Table 1

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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