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Upper Eagle Creek Watershed Restoration Project

ADEQ Project # 8-007

Quarterly Report April –June 2009

By David J. Henson

Coronado RC&D Monitoring Specialist Eastern Arizona College Instructor of Biology/Desert Riparian Studies


Sheep Wash Crossing September 2006 Sheep Wash Crossing May 2009 For the duration of this monitoring project, we have been observing the water quality and riparian conditions using chemical, geological, and biological practices. During May1st – 3rd of the 2009 second quarter, an Upper Eagle Creek Project visit was accomplished by the Eastern Arizona College Monitoring Team led by Dave Henson, with Jason Shelton and Sean Redd as undergraduate assistants. East Eagle Creek, Honeymoon, Smelly Crossing, Willow Creek Crossing and Sheep Wash were visited during this trip. Sheep Wash did not have surface water flow at the monitoring site during this visit. All practices were conducted in a safe manner. Safety has always been a priority with a medical kit available on each site visit. Water depth has yet to be an issue on this project, although sediment deposit depth made Smelly Crossing and Willow Creek Crossing difficult to work in. Appropriate clothing, latex gloves, and eye protection were worn when deemed necessary by Dave Henson, team leader. During this quarter’s trip to Upper Eagle Creek we measured the water for temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen content, conductivity, total dissolved solids, nitrates/nitrites, turbidity, flow rate and stream transect depth. We were able to use gathered data to calculate the cubic feet per second (cfs) value for each transect site. Water monitoring site procedures were standardized and consistent with each of the previous on-site visits. 3 sets of data were taken per measurement variable and an average was taken and recorded in water proof notebooks based upon a +/-10% range of agreement.


Previously established stream transects at each site were physically measured for stream width and depth per meter of width. Pebble counts were determined based upon implementation procedures for the narrative “bottom deposits” water quality standard found at A.A.C.R18-11-108(A) using three secondary transects at each monitoring site. The ADEQ stipulates the use of a modified Wolman Pebble Count procedure. Smelly Crossing continues to be of concern to us due to the depth and breadth of sediments that cover the stream bottom at the established stream transect. As previously suggested, the crossing has been stabilized by large cobble and boulders on its downstream side, thus slowing water flow, increasing the width of the crossing and allowing sediment to drop out due to gravity. The build up of sediment cannot be considered a healthy riparian situation for the upstream side of the crossing. We were told this may be the last visit for this grant, so all Photo Monitoring Points were visited and pictures recorded on digital cameras. A rectangular photo zone with photo points A,B,C, and D had previously been marked and GPS coordinates logged for each site. All photos were taken before monitoring of water was started. The AB photo line was also the cross stream transect and was located immediately upon arrival at each site. No action was taken up stream from this transect line until all water chemistry had been collected, analyzed, and recorded. The transect line is also the measuring point for stream width and depth in cm for every meter of width. Daubenmires were conducted at North Willow Crossing, South Willow Crossing, and School House Crossing for the Spring (June) comparative to previous visits for the determination of canopy cover, species diversity and frequency status. The site biodiversity has increased in each of the comparatives during the time frame of this project. Monitoring sites were identified by number and location name. Riparian corridor health determination is suggested to be associated with data from Daubenmire transects and will be discussed in the final report. All tables within this quarterly report have been updated with the data collected during the May trip except Daubenmire numbers. These numbers will be included in the final report along with all Photo Monitoring data. Macro-invertebrate data has been added to this report from summer 2008 collection and the corresponding lab analysis.


For whatever reason, I continue to be a “bear magnet” when I am working in Upper Eagle Creek, and this trip was no exception. This guy wandered into our study sight at Smelly Crossing and provided my students and I with about 5 minutes of excitement. I first heard something big working its way through the streamside thicket. We were doing work that lent to quiet without motion and the bear had no idea we were there.

It was quite comical as he came out into the clearing, then noticed our presence, froze and stared at us for about a minute. He then turned around, went back behind the tree to the left and played peek-a-boo with us for another couple of minutes. He really wanted to get to the other side of the clearing, so eventually he took a few steps out from behind the tree, stopped and sniffed the air, took a few more steps and sniffed, etc. until he was a little more than halfway through. At this point he took another good look at us and began running across the open, up the hill, and out of sight. It was a unique opportunity, to say the least, for my students and they talked about it in class to their peers was great enthusiasm. On May 3rd we were at the Eagle Creek School House Crossing laying out a 100 ft. Daubenmire transect when I came across a female turkey nesting under a cottonwood tree. The turkey was so still and well

Upper Eagle Creek Watershed Restoration Project camouflaged that I did not see her before causing it to feel threatened enough to leave its nest. It jumped straight up while loudly vocalizing before running off. I wasn’t more than 15 feet away and was so startled by this

action that I about had the proverbial heart attack. After recognizing what had just happened I went towards the cottonwood tree looking for the nest. I see turkey in Upper Eagle Creek almost every trip we make, but this was the first time that I had the good fortune to observe an actual nest with eggs.

There were 11 eggs in the nest total, each creamy-yellow in color. We obviously didn’t disturb the area and went about our business as quickly as possible while still ensuring accuracy with our data. Afterwards we spent a while scoping the nest from the road hoping to see the female return, but the necessity of time made us eventually leave before here arrival.

Upper Eagle Creek Watershed Restoration Project While working on East Eagle Creek near the confluence with Dry Prong we also saw large numbers of what I recognized as Catostomus “Pantosteus” clarki, commonly called Desert Suckers or Gila Mountain

Suckers. They were between 4-6 inches long and were in pools 2-4 feet in depth. We observed hundreds of them in the area. On previous visits we have seen a few small fry, but never like this. Many of the students that join me on these monitoring trips are future wildlife biologists, rangeland specialists, and forestry majors. The experiences they are able to enjoy while

learning procedure and field technique will be invaluable to their continuing education once graduated from Eastern Arizona College. The educational aspect of grant projects like this provide much needed data, as well as, individual and public enlightenment.

Sheep Wash Data (Upper Eagle Creek Project)

Date Nitrates/Nitrites

Water Temp. C

pH Conductivity mS

Total Dissolved Solids (ppm)

Turbi- dity (NTU)

Dissolved Oxygen (ppm)

Flow Speed

Flow cfs.

9/16/ 2006

0

22.6

8.61

0.258

191

12.7

7.5

.17

1.99

5/22/ 2007

No Surface Flow

10/06/ 2007

No Surface Flow

4/25/ 2008

0 10.3 7.78 .426 287.3 1 11.27 .01 .058

10/10/ 2008

No Surface Flow

5/02/ 2009

No Surface Flow

Cross Section of Water Depth and Width

Sheep Wash

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

0 meters 1 meters 2 meters 3 meters 4 meters

Dep

th in

Cen

timeter

s (cm)

9/16/20064/25/2008

Smelly Crossing Data (Upper Eagle Creek Project)

Date Nitrates / Nitrites

ppm

Water Temp.

