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Overall Summary

Chatuge:

 

2003  2004  2005  2006

Nottely:

 

2003  2004  2005  2006

 

OVERALL SUMMARY

        

Index Ratings for  Stream Monitoring Sites (ranking defined)

 

CHATUGE WATERSHED YEAR 4: October 2002 - December 2006

Site

Site Name

2003

2004

2005

2006
 

VWIN - Western NC Regional Average

77

78

79

81

1

Upper Hiawassee River

92

excellent

92

excellent

92

excellent

100

excellent

2

Martin's Creek

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

3

Hightower Creek

92

excellent

92

excellent

92

excellent

100

excellent

4

Scataway Creek

85

good

85

good

85

good

96

excellent

5

Geisky Creek

96

excellent

92

excellent

96

excellent

96

excellent

6

Eagle Fork Creek

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

7

Upper Shooting Creek

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

8

Lower Shooting Creek

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

96

excellent

9

Upper Bell Creek

92

excellent

92

excellent

92

excellent

100

excellent

10

Upper Fodder Creek

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

11

Hog Creek

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

12

Woods Creek

89

good

89

good

85

good

92

excellent

 

average for Chatuge stream sites

96

95

95

98

 

percent sites below regional average

0%

0%

0%

0%

 

NOTTELY WATERSHED YEAR 4: July 2003 - December 2006

Site

Site Name

2003 2004 2005 2006
 

VWIN - Western NC Regional Average

77

78

79

81

1

Nottely River (upstream)

n/a

n/a

98

excellent

98

excellent

2

Arkaqua Creek

92

excellent

84

good

84

good

87

good

3

Nottely River

95

excellent

93

excellent

96

excellent

96

excellent

4

Butternut Creek

82

good

82

good

82

good

70

average

5

Coosa Creek

97

excellent

100

excellent

100

excellent

96

excellent

6

Anderson Creek

85

good

88

good

88

good

75

average

7

Young Cane Creek

94

excellent

93

excellent

96

excellent

92

excellent

8

Ivy Log Creek

93

excellent

96

excellent

96

excellent

92

excellent

9

Conley Creek

n/a

100

excellent

100

excellent

96

excellent

10

Young Cane Creek (upstream)

n/a

n/a

100

excellent

96

excellent

 

average for Nottely stream sites

91

92

94

90

 

percent sites below regional average

0%

0%

0%

0%

 

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