depth (units. _s=»?) Hs Se SRN Bu ee ce Current Velocity (method: ue Sample Point: lL 2 Bottom Composition: (Indicate Percentage of SubstEate Type) Muck % Detritus | Clay A Silt A Sand % Gravel Rubble Boulder 4 Bedrock Partly shaded Spen___ Stream Shade (check type skade): Densely shaded Subsample 2: Location _ 2) iT oon Depth (units _ D awesome cng geemeee Be Current Velocity (method _ a Sample Point: lL ee 2 a: ne soe sages nee Bottom Compesition: (Indicate Percentage of Substrate Type) Muck % vetraitas Clay Gilt Sand A Gravel Rubble — Boulder as Beerock Stream Shade (check type shade): Densely shaded _ Partiy snaded _ Open Existing Stream Conditions: Average width of pool (check one): a. Greater than the average width of the strean b, Equal to the average width of tne strean c. Less than the average width of the streac Cover in pool areas (check one): Abundant _ Intermediate Exposed Percent of stream in pools zy, virttles %, and flats :