Module 2 - Assessment
Score for this survey is 78.5
| Stream Name: ALEXANDER CREEK | Survey Date: 2014-10-03 |
| Organization Name: Elk River Alliance | Project Name: CBWM-AC site 3 |
| Stream Segment: | Stream Seection: |
| Data entered by: Ayla Bennett | Survey ID: 44 |
Step 5 Habitat Assessment
| Characteristic | Results | Good | Acceptable | Marginal | Poor | Score |
| 1: Streambed Material: % boulder and cobble |
52 | 15-20 50% |
10-15 30-50% |
5-10 10-30% |
0-5 < 10% |
15 |
| 2: Embeddedness | 40 | 15-20 25-0% |
10-15 50-25%% |
5-10 75-50%% |
0-5 > 75% |
12 |
| 3: Instream cover: | 1.53 | 15-20 >3 |
10-15 2 to 3 |
5-10 1 to 1 |
0-5 < 1 |
8 |
| 4: % Pool Habitat < 2% stream slope 2-5 %stream slope > 5% stream slope |
19.7 | 11-15 >60% pool >50% pool >40% pool |
7-11 50-60% 40-50% 30-40% |
3-7 40-50% 30-40% 20-30% |
0-3 < 40% < 30% < 20% |
1.5 |
| 5: Off Channel Habitat: ponds, side channels with protection from flood flows. | 1 | 11-15 Year round, good protection |
7-11 Seasonal, good protection |
3-7 Seasonal, minimal protection |
0-3 Little or none, no protection |
4 |
| 6: Bank Stability | 11-15 Stable |
7-11 Moderately stable |
3-7 Moderately unstable |
0-3 Unstable |
11 | |
| 7: Bank Vegetation % streambank covered by vegetation | 8-10 > 90% |
5-8 70 - 90% |
2-5 50-70% |
0-2 under 50% |
9 | |
| 8: Overhead canopy: % bankfull channel overhng by trees and shrubs | 40 | 8-10 > 30% |
5-8 20 - 30% |
2-5 10-20% |
0-2 0-10% |
10 |
| 9: Riparian Zone: # bankfull channels wide Trees and shrubs |
8-10 2 or more Abundant on whole plain |
5-8 1 to 2 Good species mix |
2-5 < 1 common, few species |
0-2 0 sparse or absent |
8 | |
| Total Score: | 154.23 | 102-135 | 66-102 | 30-66 | 0-30 | 78.5 |