The habitat assessment data for Milltown Dam are as follows:
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Habitat Assessment |
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Primary--Substrate and Instream Cover |
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1. Bottom Substrate/Available Cover |
Excellent--16-20 Good--11-15 15 |
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2. Embeddedness |
Excellent--16-20—14?? |
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3. Discharge and Habitats |
Excellent--16-20--19 |
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Secondary--Channel Morphology |
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4. Channel Alteration |
Excellent--12-15--12 |
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5. Bottom Scouring and Deposition |
Excellent--12-15 Good--8-11 11 |
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6. Pool, Riffle, run bend ratio |
Excellent--12-15--14 |
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Tertiary--Riparian and Bank Structure |
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7. Bank Stability |
Excellent--9-10 Right- 9; Left - 9 |
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8. Bank Vegetation |
Excellent--9-10 Right- 9; Left - 9 |
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9. Streamside Cover |
Excellent--9-10 Right- 8; Left - 8 |
These totals added together equal 111. This number is divided
by the reference site total of 125. This gives a total percent of 88.8%. This
percent lies slightly above the nonimpaired level.
QHEI Score and Assessment for Milltown:
The score after adding all categories is 77. This score indicates that the
habitat is suitable for warmwater habitat without use impairment.