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nil aaoand survey includes a series of saaplas takan on Qwccolocco
Crack and its tributaries during January 25-29* 1969.
Water levels and temperatures cere about average for that ti-- of the
year. The relatively lo* eater eaa conducive for good collecting, however
spring spasnlng activity was limited to taro apeels* of laspgeye. The aajcrlty
of the flahee rere relatively Inaccessible beoaoae they rare atill in their
\ winter habitats, deep pools and vdar overhaoglng beaks* around submerged
brash* and so forth.
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The objectives of cur survey were! 1. TO get samples of early flah
spseoen, 2. To anhanoe our general: knowledge of the flab, fame* 3* To
detendne chertoal and physical characteristics of the water during mid
winter, k> To eanrine bottom types* depth and bank conformations* and 5 To
atadty the bottom faona of tho atreew.
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IZ. KSIHODS
The sang methods for determining water quality were miployod In this
survey as were used for the Say* 1968 work. They are not repeated here.
fishes ware also collected In the seas nsnaar as before. The fish station 1 -S
at tha haadsstsr tributary to Qilnch Greek was sllelnstad for the prasant study*
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however s nala-streaa station was added on Qtoccoiocco Greek 1.2 alias uj>* '
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screen Ikon former Station 9 at Highway 77 (See asps).
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Cooeerted efforts were nsds to obtain qualitative bottom fauns saaplas.
Ii These are asant to show general trends only and hopefully the lnformstlom will
correlate wall with data on flah distribution.
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Hi alvayv Bate a matter of routine wtar quality analyses In eonsectian
with tbo fish collections. Ib thin nj vs in sblo to
ganlitln
data titlch oftan aid ns In explaining fluctuations in fish populations.
Gn January 27* 1969* tha voters of ChoecolocTC Creek aad its tribu-
tarles had physico-chemical characteristics tiiich mere in tha normal mgs
for tho analyses nade vith the axeaptian of Snow Creak. Sufficient dissolved
axygma vas presmt at all tan stations and ranged fron 8.6-10.5 ngA (Thhle
1). Water tanperature and natfayl orange alkalinity -values eere *1-- elthin
the noreal rage to be expected. Hydrogen-ion concentration ranged fron
6.lt-7.lt (Table 1) vith the single addle reeding occurring in Seem Creek}
this reading uas for the Hlgreay 78 Bridge station. This acidic value Is
the result of plant activities (Monsanto) and is to be expected. The high
free carbon dioxide reading for &tov Creek, 33.0 ag/1 is also a reflection of
the sane condition. lo flahea eere collected at Soo* Creak although a sincere
effort vas nade to determine the possibility of sons occurring titers, fishes
are not normally collected shan free 00^ values above 20,0 ag/1 are ra corded.
IT. FISHES
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A. Fish collections for Qtoeedloccd Creek proper.
Qbe additional collecting site vas added. This nee alts Is apprcnrieately
one nils above Hlghsay 77 crossing (Map 2 sad Table 2) md vas ohosen because
it feme to be at the high level extension of tits Logan Martin Kaesnolr into : t
Qtoccolocoo CTeek,
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A total of 5*025 apeciaons vas obtained tram the tan stations in comparison
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to lfk39 oped--1s tabu Gran nine main streu station# daring the Kqr, 1961,
survey. The pndty of apadnua at atatloo martw aiz may have baan doe, in
part, to tho dlstarbance of the area by road eoastroetlcn.
flio following war* fish eatehos far the spstreu altao (shore Show Creek
aotnoeo, aoo bp l)t Station 1, 752 aperleanaj Station 2t 2b$ spednaos)
Station 3, 33b spadnane and Station b, 90 apednuo (Tables 2 ud 3). no
douetrean altee (belov Show Grade entrance) aoo Hap 2) yielded tho following
catches* Station 5* 3 apedunej Station 6, 22 apodnana) Station 7, 2737
apodnana) Statical 8, 67 apodnana) Station 9# b57 apodnana and Station 10,
318 apadnua (Tables 2 ud 3)*
The ten atatlona yielded a total of b8 apodea Tama 37 apades during
tho lay, 1968 aarray. Wt lncreaaod the mater of apedae collected at each of
tho upstreu atatlona and obtained fewer at noat of tho doonatroan collecting
alteo. See Table b far the apedes breattou.
