Massachusetts - Habitat Assessment
| Longwater Brook Low Gradient Stream |
Score |
| Epifaunal Substrate/Available Cover |
10 |
| Pool Substrate Characterization |
9 |
| Pool Variability |
14 |
| Sediment Deposition |
10 |
| Channel Flow Status |
13 |
| Channel Alteration |
19 |
| Channel Sinuosity |
17 |
| Bank Stability-Left Bank |
6 |
| Bank Stability-Right Bank |
6 |
| 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) |
142 |
| Sawmill River High Gradient Stream |
Score |
| Epifaunal Substrate/Available Cover |
16 |
| Pool Substrate Characterization |
19 |
| Pool Variability |
18 |
| Sediment Deposition |
16 |
| Channel Flow Status |
8 |
| Channel Alteration |
15 |
| Channel Sinuosity |
17 |
| Bank Stability-Left Bank |
8 |
| Bank Stability-Right Bank |
9 |
| Vegetative Protection-Left Bank |
6 |
| Vegetative Protection-Right Bank |
5 |
| Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Left Bank |
7 |
| Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Right Bank |
5 |
| Total Score (out of possible 200 pts) |
149 |
