Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report
Water Quality Standards Review

Oswayo Creek, Potter County
Habitat Assessment Summary

Table 3
 HABITAT PARAMETER

STATIONS1
1OC 2BH 3HH 6OC 11OC R2 R3
1. instream cover 17 15 16 12 16 18 14
2. epifaunal substrate 18 17 17 13 17 18 16
3. embeddedness 17 18 14 13 13 17 17
4. velocity/depth 16 13 16 16 15 17 12
5. channel alterations 18 18 18 18 18 19 18
6. sediment deposition 17 16 16 13 16 18 18
7. riffle frequency 18 17 16 12 12 17 14
8. channel flow status 18 19 17 18 18 18 18
9. bank condition 16 17 14 10 12 16 17
10. bank vegetation protection 17 17 15 11 14 18 18
11. grazing/disruptive pressures 16 16 16 8 16 19 17
12. riparian vegetation zone width 10 12 11 4 17 19 18
Total Score 198 195 186 148 184 214 197
Rating OPT OPT SUB SUB SUB OPT OPT
1 Refer to Figure 1. and Table 1. for station locations

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