White River - Second Branch

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Record: 12 Segment ID: M11- Stream Name: Second Branch of the White River

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Rapid Habitat Assessment
RHA Reference Stream Type	Riffle-Pool		Stream Gradient Type
Dominant Bedform	Riffle-Pool	(Phase 1, Step 2.11)

	Overal Physical Habitat Condition
Habitat Assessment Scores
6.1	Woody Debris Cover	3
6.2	Bed Substrate Cover	9
6.3	Scour and Deposition Features	8
6.4	Channel Morphology	4
6.5	Hydrologic Characteristics	8
6.6	Connectivity	9
		Left	Right
6.7	River Banks	3	3
6.8	Riparian Area	4	2
6.9	Total Score	53
	Percentage	33
	Poor (Severe Departure)
	SHTD Existing Habitat Type	No Departure

Legacy Habitat Assessment Scores
6.1	Epifaunal Substrate - Available Cover
6.2	Pool Substrate
6.3	Pool Variability
6.4	Sediment Deposition
6.5	Channel Flow Status
6.6	Channel Alteration
6.7	Channel Sinuosity
		Left	Right
6.8	Bank Stability
6.9	Bank Vegetation Protection
6.10	Riparian Vegetation Zone Width
	Total Score	0
	Condition Rating	0.00
6.11	Habitat Stream Condition

Comments

Rapid and pronounced planform changes driven in part by heavy sediment input from Snow's Brook and legacy sediments from historic dams both below and above this segment, exacerbated by complete lack of woody buffers. Undercuts not fully evaluated, low counts primarily due to soil types.