C

pH Conductivity mS

Total Dissolved Solids (ppm)

Turbidity (NTU)


Flow Speed m/s

Flow cfs.

9/30/ 2006

0 20.8

8.65 0.258 170 3.72 6.5 NR NR

5/22/ 2007

0 18.46 8.06 0.279 187 3.33 8.4 .22 10.08

10/06/ 2007

0 20.13 8.43 0.285 196 2.0 6.13

.13 5.21

04/26/ 2008

0 15.6 7.21 .279 186 .33 9.6 .07 20.6

10/10/ 2008

0 18.2 7.97 .291 194.3 4 7.5 .043 5.22

5/02/ 2009

0 19.7 8.18 .267 178 3 7.00 .068 2.48

Cross Section of Depth and Width

Smelly Crossing

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

0 meters 1 meter 2 meters 3 meters 4 meters 5 meters 6 meters 7 meters 8 meters 9meters10

meters11

meters

Width (M)

Dep

th (c

m) 9/16/2006

5/22/200710/6/20074/26/200810/10/2008

Above Willow Crossing Data (Upper Eagle Creek Project)

Date of Visit

Nitrates/ Nitrites

ppm

Water Temp.

(C)

pH (SU)

Conductivity (mS)

Total Dissolved

Solids (ppm)

Turbidity (NTU)


Flow Speed (mps)

Flow cfs.

9/30/ 2006

0 14.1

8.01 0.425 287 1.33 6.01 .04 3.16

5/22/ 2007

0 16.8 7.53 0.321 216 6.3 7.23 .05 4.34

10/07/ 2007

0 12.7 7.87 0.321 214 6.6 8.06 .01

.88

04/25/ 2008

0 14.5 6.49 0.363 242 2.0 9.09 .199 20.6

10/10/ 2008

0 16.8 7.37 0.335 232 7.0 6.5 .045 4.35

5/03/ 2009

0 14.2 7.61 0.349 235 1.0 7.7 .059 1.26


Willow Crossing

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

0 meters 1 meter 2 meters 3 meters 4 meters 5 meters 6 meters 7 meters 8 meters 9 meters10

meters11

meters

Width (M)

Dep

th (c

m) 9/30/2006

5/22/200710/7/20074/25/200810/11/2008

Honeymoon Data (Upper Eagle Creek Project)


Honeymoon

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

0 meters

1 meter

2 meters

3 meters

4 meters

5 meters

6 meters

7 meters

8 meters

9 meters

10 m

eters

11 m

eters

12 m

eters

13 m

eters

14 m

eters

Width (M)

Dep

th (c

m) 9/30/2006

5/22/200710/6/20074/25/200810/11/2008

Date of Visit

Nitrate Nitrite ppm

Water Temp.

(C)

pH

SU

Conductivity (mS)

Total Dissolv

ed Solids (ppm)

Turbidity (NTU)

Dissolved

Oxygen (ppm)

Flow (mps)

Flow (cfs)

9/16/ 2006

0 20.8 8.87 0.258 170 3.72 6.52 .3 NR

9/30/ 2006

0 21.2 8.86 0.255 173 1.82 6.08 .24

13.4

5/22/ 2007

0 23.0 8.68 0.291 194.3 3.33 8.10 .19

11.1

10/6/ 2007

0 22.3 8.75 0.279 188 6.33 6.93

.29 10.6

04/25/ 2008

0 17.9 7.42 0.274 186.3 .66 8.60 .52 26.7

10/11/ 2008

0 15.7 7.63 0.264 178 2.0 8.50 .245 10.4

5/02/ 2009

0 20.00 8.20 0.268 180 2.0 7.60 .18 2.55

East Eagle Creek Data (Upper Eagle Creek Project)

Date of Visit

Nitrates / Nitrites

ppm

Water Temp.

(C)

pH

(SU)

Conductivity (mS)

Total Dissolved

Solids (ppm)

Turbidity (NTU)


Flow Speed (mps)

Flow cfs.

10/6/ 2007

0 17.16 7.12 0.283 193.3 1.0 6.02

.14 .46

04/25/ 2008

0 15.4 6.5 0.202 137 1.0 9.2 .188 6.0510/10/ 2008

0 15.9 7.18 0.208 141 1.0 8 .02 .53 5/03/ 2009

0 14.4 7.6 0.175 118 1.0 8.1 .02 .36


East Eagle Creek

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

0 meters 1 meter 2 meters 3 meters 4 meters 5 meters 6 meters 7 meters 8 meters 9 meters 10 meters

Width (M)

Dep

th (c

m)

10/6/20074/25/200810/10/2008

Lower Eagle Creek Data (Upper Eagle Creek Project)

Date of Visit

Nitrates / Nitrites ppm

Water Temp.

(C)

pH

(SU)

Conductivity (mS)

Total Dissolved

Solids (ppm)

Turbidity (NTU)


Flow Speed (mps)

Flow cfs.

10/01/ 2006

0 18.9 8.52 0.441 295 3.16 5.51 .04 .98


Lower Eagle Creek

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

0 meters 1 meters 2 meters 3 meters 4 meters 5 meters 6 meters

Width (M)

Dep

th (c

m)

10/1/2006

Tule Creek Data (Upper Eagle Creek Project)

Date of Visit

Nitrates / Nitrites ppm

Water Temp.

(C)

pH

(SU)

Conductivity (mS)

Total Dissolved

Solids (ppm)

Turbidity(NTU)


Flow Speed (mps)

Flowcfs.

9/16/ 2006

0 8.6 7.86 0.672 453 .37 11.47 .3 .16

Tule Creek Depth and Width

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

0 cm 10 cm 20 cm 30 cm 40 cm 50 cm 60 cm 70 cm

Width in Centimeters (cm)

Dep

th in

Cen

timet

ers

(cm

)

2/11/2007

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring Points Photo Monitoring points

UEC Transect 1 North of Willow Creek Crossing

Horsespring/Baseline North Study Number: 1 Date: 10-7-2007 Examiner: Dave Henson Allotment Name & Number: Horsespring/Baseline North Pasture: Nearest House Study Location: 33* 19.880 N 109* 29.663 W / N. of Willow Crossing Elevation: 4813ft. Number of Quadrants: 20 @ 5ft. Intervals

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Photo Monitoring points UEC Transect 1 North of Willow Crossing

Acacia

Needle Grama

Six Weeks Grama Cottonwood Bermuda Ragweed Horseweed Eriogonium Fiddleneck Clover

