Module 2 - Assessment

Score for this survey is 76

Stream Name: LIZARD CREEK Survey Date: 2014-10-05
Organization Name: Elk River Alliance Project Name: CBWM-LC site 1
Stream Segment: Stream Seection:
Data entered by: Ayla Bennett Survey ID: 48

Step 5 Habitat Assessment

CharacteristicResultsGoodAcceptableMarginalPoorScore
1: Streambed Material:
% boulder and cobble
68 15-20
50%
10-15
30-50%
5-10
10-30%
0-5
< 10%
20
2: Embeddedness <5 15-20
25-0%
10-15
50-25%%
5-10
75-50%%
0-5
> 75%
19
3: Instream cover: 0.08 15-20
>3
10-15
2 to 3
5-10
1 to 1
0-5
< 1
1
4: % Pool Habitat
< 2% stream slope
2-5 %stream slope
> 5% stream slope
0 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%
0
5: Off Channel Habitat: ponds, side channels with protection from flood flows. 0 11-15
Year round, good protection
7-11
Seasonal, good protection
3-7
Seasonal, minimal protection
0-3
Little or none, no protection
0
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 >90 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 30 8-10
> 30%
5-8
20 - 30%
2-5
10-20%
0-2
0-10%
8
9: Riparian Zone:
# bankfull channels wide
Trees and shrubs
>2 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: 98.08 102-135 66-102 30-66 0-30 76