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In order to facilitate the interpretation of the scores assigned in the field in the site descriptions <br />below, the following terminology is used to describe the current relative ecological condition of a <br />particular RSRA assessment variable: a score of “5" is termed “excellent”; “4" is termed “very good”; “3" <br />is termed “good”; “2" is termed “fair”; and “1" is termed “poor”. However, the original quantitative <br />scores (Table 2) should be used for across site comparisons, as well as for all future monitoring purposes. <br />A. Canyon and Plateau Sites <br />1. East Mancos River, Reddert Ranch Reach <br />Location of beginning of reach: 12 S 0745007 East, 4139352 North <br />Elevation: 2402 meters (7879 feet) <br />References Photos: Figure 5 A, B <br />Aerial Location Photo: Figure 6 <br />Overall Score: 3.8 <br />Individual Area Scores: <br />Water Quality Mean Score: 4.0 <br /> Algal Growth: 3 <br /> Channel Shading: 5 <br />Hydrogeomorphology Mean Score: 3.8 <br /> Floodplain Connection: 2 <br /> Vertical Bank Stability: 5 <br /> Hydraulic Habitat Diversity: 5 <br /> Riparian Area Soil Integrity: 5 <br /> Beaver Activity: 2 <br />Fish/Aquatic Habitat Mean Score: 4.3 <br /> Pool Distribution: 5 <br /> Underbank Cover: 5 <br /> Cobble Embeddedness: 5 <br /> Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Diversity: 1 <br /> Large Woody Debris: 5 <br /> Overbank Cover: 5 <br />Riparian Vegetation Mean Score: 3.8 <br /> Lower Riparian Zone Plant Cover: 3 <br /> Upper Riparian Zone Plant Cover: 3 <br /> Shrub Demography and Recruitment: 4 <br /> Tree Demography and Recruitment: 5 <br /> Non-native Herbaceous Plant Species: 2 <br /> Non-native Woody Plant Species: 5 <br /> Mammalian Herbivory on Ground Cover: 5 <br /> Mammalian Herbivory on Shrubs and Small Trees: 3 <br />Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Mean Score: 3.3 <br /> Shrub Patch Density: 2 <br /> Mid-canopy Patch Density: 4 <br /> Upper Canopy Patch Density: 4 <br /> Fluvial Habitat Diversity: 3 <br />24 <br />