Buffalo Grass

Total Canopy Fall 2007

0 135 2.5 65 17.5 87.5 172.5 85 2.5 15 22.5

Total Canopy Spring 2008

0 1 0 187.5 0 2.5 75 2.5 0 2.5 60


2.5 82.5 0 227.5 0 10 257.5 42.5 0 0 17.5

Burr Grass

Globe mallow

Brome Grass Velvet Weed Mullien Goosefoot Daisy

Silverleaf Nightshade Threeawn

Prickley Lettuce Milkweed


0 2.5 7.5 2.5 40 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 2.5 0 15 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 22.5 2.5 2.5


2.5 15 22.5 0 17.5 5 0 0 22.5 0 0

Sun Flower

Side Oats

Grama Burroweed Lambsquarter Rice Grass

Feather Grass Fox Tail Sprangletop Portulaca

Vine weed

Gourd vine


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


2.5 110 2.5 5 7.5 2.5 25 12.5 2.5 0 5

Acacia

Needle Grama


Buffalo Grass

Number of Samples Fall 2007

0 7 1 2 2 11 12 10 1 1 4

Number of Samples Spring 2008

0 1 0 4 0 5 10 1 0 1 5


1 4 0 5 0 4 12 7 0 0 2

Burr Grass

Globe mallow





0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1


1 6 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0

Sun Flower

Side Oats



Vine weed

Gourd vine


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


1 6 1 2 3 1 5 5 1 0 2

Acacia

Needle Grama


Buffalo Grass

Species Composition Fall 2007

0 20.5 0.38 9.9 2.7 13.3 26.2 12.9 0.38 2.3 3.4

Species Composition Spring 2008

0 0.6 0 45.6 0 6 18.3 0.6 0 0.6 14.6


.3 9.2 0 25.3 0 1.1 28.6 4.7 0 0 1.9

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring points UEC Transect 1 North of Willow Crossing

Burr Grass

Globe mallow





0 0.38 1.1 0.38 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 0.6 0 3.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 5.5 0.6 0.6


.3 1.7 2.5 0 1.9 .6 0 0 2.5 0 0

Sun Flower

Side Oats Grama Burroweed Lambsquarter

Rice Grass


Vine weed

Gourd vine


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


.3 12.2 .3 .6 .8 .3 2.8 1.4 .3 9.2 .6

Acacia

Needle Grama


Buffalo Grass

Frequency Fall 2007

0 35 5 10 10 55 60 50 5 5 20

Frequency Spring 2008

0 5 0 20 0 25 50 5 0 5 25

Frequency Fall 2008

5

20

0

25

0

20

60

35

0

0

10

Burr Grass

Globe mallow




Frequency Fall 2007

0 5 15 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 20 5 5

Frequency Fall 2008

5

30

20

0

10

10

0

0

20

0

0

Sun Flower

Side Oats Grama Burroweed Lambsquarter

Rice Grass


Vine weed

Gourd vine

Frequency Fall 2007

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Frequency Fall 2008

5 30 5 10 15 5 25 25 5 0 10

Acacia

Needle Grama


Buffalo Grass

% Canopy Cover Fall 2007

0

6.75

.13

3.3

.88

4.4

8.6

4.25

.13

.75

1.13 % Canopy Cover Spring 2008

0

0

0

9.38

0

1.3

3.75

.13

0

.13

3 % Canopy Cover Fall 2008

.13

4.2

0

11.4

0

.5

12.9

2.2

0

0

.88


Burr Grass

Globe mallow





0 .13 .38 .13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 % Canopy Cover Spring 2008

0 .13 0 0 .13 .13 .13 .13 1.1 .13 .13 % Canopy Cover Fall 2008

.13 .75 1.2 0 .88 .25 0 0 1.2 0 0

Sun Flower

Side Oats



Vine weed

Gourd vine


0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 % Canopy Cover Spring 2008

0

.13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 % Canopy Cover Fall 2008

.13

5.5

.13

.25

.38

.13

1.3

0

1.2

0

.25

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Total Canopy Cover

Erio

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Buffa

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Hor

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Thre

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Glo

bem

allo

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foot

Cot

tonw

ood

Mul

lien

Sid

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Gra

ma

Aca

cia

Burr

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Lam

bs Q

uarte

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ice

Gra

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athe

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nd B

urr G

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Fox

Tail

Spra

ngle

top

Portu

laca

Rab

bit B

ush

Brom

e G

rass

Sunf

low

erG

ourd

Rus

sian

Thi

stle

Fidd

le N

eck

Observed Species

Fall Total Canopy Cover by Species Comparative North Willow Creek Crossing

Total Canopy 10/2007Total Canopy 10/2008


0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Number of Samples Observed

Erio

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eed

Buf

falo

Gra

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wee

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wn

Gra

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lobe

mal

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Goo

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otto

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Acac

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Lam

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Gra

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and

Burr

Gra

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rang

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pP

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laca

Rab

bit B

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Brom

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rass

Sun

flow

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Rus

sian

Thi

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Fidd

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Nee

dle

Gra

ma

Six

Wee

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aBe

rmud

aC

love

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Observed Species

Fall Number of Samples by Species Comparative North Willow Creek Crossing

Number of Samples 10/2007Number of Samples 10/2008

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

% Canopy Cover

Erio

goni

umR

agw

eed

Buffa

lo G

rass

Hor

sew

eed

Thre

eaw

n G

rass

Glo

bem

allo

wG

oose

foot

Cot

tonw

ood

Mul

lien

Side

Oat

s G

ram

aAc

acia

Burro

Wee

dLa

mbs

Qua

rter

Ric

e G

rass

Feat

her G

rass

Sand

Bur

r Gra

ssFo

x Ta

ilSp

rang

leto

pPo

rtula

caR

abbi

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hBr

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Gra

ssSu

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Gou

rdR

ussi

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hist

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Nec

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ram

aSi

x W

eeks

Gra

ma

Berm

uda

Clo

ver

Velv

etw

eed

Observed Species

Fall % Canopy Cover Comparative North Willow Creek Crossing

% canopy cover 10/2007% canopy cover 10/2008


0

5

10

15

20

25

30

% Composition

Erio

goni

umR

agw

eed

Buffa

lo G

rass

Hor

sew

eed

Thre

eaw

n G

rass

Glo

bem

allo

wG

oose

foot

Cot

tonw

ood

Mul

lien

Side

Oat

s G

ram

aAc

acia

Burr

o W

eed

Lam

bs Q

uarte

rR

ice

Gra

ssFe

athe

r Gra

ssSa

nd B

urr G

rass

Fox

Tail

Spra

ngle

top

Por

tula

caR

abbi

t Bus

hB

rom

e G

rass

Sun

flow

erG

ourd

Rus

sian

Thi

stle

Fidd

le N

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Nee

dle

Gra

ma

Six

Wee

ks G

ram

aBe

rmud

aC

love

rVe

lvet

wee

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Observed Species

Fall Species Composition Comparative North Willow Creek Crossing

Species composition 10/2007Species composition 10/2008

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

% Frequency

Erio

goni

umR

agw

eed

Buf

falo

Gra

ssH

orse

wee

dTh

reea

wn

Gra

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lobe

mal

low

Goo

sefo

otC

otto

nwoo

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ullie

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ide

Oat

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ram

aA

caci

aBu

rro

Wee

dLa

mbs

Qua

rter

Ric

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rass

Feat

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rass

San

d B

urr G

rass

Fox

Tail

Spra

ngle

top

Por

tula

caR

abbi

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hB

rom

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rass

Sun

flow

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ourd

Rus

sian

Thi

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Fidd

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Nee

dle

Gra

ma

Six

Wee

ks G

ram

aB

erm

uda

Clo

ver

Velv

etw

eed

Observed Species

Fall % Frequency Comparative North Willow Creek Crossing

Frequency 10/2007Frequency 10/2008


Dave Henson working on the North Willow Creek Crossing daubenmire transect data collection.

