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WV R-EMAP SMALL WATERSHED CHARACTERIZATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND ASSESSMENT FOR WEST VIRGINIA UTILIZING EMAP DESIGN AND TOOLS
Citation:
Detenbeck, N E. WV R-EMAP SMALL WATERSHED CHARACTERIZATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND ASSESSMENT FOR WEST VIRGINIA UTILIZING EMAP DESIGN AND TOOLS. Presented at Canaan Valley Institute, Davis, WV, October 22, 2003.
Description:
A probabilistic watershed-based framework was developed to encompass wadeable streams within all three ecoregions of West Virginia, with the exclusion noted below. In Phase I of the project (year 2001), we developed and applied a probabilistic watershed-based sampling framework covering the Central Alleghany Plateau and portions of the Central Ridge and Valley Province ecoregions of West Virginia. We excluded subwatersheds of the Potomac River Basin even though they overla with the Central Ridge and Vally Province becuase of differences in biogeography and expectations for fish community diversity. In Phase II of the project (year 2002), we developed and applied a probabilistic watershed-based sampling framework for the Western Alleghany Plateau Ecoregion. - - - The classification scheme can be used by the state to predict probabilities of impairment for different classes of watersheds. This information can be used in watershed management, and restoration.