B. fish collections for no tributaries to Cboocoloooo Qraak.
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The locations of tho collecting sites are described in Table 2 and indi
cated on Baps 1 and 2. The Timber of apaclnana aid flah apodea taken at each
tributary station were aa fdllanat Station 1, 92 spadnani, 8 apodea) Station
2, 291 apaclnana, 17 spades) Station 3, 36 apodnana, 3 apodea) Station b,
1 apedwen) Station 5, 20$ apodnana, 16 apedao. Thu, a total of 625 apodnana
was tabu in tho firs tributary atatlona (Table 5). The tributary atatlona
aroragod 123 fish epwdnane par station whereas the neln strum (Choccolocoo .
Creek) stations averaged 502*5 apodnana par station. Tho Bay, 1968 sorvqr '
yielded awaragu of 112 and 160, respectively.
T. H7XS7SSK1TSS iSD AQUATIC YSTKBRATRS
A general analysta of tho invertabrsfcu and aqpatio vertebratee (other OSW 105095
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th s i flib e # ) collection* (TaUes 6 m d 7) Indicate* that her* *
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loj juvenile tpmrlnana of a motor of spades of nlanooi wo taken which indicated succsasfnl reproduction last year. Moreover, several species sere ssstndng spamlng oooditlons, 1.0, develojwrt of color end breeding tubercles.
lib strongly rs roman rt too additions! torways daring this cal tolar year, ana in April or wly Kay and a second in late ai--sr or early fall. In rise of oar above-stated findings, so bailors It is essential far as to obtain sosples from the nearby tributaries of the Coosa (Lo^an Kortln Lake). tib need Iheee smples for cooperative purposes said to determine If Choecoloeeo Crodc Is the focal site for the fish deformities diseoased above. By cooperative ve neon a detarelnation of the gradient of flab species occurring batmen the headmtsrs and the reservoir.
!he tine has ere to begin planning far future work irrrolTing prolonged exposure of fishes to the pollutants released Into Choecoloeeo Creek. Suoh data would easplensat the infonutlon derived &aa the stresai surveys.
Oaring both of the projected surveys ue would continue to staple at the regular stations in Choecoloeeo Creak, In the tributaries , aid at additional sites as well. It would be desirable to hare acre stations in the low portion of Choecoloeeo Creak In order to obtain a acre precise and continuous picture of the faunal cooposltloe.
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ffcyslco-Chenical Characteristl cs-- Jwxvlbj 2J9 1969
tater Temperature
Jfl
Dissolved Oxygen
free Carbon Dioxide Methyl Qrsnge Alkalinity
Stations
12 k7 ka 7.2 7.2 10.2 10.?
k.0 3.0 33.0 32.0
3 k9
7.0
10.2
5.0
k7.0
k 51 7.0 10.1
6.0
k3.0
5 51
7.2
10.0
5.o
39.0
tater Tanperstare
pH Dissolved Oxygen free Carbon Dioxide Methyl Orange Alkalinity
6 50
7.2 10.3
3.0 kk.0
7 50
7.2 10.2 k.0
57.0
8 k8
7.2 9.2 3.0 37.0
9
57 7J 3.6
k.0 81.0
10
53 6*k 9.k 33.0 26.0
List of Stations 1 Higtasy 78 Bridge Above Anniston 2 Belling Springs Above Treatesnt Plant 3 Bridge Belov treatment Pleat k Hlgbsay 21 Bridge $ Hlgbsaj 10? Bridge Crossing 6 Eigjrsay 93 Bridge Crossing 7 Hlgbsay 77 Crossing 8 Stanley Bridge ? Qry (keek, Belov Coldvater Spring, Hlgbsay 78 19 &iov GTeek at Highsay 78 Bridge
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Table 2. List of fish collection stations.
