The Ohio Citizens Lake and Monitoring Program
 is sponsored by the
Ohio Lake Management Society		 The CLAM 
Data Entry Form


How to Enter Your Data                                                            Return to CLAM Home Page

Please fill in the form as completely as possible. 
Please be sure to add your telephone number or e-mail address so that we can contact you if we have questions about your form. 
Incomplete information may mean that the data will have to be discarded. 
When you have finished the form, check it carefully and the press the Send Information button 

If you have measurements on multiple sites,  lakes or are entering data for more than one day, please enter data for each site, lake, or day on a separate form for each lake that you measure.  There is an easy way to do this without having to re-type everything.  
--After you enter the data and press the Send Information button, you will be given a chance to check the data on a Form Confirmation Page. 
--After checking the data and clicking the Return to Form hyperlink (which clears the form),
--Use your Back button on the browser to go back to the original page you filled in. 
--All your information will be there, and you only have to edit for the other site or lake.

Warning For those using Netscape, Mozilla, and AOL browsers:
This form was optimized to be used with Microsoft Internet Explorer.  If you forget  fill in  a required blank or enter your reading  incorrectly, you will get a message telling you to fill in the blank and then it says click here to return to form.  If you are using Explorer, it will return you to the form as you left it.  However, if you use Netscape, Mozilla, or probably also AOL, we have found that clicking this link clears the form and you have to start over.  Instead of clicking on the link, just use the back arrow to return to the form.  The same warning holds true if you are entering multiple forms.  It is easiest just to use the back arrow no matter what browser you use.

 

Volunteer Information

Volunteer Last Name (Required):      Volunteer First Name:                      

Volunteer CLAM ID: 

Telephone Number:     Area Code    Number:

Email Address:       

Lake Data

Name of Lake (Required):   

Lake ID#:          County:

Date of  Reading (Required): 

Cloud Cover:                 

 Rainfall Occurred                 Today   Yesterday      2 Days Prior      3 Days Prior

Wind Direction:  None  N   NE    E    SE    S    SW    W    NW

Please record the following for each site you monitor and be sure to check the box below indicating if the Secchi disk is seen on the lake bottom. 
If you monitor more than one site, please see instructions at the top.  Enter only one site on this form.  See the CLAM Volunteer Manual for further instructions or contact the Program Manager (Bob Carlson).

Time
Remember:  Noon is 12:00 PM

 Site #   Secchi Depth
(Nearest Inch)		 Water Color
(Color Strip)		 Water Depth 
(Nearest 1/2 ft)		 Air Temp
(Deg F)		 Water Temp (Deg F)

Waves
(1-4)*

Hr :  Min AM PM


                                                                                                                                       *Waves 1-Calm  2-Ripples   3-Moderate Waves  4-White Caps

Was the Disk Seen on Bottom?  No 

Do you view the disk on the           
Did you wear sunglasses during measurement?  

Has recent rain or other factors made your site unusually turbid today?   No 

     If your answer was "Yes," please describe briefly:

Please describe any recent lake or watershed management techniques (i.e. dredging, chemicals, etc.):

           Type and Date     

Water Quality
Finally, we would appreciate your opinions on the water quality at your lake.  

Indicate with a checkmark whether the lake is suitable for the following purposes during the last two weeks.
     Please do not include weather (too hot or cold or rainy, etc.) as a quality factor. 

Overall Water Quality  Excellent, No Problems Minor Problems Slight Use Impairment Substantial Impairment Use Totally Impaired 
Swimming  Excellent, No Problems Minor Problems Slight Use Impairment Substantial Impairment Use Totally Impaired 
Boating  Excellent, No Problems Minor Problems Slight Use Impairment Substantial Impairment Use Totally Impaired 
Fishing  Excellent, No Problems Minor Problems Slight Use Impairment Substantial Impairment Use Totally Impaired 
Aesthetics  Excellent, No Problems Minor Problems Slight Use Impairment Substantial Impairment Use Totally Impaired 

Please indicate with a checkmark the problems on your lake during the last two weeks.  Check all that apply.

Algae
 Weeds 
 Silt Turbidity 
 Boats congestion 
 Personal Watercraft (Jet Skis) 
 Trash
 Other       		Excellent, No Problems
 Excellent, No Problems 
 Excellent, No Problems
 Excellent, No Problems
 Excellent, No Problems
 Excellent, No Problems
 Excellent, No Problems		 Minor Problems 
 Minor Problems
 Minor Problems 
 Minor Problems
 Minor Problems 
 Minor Problems 
 Minor Problems  		 Slight Use Impairment
 Slight Use Impairment 
 Slight Use Impairment 
 Slight Use Impairment
 Slight Use Impairment  
 Slight Use Impairment
 Slight Use Impairment  

Substantial Impairment  
Substantial Impairment
 Substantial Impairment
 Substantial Impairment
 Substantial Impairment
 Substantial Impairment
 Substantial Impairment
 

  Use Totally Impaired 
 Use Totally Impaired 
 Use Totally Impaired 
 Use Totally Impaired 
 Use Totally Impaired 
 Use Totally Impaired 
 Use Totally Impaired  

Please add any other useful information or message to the CLAM Program Manager: 

Please review your answers and then press the Submit button below

Once you submit your information you will see a list of the data you sent.  If you find an error in that list, return to your form by using the Back Command.  You can then re-Send Information.

If you do not see the list after you enter the data, then your data was not entered:  please contact us at dipin@kent.edu

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Click here for  instructions  for entering multiple sites

Finished Entering Data?  
Click here to Exit

Thanks for helping us out . 
Last Updated May 21, 2007