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring Points Photo Monitoring points

UEC Transect 2

South Willow Creek Crossing

South Willow Creek Crossing Transect Fall 2007

Horsespring/Baseline South Study Number: 1 Date: 10-7-2007 Examiner: Dave Henson Allotment Name & Number: Horsespring/Baseline South Pasture: Nearest House Study Location: 33* 19.880 N 109* 29.651 W / South of Willow Crossing Elevation: 4802ft. Number of Quadrants: 20 @ 5ft. Intervals

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring Points UEC Transect 2 South Willow Creek Crossing

Sand

Burr Grass

Horse weed

Russian Thistle

Fiddle Neck

Side Oats Grama

Brome Grass Eriogonim

Rag weed

Buffalo Grass

Daisy

Globe Mallow

Rabbit Bush

Total Canopy Fall 10/2007

2.5 97.5 25 2.5 37.5 2.5 7.5 37.5 52.5 37.5 2.5 345

Total Canopy Spring 6/2008

0 0 2.5 0 0 0 2.5 15 0 0 10 337.5


0 0 2.5 0 0 0 10 80 0 30 15 337.5

Mullien Three awn

Clover Lambs Quarter

Silver Leaf N.S.

Prickley Lettuce

Sacred Datura

Sun flower

Cockle Burr

Sprangle Top

Grama Grass

Cotton Wood


15 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Canopy Spring 6/2008

2.5 85 10 5 15 15 2.5 0 0 0 0 0


2.5 267.5 5 0 5 0 2.5 30 15 72.5 7.5 32.5

Sand Burr Grass

Horse weed

Russian Thistle

Fiddle Neck

Side Oats Grama


Rag weed

Buffalo Grass

Daisy

Globe Mallow

Rabbit Bush

Number of Samples Fall 10/2007

1 10 5 1 1 1 3 5 6 6 1 5

Number of Samples Spring 6/2008

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 7


0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 0 7 6 6

Mullien Three awn

Clover Lambs Quarter

Silver Leaf N.S.

Prickley Lettuce

Sacred Datura

Sun flower

Cockle Burr

Sprangle Top

Grama Grass

Cotton Wood


1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of Samples Spring 6/2008

1 10 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0


1 16 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 5 3 3

Sand Burr Grass

Horse weed

Russian Thistle

Fiddle Neck

Side Oats Grama


Rag weed

Buffalo Grass

Daisy

Globe Mallow

Rabbit Bush

% Canopy Cover Fall 10/2007 .13 4.9 1.3 .13 1.9 .13 .38 1.9 2.6

1.9

.13

17.25 % Canopy Cover Spring 6/2008 0 0 .13 0 0 0 .13 .75 0

0

.5

16.9 % Canopy Cover Fall 10/2008 0 0 .13 0 0 0 .5 4 0

1.5

.75

16.9 Mullien Three

awn Clover Lambs

Quarter Silver Leaf N.S.

Prickley Lettuce

Sacred Datura

Sun flower

Cockle Burr

Sprangle Top

Grama Grass

Cotton Wood

% Canopy Cover Fall 10/2007

.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% Canopy Cover Spring 6/2008

.13 4.25 .5 .25 .75 .75 .13 0 0 0 0 0

% Canopy Cover Fall 10/2008

.13 13.4 .25 0 .25 0 .13 1.5 .75 3.7 .38 1.7


Sand Burr Grass

Horse weed

Russian Thistle

Fiddle Neck

Side Oats Grama

Brome Grass

Eriogonim Rag weed

Buffalo Grass

Daisy Globe Mallow

Rabbit Bush

% Species Composition Fall 10/2007

.35 13.8 3.5 .35 5.3 .13 .35 5.3 7.4 5.3 .35 49

% Species Composition Spring 6/2008

0 0 .5 0 0 0 .5 3 0 0 2 67.2

% Species Composition Fall 10/2008

0 0 .3 0 0 0 1.1 8.7 0 3.3 1.6 37

Mullien

Three awn Clover

Lambs Quarter

Silver Leaf N.S.

Prickley Lettuce

Sacred Datura

Sun flower

Cockle Burr

Sprangle Top

Grama Grass

Cotton Wood

% Species Composition Fall 10/2007 2.1 5.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

0

0 % Species Composition Spring 6/2008 .5 17 2 1 3 3 .5 0 0

0

0

0 % Species Composition Fall 10/2008 .3 29.3 .5 0 .5 0 .3 3.3 1.6

7.9

.8

3.6 Sand

Burr Grass

Horse weed

Russian Thistle

Fiddle Neck

Side Oats Grama

Brome Grass

Eriogonim Rag weed

Buffalo Grass

Daisy Globe Mallow

Rabbit Bush

Species Frequency Fall 10/2007

5 50 25 5 5 5 15 25 30 30 5 25

Species Frequency Spring 6/2008

0 0 5 0 0 0 5 30 0 0 20 35

Species Frequency Fall 10/2008

0 0 5 0 0 0 20 40 0 35 30 30

Mullien

Three awn Clover

Lambs Quarter

Silver Leaf N.S.

