Headwater Stream Inventory at Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Anderson PW, Baghat Y, Bartelme B, Stolic N, Vaccarino M. Headwater Stream Inventory at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 2022. National Park Service
EnviroScience, Inc. (EnviroScience) was contracted by the National Park Service (NPS) to design and implement a study plan to inventory the headwater stream resources within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA) to collect and analyze data to guide decision-making in the development of management plans to protect these resources within CUVA. The headwater stream inventory was comprised of three components to evaluate the resources as follows: 1. habitat and biological assessments to classify the streams in the context of the Ohio EPA Primary Headwater (PHW) stream classification system (Ohio EPA, 2020) and the beneficial aquatic life uses promulgated the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC), where applicable; 2. fluvial geomorphological assessments to determine stream channel types and to evaluate the potential and degree of streambank erosion associated with the assessment sites; and 3. development and testing of a visitor use impact assessment (VUIA) protocol for potential park-wide application to manage and protect stream resources in the context of public access. A total of 125 headwater stream sites were assessed to complete the inventory. The SOW identified eighty-three (83) of the sites designated as Primary sites by NPS. These sites were selected to document the condition of headwater streams with watershed areas of approximately 1.0 mi2. Forty-two (42) sites were proposed for assessment as Secondary sites following the assessment of Primary sites. The identified locations were used to characterize the biological communities within the streams and to identify factors affecting the ecological integrity and water quality of the headwater streams within CUVA.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Anderson, Paul; Baghat, Yakuta; Bartelme, Brad; Stolic, Nicole; Vaccarino, Melissa
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CUVA
- Keywords
- amphibian, classification, fish, headwater, IMD, inventory, inventory and monitoring, macroinvertebrate, National Park Service, NPS, NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division, NPS Species Inventory Program, primary headwater, stream, visitor use
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Communities
Program
Products
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park headwater stream inventory: Final report
- Headwater Stream Inventory at Cuyahoga Valley National Park 2022 - Species Occurrence - Dataset As Delivered - NPS Inventory Program
- Headwater Stream Inventory at Cuyahoga Valley National Park 2022 - Spatial Data - Dataset As Delivered - NPS Inventory Program
- Headwater Stream Inventory at Cuyahoga Valley National Park 2022 - Voucher Log - Dataset As Delivered - NPS Inventory Program
- Headwater Stream Inventory at Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Project Photos - Voucher Photo Log - NPS Inventory Program
- Headwater Stream Inventory at Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Project Photos - NPS Inventory Program
- Stream by Stream: Researching and Protecting Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Vital Waterways