Meta Identifier	Sed_Knopp
Type of Data	D50, V*, RASI, percent fines and V* by PWA in 1999
Originator	Chris Knopp, NCRWQCB
Description	Northern Region California Water Quality Control Board and California Dept of Forestry joint project to assess various methods of measuring aquatic habitat quality and relating it to land use disturbance.
Area	NW California
Metadata Date	3/6/2006
Metadata Contact	Pat Higgins
Contact Person Primary	Frank Riechmuth
Status	complete
Access Constraints	None
Progress Log	Complete.
Lead Person	Bill Lydgate
Notes	The Knopp (1993) data were collected by teams lead by Bill Lydgate, who also collected samples in Freshwater Creek in 1999 for Pacific Watershed Associates
Data Set Name	knopp.dbf, up_fw_92_93_99.dbf
Maint. and Update Freq.	None
Purpose	To determine valid and effective indices for detecting timber harvest activity effects on streams and fish habitat. The 1999 data collected under PWA was as part of the Freshwater Creek Watershed Analysis carried out by the PALCO.
Data Quality Information	All data of high quality. Multiple armor layers in streams from historic land use may cause problems for V* with regard to determining whether problems are from recent or historic management.
Use Constraints	None
Supplemental Information	Ran statistical relationships of data collected and watershed disturbance. PL Freshwater WA. Higgins (2001) Freshwater Creek WA Dissenting Report.
Scale	60 streams northwest California wide
Keywords	sediment, road density, large wood, V-Star, D50
Publisher	North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Publication Place	Santa Rosa, CA
Issue Identification	Sediment
Title	Indices for Cold Water Fish Habitat
Abstract	Study to determine which components of cold water fish habitat could serve as future regulatory tools and provide a means to achieve effective fisheries protection.
Other Citation Details	North Coast California sediment study 60 streams
Storage Location	NCRWQCB, Santa Rosa
Contact Organization	North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Contact Address	5550 Skyline Blvd., Suite A
Contact City	Santa Rosa
Contact State	CA
Contact Zip Code	95403
Contact Voice Telephone	(707) 576-2694
Progress	Complete

 
 
 

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