Prickley Lettuce

Sacred Datura

Sun flower

Cockle Burr

Sprangle Top

Grama Grass

Cotton Wood

Species Frequency Fall 10/2007 5 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

0

0 Species Frequency Spring 6/2008 5 50 20 10 5 5 5 0 0

0

0

0 Species Frequency Fall 10/2008 5 80 10 0 10 0 5 10 5

25

15

15


0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Total Canopy by Species

Sand

Bur

r Gra

ssH

orse

wee

dR

ussi

an T

hist

leFi

ddle

Nec

kSi

de O

ats

Gra

ma

Brom

e G

rass

Erio

goni

umR

agw

eed

Buffa

lo G

rass

Dai

syG

lobe

mal

low

Rab

bit B

ush

Mul

lien

Thre

eaw

n G

rass

Clo

ver

Silv

erle

af N

ight

shad

eSa

cred

Dat

ura

Sunf

low

erC

ockl

e Bu

rrSp

rang

leto

pG

ram

a G

rass

Cot

tonw

ood

Observed Species

Fall Total Canopy by Species Comparative South Willow Creek Crossing


0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Number of Samples Observed

Sand

Bur

r Gra

ssH

orse

wee

dR

ussi

an T

hist

leFi

ddle

Nec

kSi

de O

ats

Gra

ma

Brom

e G

rass

Erio

goni

umR

agw

eed

Buffa

lo G

rass

Dai

syG

lobe

mal

low

Rab

bit B

ush

Mul

lien

Thre

eaw

n G

rass

Clo

ver

Silv

erle

af N

ight

shad

eSa

cred

Dat

ura

Sunf

low

erC

ockl

e Bu

rrSp

rang

leto

pG

ram

a G

rass

Cot

tonw

ood

Observed Species

Fall Number of Samples Comparative South Willow Creek Crossing

Number of Samples 10/2007Number of Samples 10/ 2008

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring Points UEC Transect 2 South of Willow Creek Crossing

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

% Canopy Cover

Sand

Bur

r Gra

ssHor

sewee

dRus

sian

Thi

stle

Fidd

le N

eck

Side

Oat

s G

ram

aBr

ome

Gra

ssEr

iogo

nium

Rag

wee

dBu

ffalo

Gra

ss

Dai

syG

lobe

mal

low

Rab

bit B

ush

Mul

lien

Thre

eawn

Gra

ss

Clo

ver

Silver

leaf

Nig

htsh

ade

Sacr

ed D

atur

aSu

nflo

wer

Coc

kle

Burr

Spra

ngle

top

Gra

ma

Gra

ssCot

tonw

ood

Observed Species

Fall % Canopy Cover by Species Comparative South Willow Creek Crossing

% Canopy Cover 10/2007% Canopy Cover 10/2008

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

% Species Composition

Sand

Bur

r Gra

ssHor

sewee

dRus

sian

Thi

stle

Fidd

le N

eck

Side

Oat

s G

ram

aBr

ome

Gra

ssEr

iogo

nium

Rag

wee

dBu

ffalo

Gra

ssDai

syG

lobe

mal

low

Rab

bit B

ush

Mul

lien

Thre

eawn

Gra

ssClo

ver

Silver

leaf

Nig

htsh

ade

Sacr

ed D

atur

aSu

nflo

wer

Coc

kle

Burr

Spra

ngle

top

Gra

ma

Gra

ssCot

tonw

ood

Observed Species

Fall Species Composition Comparative South Willow Creek Crossing

Species Composition 10/2007Species Composition 10/2008

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring Points UEC Transect 2 South of Willow Creek Crossing

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

% Frequency

Sand

Bur

r Gra

ssH

orse

wee

dR

ussi

an T

hist

leFi

ddle

Nec

kSi

de O

ats

Gra

ma

Brom

e G

rass

Erio

goni

umR

agw

eed

Buffa

lo G

rass

Dai

syG

lobe

mal

low

Rab

bit B

ush

Mul

lien

Thre

eaw

n G

rass

Clo

ver

Silv

erle

af N

ight

shad

eSa

cred

Dat

ura

Sunf

low

erC

ockl

e Bu

rrSp

rang

leto

pG

ram

a G

rass

Cot

tonw

ood

Observed Species

Fall Frequency Comparative South Willow Creek Crossing


South Willow Creek Crossing Transect Fall 2008

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring Points Photo Monitoring Points

UEC Transect 3

East of Eagle Creek School House Crossing

Anchor Ranch Study Number: DT - #1 Date: 10-7-2007 Examiner: Dave Henson

Allotment Name & Number: Anchor Ranch Pasture: Holder Study Location: 33* 21.507 N 109* 29.429 T-3 Near School House Crossing.

Elevation: 4884ft. Number of Quadrants: 20 @ 5 ft Intervals

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring Points UEC Transect 3 Eagle Creek School House Crossing

