Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report
Water Quality Standards Review

OYSTERVILLE CREEK
BERKS COUNTY

Segment: basin
Drainage list: F
Stream code: 01679

TABLE 3
HABITAT ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
OYSTERVILLE CREEK
BERKS COUNTY
JUNE 10, 1999

 

HABITAT

STATION1

 

PARAMETER

1OC

5OC

R1

1.

instream cover

17

16

17

 

 

 

 

 

2.

epifaunal substrate

17

17

18

 

 

 

 

 

3.

embeddedness

16

14

16

 

 

 

 

 

4.

velocity/depth

14

13

15

 

 

 

 

 

5.

channel alterations

17

16

17

 

 

 

 

 

6.

sediment deposition

16

15

16

 

 

 

 

 

7.

riffle frequency

15

16

18

 

 

 

 

 

8.

channel flow status

16

15

14

 

 

 

 

 

9.

bank condition

17

16

15

 

 

 

 

 

10.

bank vegetation protection

18

17

16

 

 

 

 

 

11.

grazing/disruptive pressures

16

14

18

 

 

 

 

 

12.

riparian vegetation zone width

11

8

19

 

 

 

 

 

Total Score

190

177

199

Rating2

OPT

SUB

OPT

2 SUB = Suboptimal; OPT = Optimal

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