Region 1: EPA New England
Mettawee River- Habitat Assessment
Habitat Parameter - High Gradient Stream | Score |
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Epifaunal Substrate/Available Cover | 18 |
Embeddedness | 18 |
Velocity/Depth Regime | 19 |
Sediment Deposition | 17 |
Channel Flow Status | 15 |
Channel Alteration | 14 |
Frequency of Riffles(or bends) | 19 |
Bank Stability-Left Bank | 9 |
Bank Stability-Right Bank | 7 |
Vegetative Protection-Left Bank | 10 |
Vegetative Protection-Right Bank | 6 |
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Left Bank | 9 |
Riparian Vegetative Zone Width-Right Bank | 5 |
Total Score (out of possible 200 pts) | 166 |