Rabbit Bush Sycamore

Cottonwood

Burro weed

Horse weed

Buffalo Grass Daisy

Brome Grass

Desert Willow

Side Oats Grama Ragweed

Threawn

Russian Thistle

Globe mallow

Total Canopy Fall 2007 67.5 270 300 85 102.5 5 5 15 40 7.5 20

0

0

0

Total Canopy Spring 2008 102.5 185 397.5 0 0 117.5 0 0 62.5 2.5 20

0

0

0

Total Canopy Fall 2008 92.5 322.5 477.5 0 0 2.5 62.5 0 65 100 52.5

30

5

40


Cottonwood

Burro weed

Horse weed

Buffalo Grass Daisy

Brome Grass

Desert Willow


Threawn Russian Thistle

Globe mallow

Number of Samples Fall 2007 3 4 7 1 12 2 2 6 2 3 3

0

0

0

Number of Samples Spring 2008 3 3 7 0 0 8 0 0 1 1 8

0

0

0

Number of Samples Fall 2008 3 6 7 0 0 1 5 0 2 6 6

7

2

2


Cottonwood

Burro weed

Horse weed

Buffalo Grass Daisy

Brome Grass

Desert Willow



Globe mallow


0

0

0

% Canopy Cover Spring 2008

0

0

0

% Canopy Cover Fall 2008 4.6 16.1 23.9 0 0 0.1 3.1 0 3.3 5 2.6

1.5

.25

2


Cottonwood

Burro weed

Horse weed

Buffalo Grass Daisy

Brome Grass

Desert Willow



Globe mallow

% Species Composition Fall 2007 7.4 29 33 0.47 11.2 0.54 0.54 1.6 4.3 0.82 2.2

0

0

0

% Species Composition Spring 2008 11.5 21 45 0 0 0.28 0 0 7 0.28 2

0

0

0

% Species Composition Fall 2008 7 24.5 36.3 0 0 0.2 4.8 0 4.9 7.6 4

2.3

0.4

3


Cottonwood

Burro weed

Horse weed

Buffalo Grass Daisy

Brome Grass

Desert Willow



Globe mallow

% Frequency Fall 2007 15 20 35 5 60 10 10 30 10 15 15

0

0

0

% Frequency Spring 2008 15 15 35 0 0 40 0 0 5 5 40

0

0

0

% Frequency Fall 2008 15 30 35 0 0 5 25 0 10 30 30

35

10

10

Upper Eagle Creek Daubenmire Monitoring Points

UEC Transect 3 Eagle Creek School House Crossing

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

Total Canopy Cover

Rabbit

Bus

h

Sycam

ore

Cotton

wood

Burro

weed

Horse

weed

Buffalo

Gra

ss

Spang

letop

Daisy

Brome G

rass

Deser

t Willo

w

Side O

ats G

rana

Ragwee

d

Thre

awn

Russia

n This

tle

Globem

allow

Observed Species

Fall Daubenmire ComparativeTotal Canopy Cover by Species

School House Crossing


0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Number of Samples

Rabbit

Bus

h

Sycam

ore

Cotton

wood

Burro

weed

Horse

weed

Buffalo

Gra

ss

Spang

letop

Daisy

Brome G

rass

Deser

t Willo

w

Side O

ats G

rana

Ragwee

d

Thre

awn

Russia

n This

tle

Globem

allow

Observed Species

Fall Sample Number Comparative School House Crossing

Number of Samples 10/2007Number of Samples 10/2008



0

5

10

15

20

25

% Canopy Cover

Rabbit

Bush

Sycam

ore

Cotton

wood

Burrow

eed

Horsew

eed

Buffalo

Gras

s

Spang

letop

Daisy

Brome G

rass

Desert

Willo

w

Side O

ats G

rana

Ragwee

d

Threaw

n

Russia

n This

tle

Globem

allow

Observed Species

Fall % of Canopy Cover Comparative Eagle Creek School House Crossing

% canopy cover 10/2007% canopy cover 10/2008

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

% Species Composition

Rabbit

Bush

Sycam

ore

Cotton

wood

Burrow

eed

Horsew

eed

Buffalo

Gras

s

Spang

letop

Daisy

Brome G

rass

Desert

Willo

w

Side O

ats G

rana

Ragwee

d

Threaw

n

Russia

n This

tle

Globem

allow

Observed Species

Fall Species Composition Comparative Eagle Creek School House Crossing

Species composition 10/2007Species Composition 10/2008



0

10

20

30

40

50

60

% Species Frequency

Rabbit

Bush

Sycam

ore

Cotton

wood

Burrow

eed

Horsew

eed

Buffalo

Gras

s

Spang

letop

Daisy

Brome G

rass

Desert

Willo

w

Side O

ats G

rana

Ragwee

d

Threaw

n

Russia

n This

tle

Globem

allow

Observed Species

Fall Species Frequency Comparative Eagle Creek School House Crossing


0

5

10

15

20

25

Number of Species Observed

North W

illow C

reek

Cross

ing

South

Willo

w Creek

Cross

ing

Eagle

Creek

Sch

ool H

ouse

Cross

ing

Biodiversity Within Daubenmire Transects Upper Eagle Creek Riparian Restoration Project

Fall 10/2007Spring 6/2008Fall 10/2008

Upper Eagle Creek Watershed Restoration Project Macro-Invertebrate Data

Coronado RC&D Benthos 2008 AZ Coldwater B-IBI

Stream Willow Creek

Crossing Smelly Crossing HoneymoonSite UEC 3 UEC 4 UEC 5

Date 06-23-2008 06-23-2008 06-23-2008Device D-Frame D-Frame D-Frame

Elevation >5000' >5000' >5000'Percent Subsampled 100.00 100.00 75.19

EcoAnalysts Sample ID 5016.1-1 5016.1-2 5016.1-3

Metrics Total Taxa 28.00 17.00 25.00 Diptera Taxa 11.00 7.00 7.00 Intolerant Taxa 1.00 0.00 3.00 Scraper Taxa 0.00 1.00 0.00 Percent Scraper 0.00 1.57 0.00 Percent Plecoptera 0.00 0.00 0.20 Hilsenhoff Biotic Index 5.81 5.35 5.96 Reference Total Taxa 38.00 38.00 38.00 Diptera Taxa 11.00 11.00 11.00 Intolerant Taxa 6.00 6.00 6.00 Scraper taxa 11.00 11.00 11.00 Percent Scraper 45.10 45.10 45.10 Percent Plecoptera 19.10 19.10 19.10 Hilsenhoff Biotic Index 4.23 4.23 4.23 Metric Score Total Taxa 73.68 44.74 65.79 Diptera Taxa 100.00 63.64 63.64 Intolerant Taxa 16.67 0.00 50.00 Scraper taxa 0.00 9.09 0.00 Percent Scraper 0.00 3.48 0.00 Percent Plecoptera 0.00 0.00 1.05 Hilsenhoff Biotic Index 72.62 80.59 70.02 IBI Score 37.57 28.79 35.78 IBI Assessment Impaired Impaired Impaired

Coronado RC&D Benthos 2008 *Data are NOT adjusted for subsampling*

StreamWillow Creek

CrossingSmelly

Crossing Honeymoon Site UEC 3 UEC 4 UEC 5 Date 06-23-2008 06-23-2008 06-23-2008 Device D-Frame D-Frame D-Frame Elevation >5000' >5000' >5000' Percent Subsampled 100.00 100.00 75.19

EcoAnalysts Sample ID 5016.1-1 5016.1-2 5016.1-3Ephemeroptera Baetis magnus 0 2 1

Baetis notos 0 0 1 Baetis sp. 5 0 0 Baetis tricaudatus 0 16 7 Fallceon sp. 0 3 3 Leptophlebiidae 2 0 0 Traverella sp. 0 0 1 Tricorythodes sp. 4 0 1

Odonata Archilestes sp. 1 0 0 Argia sp. 2 0 0 Libellulidae 0 0 1

Plecoptera Amphinemura sp. 0 0 1 Coleoptera Agabus sp. 1 0 2

Microcylloepus sp. 8 2 0 Postelichus sp. 1 0 1 Stictotarsus sp. 1 1 0 Tropisternus sp. 2 0 0

Megaloptera Corydalus sp. 2 0 0 Diptera-Chironomidae Chironomidae 242 23 394

Diptera Atylotus/Tabanus sp. 1 0 0 Bezzia/Palpomyia sp. 2 0 0 Ceratopogonidae 0 3 0 Dasyhelea sp. 163 18 7 Dolichopodidae 2 0 2 Ephydridae 4 0 0 Hemerodromia sp. 11 5 1 Muscidae 0 1 0

Pericoma/Telmatoscopus sp. 0 0 1

Simulium sp. 2 19 7 Stilobezzia sp. 1 0 0 Stratiomyidae 2 0 0 Wiedemannia sp. 1 1 1

Trichoptera Cheumatopsyche sp. 2 0 5 Chimarra sp. 2 0 0 Helicopsyche sp. 0 2 0 Hydropsyche sp. 22 6 5 Hydroptila sp. 48 11 16 Ochrotrichia sp. 5 4 12

Willow Creek Crossing

Smelly Crossing Honeymoon

Annelida Oligochaeta 0 0 30 Acari Atractides sp. 1 0 0

Sperchon sp. 11 10 0 Torrenticola sp. 0 0 1

Crustacea Cambaridae 0 0 1 Other Organisms Nematoda 0 0 1

TOTAL 551 127 503 Coronado RC&D Benthos 2008 *Data are adjusted for subsampling*

StreamWillow Creek Crossing


Site UEC 3 UEC 4 UEC 5 Date 06-23-2008 06-23-2008 06-23-2008

Device D-Frame D-Frame D-Frame Elevation >5000' >5000' >5000'