Station Number
- Location
Mainstream
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1 .' '
2 '
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Three miles NE of White Plains One mile E of White Plains
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3 4 *'
One mile S of White Plains Highway 78 crossing
5. .
Highway 21 crossing
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6
Highway 109 crossing
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7 Highway 95 crossing
8 Highway 93 crossing
9 . ' One mile upstream from Highway 77 crossing
10 ` Highway 77 crossing (former No. 9 station)
Tributaries
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1. .
Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Ford Camp
2 Shoal Creek at Pine Glen Camp
3 Coldwater Spring Creek just below spring
4 Dry Creek at Highway 78 crossing
5 ',,
Chehaw-haw (Cheaha) Creek at Highway 95
" crossing
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'Table 3. Number of fishes collected from Choccolocco, Crook at ten stations in Cleburne, Calhoun and Talladega counties, Alabama, during January 1969.
Family arid Species'Common Name 1
2 3.4
Stations 56
7
8910
Petromyzontidae- Lampreys Ichthyomyzon gagei Lampetra aepyptera
Clupcidae-Hcrrings
Dorosoma cepedianum Catostomidae-Suckers
Hypentellum atowumun Minytrema melanops Moxostoma erythrurum Cyprinldae-Minnows Campos toma anomalum Carassius auratus Cyprinus carpio Hemitremla flammea Hybopsis winchelll Notemigonus crysoleucas Notropis asperifrons Notropis caeruleus Notropis callistius Notropis chrosomus Notropis chrysocephalus Notropis lirus Notropis stilbius Notropis trlehroi's tius Notropis venus tus Notropis volucellus 5? Notropis xaenocophalus s: Phenacobius catostomus Pimephales promelas Pimephales vigilax
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Southern Brook Lamprey 9
. Least Brook Lamprey
6
Gizzard Shad
21 4 26
Alabama Ilagsuckar Spotted Sucker Golden Redhorse
16 14 30 4
Stoneroller Goldfish Carp , Flame Chub ' Blgeye Chub Golden Shiner Burrhead Shiner Blue Shiner Alabama Shiner Rainbow Shiner i Common Shiner Mountain Shiner Silverstripe Shiner Tricolor Shiner Blacktail Shiner Mimic Shiner Coosa Shiner Riffle Minnow Fathead Minnow Bullhead Minnow
17 .
105 39
1
64 2 10 1 8 61 7 3 40 5 1 95 106 6 10
9 272 35 6 1 2 42 43 38 4 9 4 1
, 7
2
_ 12 3
1
1 1
1 5
1 3 1 3 205 150 25
11 140 5 6 2177 20
1
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4
1 13 1 47
1 50 165 4 1
165 9
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Tablme 3 (cont.)
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Family and Species
Ictaluridae-Catfishes
Ictalurus melaa
Cyprinodonti dae- Topminnows
' Fundulus stolllfor
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Paeciliidae- Livebearers
Gambusis affinis
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Centrarchidi le-Sunfishes
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Ambloplil es rupestris
Chaenobr yttus gulosus
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Lepomis cyanellus
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Lepomls lumilis
Lepomis -nacrochirus
Lepomis negalotis
Lepomis microlophus
Micropterus coosae
Micropterus punctulatus
Micropterus salmoides
' Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Percidae- Darters
Etheostoma coosae
Etheostoma ditrema
Etheostoma jordani
Etheostoma stigmaeum
Perclna caprodes.
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Percina nigrofasciats
Percina palmaris
Cottidae-Sculpins ............... ....................
Cottus carolinae
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TOTALS
GRAND TOTAL ------- ------------------ .
