DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15356461
title: Survey on public observations of the flow state of temporary streams

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The data contains information about the Spot ID, the date and the answers of the participants. For the spot ID please refer to the following publication: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1352697/full .

For the answers of the participants please consider the following information. The column number indicates the questions, while the answers are given by numbers here is the description of what they mean:

Question 1: Have you heard of the CrowdWater project before today?

1 = Yes, I heard of it and I have participated2 = Yes, I heard of it but I have not participated3 = No

Question 2: How often have you walked along this path?

1 = It is my first time here2 = More than once, but less than 5 times3 = More than 5 times

Question 3: What is the current state of the temporary stream in front of you? 1 = Dry streambed2 = Damp/wet streambed3 = Isolated pools4 = Standing water5 = Trickling water6 = Flowing

Question 4: Did you find it difficult to decide on the state of the stream?

1 = Yes2 = No

Question 5: How long is the stream segment that you looked at to decide on the state?

Answer in meters

Question 6: What information did you use to decide on the state?

1 = I based my decision only on what I can see here in front of me.

2 = I also used other knowledge about the stream to decide on the state

 

 

Question 7: Do the following statements agree with what you can see in the stream in front of you? Only refer to the stream section that you previously considered.

Answers yes = 1 and no = 2

7--1       There is water along the entire stream length.

7--2       There are pools of water on the streambed and those pools are not connected with each other. (Both must apply)

7--3       The stream is completely dry.

7--4       In some parts the soil in the streambed is damp or wet, but other parts are dry.

7--5       The soil in the streambed is completely damp or wet.

7--6       The soil next to the stream is damp or wet.

7--7       There is water visible in the stream.

Please answer the next questions only if water is visible in the stream.

7--8       There is only a very small amount of water in the stream.

7--9       The water in the stream is flowing.

7--10    The water level seems to be pretty high today.

7--11    It is difficult to see whether or not the water in the stream is flowing.

7--12    There are ripples or waves visible on the water surface.

7--13    I can see leaves or bubbles move in the water.

7--14    I can hear the water flowing.

Question 8: Age in years

Question 9: Gender

1 = Female2 = Male3 = Other

Question 10: Mother tongue

1 = German2 = French3 = English4 = Spanish5 = Other

Question 11: Highest level of education

1 = Primary2 = Secondary3 = Apprenticeship4 = University/Advanced studies5 = Other

Question 12: Where do you live?

1 = City2 = Suburb3 = Countryside

Question 13: For the following three statements, please choose a number between 1 and 4. 1 = disagree and 4 = fully agree.

13--1    I enjoy being in nature/outdoor.

13--2    When seeing a dry stream, I wonder when it might be flowing again.

13--3    It was easy for me to understand the questions of this questionnaire.