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defined below. All categories have a scale of 0 to 5 with a score of 0 being the <br />worst and 5 being the best. <br />Sub- Reach Condition -Table 2: <br />Sub- <br />Reach Veg. <br />Density Veg. <br />Regen. Human <br />Activity Agri. <br />Disturb. Terrstl. <br />Wildlife <br />Habitat Aquatic <br />Habitat Total <br />Score <br />E4 3 4 4 0 3 1 15 <br />E5 3 4 3 0 2 1 13 <br />F1 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 <br />F2 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 <br />The scores in the above Table 2 relate to: <br />"Vegetation Density <br />It is understood that due to floodplain or other topography issues in an area, dense <br />forest or shrub vegetation may not be expected to occur on both banks of the <br />river. <br />3 = 41-60% of sub-reach length has large stands of dense cottonwood forest <br />or shrub (willow) vegetation along at least one bank. <br />Regeneration <br />For cottonwood regeneration areas to be documented, they must be visible from <br />the aerial photos. There maybe areas of regeneration present that are not obvious <br />from the photos. <br />0 = no regeneration occurring in sub-reach. <br />1 = 1-10%of sub-reach length contains regeneration sites. <br />4 = 31-40°loof sub-reach length contains regeneration sites. <br />Human Activity <br />Houses or other structures, roads, railroads, etc. <br />0 = high-density concentration of structures within floodplain along entire <br />sub-reach. <br />3 =low-density concentration of structures scattered throughout floodplain. <br />4 =structures located just outside of floodplain. <br />Agricultural Disturbance <br />Large cleared areas within floodplain that are not due to obvious <br />erosion/topography were counted as areas of disturbance from grazing or farming. <br />0 = 81-100°Iot of sub-reach length contains cleared areas within the floodplain. <br />Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat <br />Ratings are based upon the premise that, in general, overall wildlife habitat is <br />positively correlated with density, structure, and diversity of riparian vegetation.