502; 5
coo s:
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Common Name
Black Bullhead
Southorft Studfish
Mosquitofish
Rockbass Warmouth Green Sunfish Orangespotted Sunfish Blue gill Longear Sunfiah Redear Sunfish Redeye Bass Spotted Bass Largemouth Bass Black Crappic
CoQsa Darter Coldwator Darter Groonbroast Darter Speckled Darter Logporch Blackbanded Darter . Bronze Darter
Banded Sculpin
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St' atio, n# 1 23 4 56
4 51
22
12
1 !! 5 18
1 2 35 2 1 3 17 9
3 31
11
42
1
23
45 10 10
5
2
2 22
1.
19 44 98 2
752 245 334 90 3 22
78 2
9 1 20 7
1 10 2 2 2737 67
9 10 33
31 71 2 102 10 11 15 64 5 24
1 2
15
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Table 4. Fishes collected from Choccolocco Crook at ton stations in Cleburne, Calhoun and Talladega counties, Alabama, during January 1969.
Species
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. . Stations
Common Name
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ichthyomyzon gagei
Lampetra aepyptera
Dorosoma cepedianum
Hypentelium etowanum
Minytrema melanops
Moxoatoma erythrurum
Campos tom# anomalum
Carasslus auratus
Cyprinus carpio
Hemitremia flammea
Hybopsls wlnchelll
Notemigonus crypoleucas
Notropis asperifrons
Notropis caeruleus
Notropis calllstlus
Notropis chrosomus
Notropis chrysocephalus
Notropis llrus
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Notropis stilblus
Notropis trichrolstlus
Notropis venustus
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Notropis volucellus
Notropis xaenocephalus
Phenacobius catostomus
Pimephales pr.omelas
Plmephales vigilax
Ictalurus melas
Fundulus stollifor
Gambusla affinls
Ambloplites rupestris
Chaemobryttus gulosus
Lepomis cyanellus
C3 oo
h- O oN)
Southern Brook lamprey X
Least Brook lamprey
X
XX XX
Gizzard shad Alabama hogsuclcor
X XX
X% X
Spotted sucker
X
Golden redhorse
Stonorollor
Goldfish
Carp
.
.X X
XX
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X. X
X
X X x.
X
Flame chub
X
Bigeye chub
X
Golden shiner
XX
XX
Burrhead shiner
X
X
X
Blue shiner
X XX
. Alabama shiner Rainbow shiner
X XX
X x` X
X XX
Common shiner
XX
X
Mountain shiner Silverstripe shiner
Xf ! X X X
X ,
X X X X.
Tricolor shiner
,X X X
Blacktail shiner
X XX X
XX X X
Mimic shiner
.
X
XX
X X .X
Coosa Bhiner
XX
Riffle minnow
X X X
Fathead minnow Bullhead minnow
X * X X
` Black bullhead Southern stud fish
X XX
X XX
Mosqultofish
XX
XX
Rockbass
XX
Warmouth
XX
Green sunfish
;X
XX
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Table 4. (cont.)
Species____________________
* ' Lepomls humilis
Lepomis macrochlrus .
' Lepomis megalotis
Lepomis microlophus
Micropterus coosae
Micropterus punctulatus
Micropterus salmoldes
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Etheostoma coosae
-Etheostoma ditrema
Etheostoma jordani
Etheostoma stigmaeum
Percina caprodes
Percina nigrofasciata
Percina palmaris
Cottus carolinae
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Number of species Number of families
to/5 s: oU1 -- o Lu
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Common Name
Orangespotted sunfish Bluegill Longear sunfish Redear sunfish Redeye bass Spotted bass Largemouth bass Black crappie Coosa darter Coldwater darter Greenbreast darter Speckled darter Logperch Blackbanded darter Bronze darter Banded sculpin `
7
Stations 1 23 4 56 7 8
X X X XX X X XX
X XX
XX
XX X
XX X XX X
X X XX
X X XX X
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X
X X
28 15 27 16 2 4
16 9
7 5 8 7 2 3 4 3
9 10 XX XX XX XX
-X XX
X
16 13 34
Table 5., Number of fishes collected from tributaries to Choccolocco Creek in Cleburne, ' Calhoun and Talladega counties, Alabama, during January 1969.
