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Connecticut - Habitat Assessment

Mill Brook High Gradient Stream Score
Epifaunal Substrate/Available Cover 16
Embeddedness 14
Velocity/Depth Regime 14
Sediment Deposition 14
Channel Flow Status 11
Channel Alteration 15
Frequency of Riffles(or bends) 18
Bank Stability-Left Bank 6
Bank Stability-Right Bank 9
Vegetative Protection-Left Bank 10
Vegetative Protection-Right Bank 10
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Left Bank 5
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Right Bank 10
Total Score (out of possible 200 pts) 152
Pease Brook High Gradient Stream Score
Epifaunal Substrate/Available Cover 15
Embeddedness 16
Velocity/Depth Regime 15
Sediment Deposition 16
Channel Flow Status 10
Channel Alteration 17
Frequency of Riffles(or bends) 17
Bank Stability-Left Bank 8
Bank Stability-Right Bank 7
Vegetative Protection-Left Bank 9
Vegetative Protection-Right Bank 9
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Left Bank 10
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Right Bank 10
Total Score (out of possible 200 pts) 159
Saugatuck River High Gradient Stream Score
Epifaunal Substrate/Available Cover 18
Embeddedness 16
Velocity/Depth Regime 19
Sediment Deposition 15
Channel Flow Status 20
Channel Alteration 13
Frequency of Riffles(or bends) 18
Bank Stability-Left Bank 9
Bank Stability-Right Bank 9
Vegetative Protection-Left Bank 10
Vegetative Protection-Right Bank 8
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Left Bank 10
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Right Bank 7
Total Score (out of possible 200 pts) 172
Steele Brook High Gradient Stream Score
Epifaunal Substrate/Available Cover 13
Embeddedness 11
Velocity/Depth Regime 15
Sediment Deposition 10
Channel Flow Status 10
Channel Alteration 15
Frequency of Riffles(or bends) 19
Bank Stability-Left Bank 7
Bank Stability-Right Bank 9
Vegetative Protection-Left Bank 8
Vegetative Protection-Right Bank 9
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Left Bank 5
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Right Bank 10
Total Score (out of possible 200 pts) 141
Willamantic River High Gradient Stream Score
Epifaunal Substrate/Available Cover 16
Embeddedness 11
Velocity/Depth Regime 15
Sediment Deposition 13
Channel Flow Status 15
Channel Alteration 11
Frequency of Riffles(or bends) 18
Bank Stability-Left Bank 8
Bank Stability-Right Bank 8
Vegetative Protection-Left Bank 8
Vegetative Protection-Right Bank 6
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Left Bank 5
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Right Bank 4
Total Score (out of possible 200 pts) 138

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