Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report
Water Quality Standards Review

INDIAN SPRING RUN
CHESTER AND LANCASTER COUNTIES SEGMENT
Stream Code: 07538
Drainage List: O

TABLE 3
HABITAT ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
INDIAN SPRING RUN
CHESTER AND LANCASTER COUNTIES
FEBRUARY 8, 2001

 

HABITAT

STATIONS1

PARAMETER

1ISR

2ISR

3UNT

4ISR

R1

1. instream cover

16

17

14

10

17

2. epifaunal substrate

18

17

17

12

18

3. embeddedness

16

12

14

11

17

4. velocity/depth

14

14

17

16

16

5. channel alterations

18

16

16

17

17

6. sediment deposition

17

15

16

13

17

7. riffle frequency

17

16

15

12

18

8. channel flow status

18

18

17

18

19

9. bank condition

16

16

16

12

14

10. bank vegetation protection

17

16

17

13

15

11. grazing/disruptive pressures

18

15

13

8

16

12. riparian vegetation zone width

16

12

9

4

10

Total Score

201

184

181

146

194

 Rating2

OPT

SUB

SUB

SUB

OPT

 

1 Refer to Figure 1 and Table 1 for station locations.

2 OPT = Optimal; SUB = Suboptimal

 

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