Watershed Health Report

Mississippi River - Reno Watershed

HUC 8: 07060001  DNR Major: 44
Major River Basin: Lower Mississippi

Area: 184 square miles
Stream Length: 397 miles
Lakes Area: 3,827 acres

Watershed Mean Health Score: 60

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Overall Watershed Score
Mean Watershed Score:
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60
Minimum Index Score:
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11
Hydrology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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89
Minimum Index Score:
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72
Index:
Perennial Cover:
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72
Impervious Surface:
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100
Water Withdrawal:
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100
Hydrologic Storage:
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99
Flow Variability:
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74
Geomorphology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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37
Minimum Index Score:
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12
Index:
Soil Erodability:
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38
Groundwater Contamination:
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12
Climate Vulnerability:
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60
Biology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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53
Minimum Index Score:
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41
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Quality:
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41
Stream Species:
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72
Species Richness:
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53
At-Risk Species:
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46
Connectivity Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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51
Minimum Index Score:
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11
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity:
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51
Aquatic Connectivity:
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11
Riparian Connectivity:
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92
Water Quality Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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69
Minimum Index Score:
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41
Index:
Non-Point Source:
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81
Point Source:
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86
Water Quality Assessment:
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41

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.