Site Description 



Campbell Creek (tributary to BuH Creek, South Fork Grand) 



Figure 47. Campbell Creek (AES D005J pool looking Figure 48. Campbell Creek (AES D005) pool looking 

 downstream towards Brown's Pond upstream towards inlet 



Location: Accessed from Johnson Rd. 4.5 miles NW of Rt 85. Follow until you reach the National 

 Forest section and drop in upstream of Brown's Pond. 



Nearest Town: Buffalo, Harding County, SD 



Ecoregion: Northern Great Plains Steppe 



Aquatic Ecological System Type: D005-Northwestem Great Plains Intermittent Stream 



Key Environmental Factors: Hydrology — upstream and downstream dams in the watershed; 

 Grazing — slight impacts 



Rare or Unique Species: No rare species documented 



Rare Features: No rare features documented 



Introduced/Exotic Species: None 



Overall Ecological Site Condition: Good 



Reach Summary: The 50 m reach consisted of 1 run/pool complex with the pool being ~45m long and 

 backed up as the top of Brown's Pond goes from lotic to lentic. This site is fully on National Forest 

 ownership. The stream reach has decent aquatic habitat and low species diversity (2 fish species), but 

 the brook sticklebacks were abundant. All substrate of the reach was silt dominated with some embedded 

 gravel in the run upstream. The surrounding vegetation was dominated by Scirpus sp. (rushes) and 

 Eleocharis palustris, common spikerush. Aquatic vegetation provided the most significant stream 

 habitat in this reach. Livestock use index (LUI) was low here with 10 cow pies counted on a 50 m walk 

 of the left & right banks. Pugging and hummocking was especially noticeable upstream of the fence 

 separating the lower pool area from the actual stream inflow. 



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