Table 6. Metric scores and impairment ratings for Mizpah Creek 

 Station LMC-7 based on a comparison with Mizpah Creek 

 Station UMC-1, following Protocol II and Table 12 in 

 Bahls (1993) . Underlined values indicate full support 

 of aquatic life uses, minor impairment, and good 

 biological integrity,- bold values indicate partial 

 support of aquatic life uses, moderate impairment, and 

 fair biological integrity; all other values indicate 

 full support of aquatic life uses, no impairment, and 

 excellent biological integrity. 



Metric Metric Score (%) 



Shannon Diversity Index 72 



Pollution Index 68 



Siltation Index 47 



Similarity Index 29 



