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Table of Contents <br />Summary .........................................................2 <br />1. Introduction to the Rapid Stream-Riparian Assessment Method .......... ..3 <br />Table l: RSRA indicator variables and justification ................... ..4 <br />2. Conducting the Rapid Stream-Riparian Assessment ................... ..8 <br />A. Identify study reach of interest ................................. ..8 <br />B. Identify one or more reference reaches ........................... ..8 <br />C. Collect background information on the reference reach and study reach ..9 <br />Box 1: Background information to help interpret site visit ........... ..9 <br />D. Conduct the RSRA field assessment ............................. ..11 <br />1. Field Gear ................................................ ..11 <br />2.Tiining ................................................... ..11 <br />3. Establishment of Transects ................................... ..11 <br />4. Scoring -General Considerations .............................. ..12 <br />5. Tallying the Scores and Interpretation .......................... ..13 <br />3. Specific Directions for Scoring Each Indicator ....................... ..14 <br />A. Water Quality ............................................... ..15 <br />B. Hydro-geomorphology ....................................... ..17 <br />C. Fish/Aquatic Habitat ......................................... ..22 <br />D. Riparian Vegetation .......................................... ..26 <br />E. Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat .................................... ..33 <br />Definitions .......................................................35 <br />Reference Photos ..................................................38 <br />Appendix 1. Drawings of Aquatic k7sect Orders Typically <br />Found in the Southwester) United States . ....................39 <br />Appendix 2. The RSRA Score Sheet ...................................41 <br />Appendix 3. The RSRA Field Worksheet ...............................47 <br />Appendix 4. Human knpacts Worksheet ................................56 <br />Revised 14 February 2007 <br />1 <br />