Reach Habitat Ranking: BLM= 71% (17 of 24) EPA RBP= 74% (148 of 200) 



Reach Riparian (ieomorphology: The geomorpholog\ of this stream reach is a Rosgen F6 with a 

 gentle slope (-^l^o). low siiuiosit\. a run-pool configuration with silt-dominated runs and pools. Pools are 

 slightly incised and averaged -30 cm in depth, wetted width of the reach averaged 5m. Surrounding bank 

 materials are similar to the channel bed materials indicating a balance of accumulation locally and 

 upstream in the reach. 



.Amphibian Community: 20 adult Northern Leopard Frog (MLF) present. Undetermined toad. Bufo 

 sp.. tadpoles (prob. Woodhouse's) also present in pool. 



Fish Community: 2 fish species were seined in the pool. Dominant species was the brook stickleback 

 and the fathead minnow was also present. Expected fish for this stream type have almost been met. 

 although the fish IBl is still showing slight impairment. 



Fish Community Quality: 181= 62.05 0/E= 2/2.4 or 83% of the expected indicator fish species. 



Macroinvertebrate Community: This community of intermittent prairie stream invertebrates consists 

 of the Prairie Pool assemblage (#12. Stagliano 2005). The communitv indicator species are characterized 

 by tolerant, damselfiy taxa. Coetwgrion/Enallagma sp. Emillagma civile, testes and Ishnura, the 

 crustaceans (Hyalella ami Clummcinis). many genera and species of the water boatman (Corixidae: 

 Sifiara alternate. Trichocori.xa nais. ami Corisella), the snails (I'/iysella. Uyraiilii.s. and Sta^nicola), 

 ma\nies (Caenis ami Callihaetis). and beetles (Oreodytes. Laccophilus. Ilydroporus and llygrotus). 

 As the complexity of the pool habitat decreases the dinger habitat species are lost, such as the 

 damselfiies and many of the water boatman taxa. Over 80% of the indicator species were present in this 

 sample. 



Macroinvertebrate Community Quality: MT MMI= 35.6 0/E= 80% 



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