Table 1. Riparian area assessment of BCR1, BCW1.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

10

7

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

10

10

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

10

10

4

Bank Vegetation Type

10

10

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

10

10

6

Bank Stability

10

10

7

Water Pathways

10

9

8

Channel Modification

6

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

10

10

In-stream Cover

8

11

Embeddedness

9

12

Aquatic Vegetation

10

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Forest

Substrate Classification

Boulder= 10%; Cobble = 30%; Course Gravel = 60%

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = excellent

         

 

Table 2. Habitat Assessment of BCR1.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

19

2

Embeddedness

20

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

19

4

Sediment Deposition

20

5

Channel Flow Status

17

6

Channel Alteration

14

7

Frequency of Riffles

19

8

Condition of Banks

16

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

20

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

13

 

Total

177

 

Table 3.  Riparian area assessment of BCR2.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

10

10

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

10

10

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

7

7

4

Bank Vegetation Type

7

9

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

9

10

6

Bank Stability

10

10

7

Water Pathways

10

10

8

Channel Modification

10

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

10

10

In-stream Cover

8

11

Embeddedness

10

12

Aquatic Vegetation

7

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Forest

Substrate Classification

Boulder = 60%; Cobble = 20%; Coarse Gravel = 20%

Livestock = not present

Drainage pipes = 0

Overall rating = excellent

         

 

Table 4. Habitat Assessment of BCR2.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

19

2

Embeddedness

19

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

19

4

Sediment Deposition

18

5

Channel Flow Status

17

6

Channel Alteration

20

7

Frequency of Riffles

20

8

Condition of Banks

20

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

20

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

20

 

Total

192

 

Table 5.  Riparian area assessment of BCR3.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

10

10

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

10

10

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

10

10

4

Bank Vegetation Type

10

10

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

10

10

6

Bank Stability

7

8

7

Water Pathways

10

10

8

Channel Modification

8

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

10

10

In-stream Cover

10

11

Embeddedness

9

12

Aquatic Vegetation

7

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Forest

Substrate Classification

Bedrock = 10%; Boulder= 70%; Cobble = 20%

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = excellent

         

 

Table 6. Habitat Assessment of BCR3.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

18

2

Embeddedness

19

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

20

4

Sediment Deposition

18

5

Channel Flow Status

20

6

Channel Alteration

13

7

Frequency of Riffles

14

8

Condition of Banks

15

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

18

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

13

 

Total

168

 

Table 7.  Riparian area assessment of BCR4.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

3

3

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

5

5

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

6

6

4

Bank Vegetation Type

9

9

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

5

5

6

Bank Stability

9

9

7

Water Pathways

9

9

8

Channel Modification

8

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

6

10

In-stream Cover

3

11

Embeddedness

9

12

Aquatic Vegetation

7

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Lawn

Substrate Classification

Cobble = 85%; Course Gravel = 15%

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = marginal

         

 

Table 8. Habitat Assessment of BCR4.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

18

2

Embeddedness

16

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

20

4

Sediment Deposition

18

5

Channel Flow Status

19

6

Channel Alteration

13

7

Frequency of Riffles

17

8

Condition of Banks

15

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

20

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

8

 

Total

164

 

 Table 9.  Riparian area assessment of BCR6.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

4

7

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

6

10

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

6

9

4

Bank Vegetation Type

2

7

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

6

9

6

Bank Stability

6

6

7

Water Pathways

6

9

8

Channel Modification

9

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

8

10

In-stream Cover

6

11

Embeddedness

7

12

Aquatic Vegetation

7

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Pasture

Substrate Classification

Cobble = 80%; Course Gravel = 20%

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = good

         

 

Table 10. Habitat Assessment of BCR6.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

14

2

Embeddedness

12

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

18

4

Sediment Deposition

14

5

Channel Flow Status

17

6

Channel Alteration

19

7

Frequency of Riffles

10

8

Condition of Banks

13

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

20

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

18

 

Total

155

 

 Table 11.  Riparian area assessment of BCR7 (site 144)

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

4

6

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

4

8

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

7

9

4

Bank Vegetation Type

6

10

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

10

10

6

Bank Stability

10

10

7

Water Pathways

7

7

8

Channel Modification

8

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

10

10

In-stream Cover

6

11

Embeddedness

7

12

Aquatic Vegetation

9

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Lawn

Substrate Classification

Boulder = 15%; Cobble = 60%; Course Gravel = 15%

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = good

         

 

Table 12. Habitat Assessment of BCR7 (site 144).

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

12

2

Embeddedness

18

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

7

4

Sediment Deposition

18

5

Channel Flow Status

17

6

Channel Alteration

15

7

Frequency of Riffles

5

8

Condition of Banks

19

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

20

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

14

 

Total

145

 

 Table 13.  Riparian area assessment of BCR8 (site 147)

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

10

4

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

10

7

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

10

6

4

Bank Vegetation Type

10

7

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

10

8

6

Bank Stability

9

4

7

Water Pathways

10

9

8

Channel Modification

7

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

10

10

In-stream Cover

8

11

Embeddedness

n/a

12

Aquatic Vegetation

n/a

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Lawn

Substrate Classification

Could not be scored because of turbidity

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = good

         

 

Table 14. Habitat Assessment of BCR8 (site 147).

