Watershed Health Report

North Fork Crow River Watershed

HUC 8: 07010204  DNR Major: 18
Major River Basin: Upper Mississippi

Area: 1,476 square miles
Stream Length: 1,411 miles
Lakes Area: 63,079 acres

Watershed Mean Health Score: 50

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Overall Watershed Score
Mean Watershed Score:
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50
Minimum Index Score:
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7
Hydrology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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65
Minimum Index Score:
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33
Index:
Perennial Cover:
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33
Impervious Surface:
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78
Water Withdrawal:
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93
Hydrologic Storage:
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52
Flow Variability:
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69
Geomorphology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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69
Minimum Index Score:
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47
Index:
Soil Erodability:
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72
Groundwater Contamination:
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47
Climate Vulnerability:
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89
Biology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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36
Minimum Index Score:
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7
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Quality:
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7
Stream Species:
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59
Species Richness:
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49
At-Risk Species:
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28
Connectivity Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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30
Minimum Index Score:
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10
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity:
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10
Aquatic Connectivity:
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14
Riparian Connectivity:
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64
Water Quality Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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52
Minimum Index Score:
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30
Index:
Non-Point Source:
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30
Point Source:
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85
Water Quality Assessment:
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42

WAT Score
The Watershed Assessment Tool measures five components of watershed health. These components are: Hydrology, Geomorphology, Biology, Connectivity and Water Quality. Each component contains 3-5 health index scores. The index scores are combined to create a component score. The component scores are also combined into an overall mean (average) watershed health score; and the index identified with lowest score is the watershed minimum health score.
 
Please go to the Watershed Health Assessment Results page for more information.