Percent Subsampled 100.00 100.00 75.19 EcoAnalysts Sample ID 5016.1-1 5016.1-2 5016.1-3

Abundance Measures Corrected Abundance 551.00 127.00 668.99 EPT Abundance 90.00 44.00 70.49 Dominance Measures Dominant Taxon Chironomidae Chironomidae ChironomidaeDominant Abundance 242.00 23.00 524.02 2nd Dominant Taxon Dasyhelea sp. Simulium sp. Oligochaeta 2nd Dominant Abundance 163.00 19.00 39.90 3rd Dominant Taxon Hydroptila sp. Dasyhelea sp. Hydroptila sp. 3rd Dominant Abundance 48.00 18.00 21.28 % Dominant Taxon 43.92 18.11 78.33 % 2 Dominant Taxa 73.50 33.07 84.29 % 3 Dominant Taxa 82.21 47.24 87.48 Richness Measures Species Richness 29.00 17.00 25.00 EPT Richness 8.00 7.00 11.00 Ephemeroptera Richness 3.00 3.00 6.00 Plecoptera Richness 0.00 0.00 1.00 Trichoptera Richness 5.00 4.00 4.00 Chironomidae Richness 1.00 1.00 1.00 Oligochaeta Richness 0.00 0.00 1.00 Non-Chiro. Non-Olig. Richness 28.00 16.00 23.00 Rhyacophila Richness 0.00 0.00 0.00



Community Composition % Ephemeroptera 2.00 16.54 2.78 % Plecoptera 0.00 0.00 0.20 % Trichoptera 14.34 18.11 7.55 % EPT 16.33 34.65 10.54 % Coleoptera 2.36 2.36 0.60 % Diptera 78.22 55.12 82.11 % Oligochaeta 0.00 0.00 5.96 % Baetidae 0.91 16.54 2.39 % Brachycentridae 0.00 0.00 0.00 % Chironomidae 43.92 18.11 78.33 % Ephemerellidae 0.00 0.00 0.00 % Hydropsychidae 4.36 4.72 1.99 % Odonata 0.54 0.00 0.20 % Perlidae 0.00 0.00 0.00 % Pteronarcyidae 0.00 0.00 0.00 % Simuliidae 0.36 14.96 1.39 Functional Group Composition % Filterers 5.08 19.69 3.38 % Gatherers 78.58 49.61 90.26 % Predators 6.72 16.54 1.79 % Scrapers 0.00 1.57 0.00 % Shredders 0.73 0.00 0.20 % Piercer-Herbivores 8.71 8.66 3.18 % Unclassified 0.18 3.94 1.19 Filterer Richness 4.00 2.00 3.00 Gatherer Richness 9.00 5.00 9.00 Predator Richness 13.00 6.00 7.00 Scraper Richness 0.00 1.00 0.00 Shredder Richness 1.00 0.00 1.00 Piercer-Herbivore Richness 1.00 1.00 1.00 Unclassified 1.00 2.00 4.00 Diversity/Evenness Measures Shannon-Weaver H' (log 10) 0.75 1.05 0.46 Shannon-Weaver H' (log 2) 2.50 3.48 1.53 Shannon-Weaver H' (log e) 1.73 2.41 1.06 Margalef's Richness 4.44 3.30 3.69 Pielou's J' 0.51 0.85 0.33 Simpson's Heterogeneity 0.71 0.90 0.38 Biotic Indices % Indiv. w/ HBI Value 67.15 73.23 97.22 Hilsenhoff Biotic Index 5.81 5.28 5.96 % Indiv. w/ MTI Value 19.96 53.54 12.33 Metals Tolerance Index 4.22 4.56 4.21 % Indiv. w/ FSBI Value 17.06 44.88 8.75 Fine Sediment Biotic Index 28.00 23.00 38.00



FSBI - average 0.97 1.35 1.52 FSBI - weighted average 4.80 4.33 4.30 % Indiv. w/ TPM Value 58.80 59.84 87.48 Temp. Pref. Metric - average 1.03 1.59 1.80 TPM - weighted average 4.27 4.37 4.81 Karr BIBI Metrics Long-Lived Taxa Richness 1.00 0.00 1.00 Clinger Richness 13.00 8.00 11.00 % Clingers 18.87 48.03 11.33 Intolerant Taxa Richness 1.00 0.00 3.00 % Tolerant Individuals 0.54 0.00 4.61 % Tolerant Taxa 3.45 0.00 4.00 Coleoptera Richness 5.00 2.00 2.00

Coronado RC&D Benthos 2008 *Data are NOT adjusted for subsampling* **Certain Taxa Rolled-Back to Calculate AZ IBI**

StreamWillow Creek

CrossingSmelly








Diptera Atylotus/Tabanus sp. 1 0 0

Willow Creek

CrossingSmelly

Crossing HoneymoonDiptera Bezzia/Palpomyia sp. 2 0 0

Ceratopogonidae 0 3 0 Dasyhelea sp. 163 18 7 Dolichopodidae 2 0 2 Ephydridae 4 0 0 Hemerodromia sp. 11 5 1 Muscidae 0 1 0




Annelida Oligochaeta 0 0 30 Acari Acari 12 10 1


TOTAL 551 127 503

Coronado RC&D Benthos 2008 *Data are adjusted for subsampling* **Certain Taxa Rolled-Back to Calculate AZ IBI**

StreamWillow Creek Crossing


Site UEC 3 UEC 4 UEC 5 Date 06-23-2008 06-23-2008 06-23-2008

Device D-Frame D-Frame D-Frame Elevation >5000' >5000' >5000'

Percent Subsampled 100.00 100.00 75.19 EcoAnalysts Sample ID 5016.1-1 5016.1-2 5016.1-3

Abundance Measures Corrected Abundance 551.00 127.00 668.99 EPT Abundance 90.00 44.00 70.49 Dominance Measures



