| Scoring Interpretation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Acceptable | Marginal | Poor |
| 102-135 | 66-101 | 30-65 | >30 |
| Stream Name: LIZARD CREEK | Survey Date: 2014-10-05 |
| Organization Name: Elk River Alliance | Project Name: CBWM-LC site 1 |
| Stream Segment: site 1 | Stream Seection: site 1 |
| Data entered by: Ayla Bennett | Survey ID: 48 |
| Characteristic | Results | Good | Acceptable | Marginal | Poor | Score |
| 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: | 102-135 | 66-102 | 30-66 | 0-30 | 76 |