Watershed Health Report

Red River of North Watershed

HUC 8: 09020104  DNR Major: 57
Major River Basin: Red River

Area: 499 square miles
Stream Length: 668 miles
Lakes Area: 130 acres

Watershed Mean Health Score: 41

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Overall Watershed Score
Mean Watershed Score:
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41
Minimum Index Score:
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1
Hydrology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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55
Minimum Index Score:
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6
Index:
Perennial Cover:
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6
Impervious Surface:
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83
Water Withdrawal:
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100
Hydrologic Storage:
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20
Flow Variability:
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67
Geomorphology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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49
Minimum Index Score:
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1
Index:
Soil Erodability:
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82
Groundwater Contamination:
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64
Climate Vulnerability:
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1
Biology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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35
Minimum Index Score:
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2
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Quality:
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2
Stream Species:
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49
Species Richness:
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56
At-Risk Species:
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32
Connectivity Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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21
Minimum Index Score:
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2
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity:
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2
Aquatic Connectivity:
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38
Riparian Connectivity:
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23
Water Quality Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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46
Minimum Index Score:
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10
Index:
Non-Point Source:
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10
Point Source:
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95
Water Quality Assessment:
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34

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.