Dominant Taxon Chironomidae Chironomidae ChironomidaeDominant Abundance 242.00 23.00 524.02 2nd Dominant Taxon Dasyhelea sp. Simulium sp. Oligochaeta 2nd Dominant Abundance 163.00 19.00 39.90 3rd Dominant Taxon Hydroptila sp. Dasyhelea sp. Hydroptila sp. 3rd Dominant Abundance 48.00 18.00 21.28 % Dominant Taxon 43.92 18.11 78.33 % 2 Dominant Taxa 73.50 33.07 84.29 % 3 Dominant Taxa 82.21 47.24 87.48 Richness Measures Species Richness 28.00 17.00 25.00 EPT Richness 8.00 7.00 11.00 Ephemeroptera Richness 3.00 3.00 6.00 Plecoptera Richness 0.00 0.00 1.00 Trichoptera Richness 5.00 4.00 4.00 Chironomidae Richness 1.00 1.00 1.00 Oligochaeta Richness 0.00 0.00 1.00 Non-Chiro. Non-Olig. Richness 27.00 16.00 23.00 Rhyacophila Richness 0.00 0.00 0.00 Community Composition % Ephemeroptera 2.00 16.54 2.78 % Plecoptera 0.00 0.00 0.20 % Trichoptera 14.34 18.11 7.55 % EPT 16.33 34.65 10.54 % Coleoptera 2.36 2.36 0.60 % Diptera 78.22 55.12 82.11 % Oligochaeta 0.00 0.00 5.96 % Baetidae 0.91 16.54 2.39 % Brachycentridae 0.00 0.00 0.00 % Chironomidae 43.92 18.11 78.33 % Ephemerellidae 0.00 0.00 0.00 % Hydropsychidae 4.36 4.72 1.99 % Odonata 0.54 0.00 0.20 % Perlidae 0.00 0.00 0.00 % Pteronarcyidae 0.00 0.00 0.00 % Simuliidae 0.36 14.96 1.39 Functional Group Composition % Filterers 5.08 19.69 3.38 % Gatherers 78.58 49.61 90.26 % Predators 6.72 16.54 1.79 % Scrapers 0.00 1.57 0.00 % Shredders 0.73 0.00 0.20 % Piercer-Herbivores 8.71 8.66 3.18 % Unclassified 0.18 3.94 1.19 Filterer Richness 4.00 2.00 3.00 Gatherer Richness 9.00 5.00 9.00



Predator Richness 12.00 6.00 7.00 Scraper Richness 0.00 1.00 0.00 Shredder Richness 1.00 0.00 1.00 Piercer-Herbivore Richness 1.00 1.00 1.00 Unclassified 1.00 2.00 4.00 Diversity/Evenness Measures Shannon-Weaver H' (log 10) 0.75 1.05 0.46 Shannon-Weaver H' (log 2) 2.49 3.48 1.53 Shannon-Weaver H' (log e) 1.73 2.41 1.06 Margalef's Richness 4.28 3.30 3.69 Pielou's J' 0.52 0.85 0.33 Simpson's Heterogeneity 0.71 0.90 0.38 Biotic Indices % Indiv. w/ HBI Value 69.33 81.10 97.42 Hilsenhoff Biotic Index 5.81 5.35 5.96 % Indiv. w/ MTI Value 22.14 61.42 12.52 Metals Tolerance Index 4.30 4.62 4.22 % Indiv. w/ FSBI Value 17.06 44.88 8.75 Fine Sediment Biotic Index 28.00 23.00 38.00 FSBI - average 1.00 1.35 1.52 FSBI - weighted average 4.80 4.33 4.30 % Indiv. w/ TPM Value 58.80 59.84 87.48 Temp. Pref. Metric - average 1.07 1.59 1.80 TPM - weighted average 4.27 4.37 4.81 Karr BIBI Metrics Long-Lived Taxa Richness 1.00 0.00 1.00 Clinger Richness 14.00 9.00 12.00 % Clingers 21.05 55.91 11.53 Intolerant Taxa Richness 1.00 0.00 3.00 % Tolerant Individuals 0.52 0.00 4.60 % Tolerant Taxa 3.57 0.00 4.00 Coleoptera Richness 5.00 2.00 2.00

Coronado RC&D Benthos 2008 *Data are NOT adjusted for subsampling*

StreamWillow Creek

CrossingSmelly








Diptera Atylotus/Tabanus sp. 1 0 0 Bezzia/Palpomyia sp. 2 0 0 Ceratopogonidae 0 3 0 Dasyhelea sp. 163 18 7 Dolichopodidae 2 0 2 Ephydridae 4 0 0 Hemerodromia sp. 11 5 1 Muscidae 0 1 0






Annelida Oligochaeta 0 0 30 Acari Atractides sp. 1 0 0

Sperchon sp. 11 10 0 Torrenticola sp. 0 0 1


TOTAL 551 127 503

Upper Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data

Sheep Wash Pebble Count Data (9/30/2006) Size Class

Habitat 1 / total counts = 32



Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

2 0 2 4.2%

Gravel Range 7 11 9 28% Cobble Range 11 8 14 34.4% Boulder Range

12 10 10 33.3%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Sheep Wash Pebble Count Data (4/25/2008) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

2 1 2 5%

Gravel Range 18 7 16 43% Cobble Range 8 23 9 42% Boulder Range

2 3 5 1.7%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Willow Creek Crossing Pebble Count Data (5/22/2007) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

19 2 2 22.7%

Gravel Range 12 21 21 53.5% Cobble Range 3 9 11 22.7% Boulder Range

0 1 0 1%

Bedrock 0 0 0%

Upper Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data Willow Crossing Pebble Count Data (4/25/2008) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

17 10 7 33%


3 1 0 3.8%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Willow Crossing Pebble Count Data (10/11/2008) Size Class

Habitat 1 / total counts =47

Habitat 2 / total counts =

Habitat 3 / total counts =

Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

19 Too much Lightning to

complete

Too much Lightning to

complete

%

Gravel Range 22 % Cobble Range 6 % Boulder Range

0 %

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Willow Crossing Pebble Count Data (5/02/2009) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

9 0 5 15%


0 0 0 0%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Upper Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data Smelly Crossing Pebble Count Data (5/22/2007) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

0 0 0 0%


0 0 3 3%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Smelly Crossing Pebble Count Data (4/25/2008) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

13 15 15 46%

Gravel Range 6 0 3 9.6% Cobble Range 6 15 14 37% Boulder Range

6 1 0 7.4%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Smelly Crossing Pebble Count Data (10/10/2008) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

31 34 32 98%


0 0 0 0%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Upper Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data Smelly Crossing Pebble Count Data (5/02/2009) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

29 28 29 89%


1 0 0 0%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Honeymoon Pebble Count Data (5/22/2007) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

0 0 0 0%


0 0 0 0%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%





Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

1 0 0 1%


1 1 0 2.2%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Upper Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data Honeymoon Pebble Count Data (10/10/2008) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

6 0 0 6.5%


0 1 3 3.3%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%





Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

0 11 4 15%


2 0 3 5%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

East Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data (10/06/2007) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

4 3 1 8.7%


8 5 2 16%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Upper Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data East Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data (4/25/2008) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

0 0 0 0%


5 3 6 15%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%





Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

0 0 0 0%


1 0 2 3%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%





Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

0 0 1 1%


4 0 1 5%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

Upper Eagle Creek Pebble Count Data

Tule Creek Pebble Count Data (2/11/2007) Size Class




Cumulative %

Fine Sediments

0 0 0 0%


0 1 4 5%

Bedrock 0 0 0 0%

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