Family and SpeciesCommon Name '12
Stations 3_____ 4_____ 5
Petromyzontidae-Lampreys '
Lampetra aepyptera
-
Least brook lamprey
13
Esocidae-Pikes
Esox niger
Chain pipkerel
3
Catostomidae-Suckers
Hypentelium etowanum Cyprinidae-Minnows
' Alabama hogsucker
32
9
Campos toma anomalum
-
Stoneroller
11 24
Notropis asperifrons
Burrhead shiner
18
Notropis callistius
Alabama shiner
33
Notropis chrosomus
-
Rainbow shiner
4
Notropis trichroistius . Tricolor shiner
48 130
2
Notropis xaenocephalus
Coosa shiner
7 26
Semotilus atromaculatus
Creek chub
21
Ictaluridae-Catfishes
Noturus leptacanthus
Speckled madtom
2
Cyprinodontidae- Topminnows Fundulus stellifer
Southern stud-fish
a- -
Poeciliidae-Livebearers *
Gambusia affinis
' Mosquitofish
2 14
Centrar chidae-Sunfis hes
Ambloplites rupestris
Rockbass
.
3
Lepomis cyanellus
Green sunfish
1 27
Lepomis macrochirus
Blue gill
7
4
14
Lepomis megalotis
Longear sunfish
4 16
Micropterus coosae
Redeye bass
59
1
Per cidae-Darters
Etheostoma coosae
Coosa darter
2 10
Etheostoma jordani
Greenbreast darter
13
2
Etheostoma sp. nov.
2
Etheostoma stigmaeum
Speckled darter
8
Percina nigrofasciata
Blackbanded darter
4
Percina palmaris
Bronze darter
2 y7
Cottidae-Sculpins
Cottus carolinae
" Banded sculpin
16 li
64
Cottus pygmaeus
Pygmy sculpin
31
TOTALS . GRAND TOTAL - 625
#
92 291 36 1
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' Table 6. Occurrence of other animals in collections made on Choccolocca
Creek and tributaries.
Tributary
Crayfish
1. Shoal Creek (Slroal Creek Ford)
2. Shoal Creek (Pine Glen)
3. Coldwater Springs
4. Dry Creek
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5. Cheaha Creek
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X X X X X
Molluscs
.X X X -
X
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'
Amphibians
X X X
X
Choccolocco Creek
1.' >4. 3 mi. NE White Plains
2. ' 1. 0 mi. E White Plains
3. Highway 9
4. Highway 78
5. Highway 21
6. Highway 109
7. Highway 95
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8. Highway 93
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9. 1. 2 mi. upstream from Highway
77
10. Highway 77
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X X X X
X
:
X X X
X
X
X X
-X X X
X X
X
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Table 7. Occurrence of aquatic Insects in collections made oh Choccolocco Creek and tributaries.
Tributary|Plecoptera Ephemeroptora Odonata Megaloptera Coleoptera Tricoptera Diptera \
1. Shoal Crook (Ford)
2. Shoal Creek (Pine Glen)
3. Coldwater Springs
4. . Dry Creek
5. Cheaha Creek
1
X X *
X
X
X X*
X
X X
X
X
X %
X X
X
Choccolocco
.1. 4.3 mi. NE White Plains
X
2. 1. 0 mi. E White Plains
3. Highway 9
*X
4. Highway 78
5. Highway 21
.
6. Highway 109 7., Highway 95
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8. Highway 93
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9. 1. 2 mi. upstream from High-
way 77
10. Highway 77
X X
X
X X X
X
X X
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X / ' .
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' X
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