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