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DRAFT29 <br />Table B. List of habitat types as classified by geomorphology. <br />Secondary Channel (SeC) -habitats formed by the erosion/ deposition cycle of small <br />secondary channels during passage of a flood, and revealed by receding water levels. Usually <br />retaining slight flow until late in the year. <br />Scour Channel (SC) -habitats formed by the erosion/deposition cycle of small channels behind <br />large alternating sandbars. Scoured out during floods and revealed by receding water levels. <br />Usually relatively deep and permanent. <br />Migrating Sand Waves (MS) -habitats formed by the relative movement of adjacent migrating <br />sand waves. Relatively shallow and ephemeral. <br />Horseshoe Vortex (HS) -habitats formed by scour holes generated at high flows at the <br />upstream ends of islands due to development of horseshoe vortex patterns. Moderately deep and <br />semi-permanent. <br />Flood Plain (FP) -habitats formed by the inundation of abandoned channels or floodplains. <br />Related to seasonal high flows or rainfall events. <br />Flooded Tributary Mouth (FT) -habitats formed by rising river levels flooding into tributary <br />mouths. Related to seasonal high flows or rainfall events. <br />Shoreline Eddy (SE) -habitats formed by recirculating areas due to irregularities of the bank. <br />Constricted Reach Eddy (CE) -habitats formed by large eddies generated by constriction of <br />the channel by debris fans. <br />Shoreline (SH) -shallow sloping shoreline areas. <br />-29- <br />