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

9

2

Embeddedness

12

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

5

4

Sediment Deposition

15

5

Channel Flow Status

15

6

Channel Alteration

16

7

Frequency of Riffles

4

8

Condition of Banks

19

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

20

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

15

 

Total

130

 

Table 15.  Riparian area assessment of BCW2.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

3

3

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

2

7

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

5

9

4

Bank Vegetation Type

4

8

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

4

4

6

Bank Stability

6

6

7

Water Pathways

8

8

8

Channel Modification

6

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

7

10

In-stream Cover

7

11

Embeddedness

6

12

Aquatic Vegetation

7

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Lawn

Substrate Classification

Cobble=5%; C. Gravel=75%; F. Gravel=10%; Sand=10%

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 1

Overall rating = good

         

 

Table 16. Habitat Assessment of BCW2.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

14

2

Embeddedness

13

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

20

4

Sediment Deposition

8

5

Channel Flow Status

16

6

Channel Alteration

11

7

Frequency of Riffles

19

8

Condition of Banks

13

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

20

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

10

 

Total

144

 

Table 17.  Riparian area assessment of BCW3.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

3

2

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

8

2

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

8

4

4

Bank Vegetation Type

7

4

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

4

4

6

Bank Stability

4

4

7

Water Pathways

7

7

8

Channel Modification

3

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

4

10

In-stream Cover

8

11

Embeddedness

8

12

Aquatic Vegetation

8

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Lawn

Substrate Classification

Cobble = 50%; Coarse Gravel = 35%; Fine Grave = 15%

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 1

Overall rating = marginal

         

 

Table 18. Habitat Assessment of BCW3.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

16

2

Embeddedness

12

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

10

4

Sediment Deposition

10

5

Channel Flow Status

18

6

Channel Alteration

10

7

Frequency of Riffles

5

8

Condition of Banks

10

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

15

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

5

 

Total

111

       

Table 19.  Riparian area assessment of BCW4.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

4

4

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

5

4

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

6

6

4

Bank Vegetation Type

2

4

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

7

7

6

Bank Stability

7

7

7

Water Pathways

8

8

8

Channel Modification

7

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

2

10

In-stream Cover

6

11

Embeddedness

5

12

Aquatic Vegetation

5

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Pasture

Substrate Classification

Cobble = 15%; Coarse Gravel = 75%; Fine Grave = 10%

Livestock = present but fenced from stream

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = marginal

         

 

Table 20. Habitat Assessment of BCW4.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

14

2

Embeddedness

14

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

15

4

Sediment Deposition

18

5

Channel Flow Status

16

6

Channel Alteration

15

7

Frequency of Riffles

12

8

Condition of Banks

18

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

20

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

5

 

Total

147

 

 Table 21.  Riparian area assessment of BCW5.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

4

4

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

2

3

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

7

7

4

Bank Vegetation Type

8

8

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

6

9

6

Bank Stability

8

3

7

Water Pathways

9

9

8

Channel Modification

6

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

6

10

In-stream Cover

5

11

Embeddedness

4

12

Aquatic Vegetation

5

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Pasture

Substrate Classification

Cobble = 75%; Coarse Gravel = 25%

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = good

         

 

Table 22. Habitat Assessment of BCW5.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

12

2

Embeddedness

10

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

12

4

Sediment Deposition

15

5

Channel Flow Status

19

6

Channel Alteration

15

7

Frequency of Riffles

5

8

Condition of Banks

13

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

16

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

10

 

Total

127

 

Table 23.  Riparian area assessment of BCW6.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Left Bank Score

Right Bank Score

1

Riparian Buffer Width

4

2

2

Riparian Vegetation Type

4

2

3

Riparian Vegetation Thickness

5

5

4

Bank Vegetation Type

8

8

5

Bank Vegetation Thickness

7

7

6

Bank Stability

4

4

7

Water Pathways

3

3

8

Channel Modification

3

9

Shading (Canopy Cover)

3

10

In-stream Cover

8

11

Embeddedness

3

12

Aquatic Vegetation

5

Physical Description of Site

Dominant Land Use = Lawn

Substrate Classification

Boulder = 75%; Cobble = 15%; Coarse Gravel = 10%;

Livestock = not present

Drainage Pipes = 0

Overall rating = marginal

         

 

Table 24. Habitat Assessment of BCW6.

Parameter

Parameter Description

Score

1

Instream Cover and Epifaunal Substrate

13

2

Embeddedness

15

3

Velocity/Depth Regimes

5

4

Sediment Deposition

10

5

Channel Flow Status

13

6

Channel Alteration

10

7

Frequency of Riffles

5

8

Condition of Banks

10

9

Bank Vegetative Protection

15

10

Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

10

 

Total

106

 

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