Watershed Health Report

Buffalo River Watershed

HUC 8: 09020106  DNR Major: 58
Major River Basin: Red River

Area: 1,131 square miles
Stream Length: 1,210 miles
Lakes Area: 22,873 acres

Watershed Mean Health Score: 51

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Overall Watershed Score
Mean Watershed Score:
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51
Minimum Index Score:
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8
Hydrology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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68
Minimum Index Score:
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26
Index:
Perennial Cover:
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26
Impervious Surface:
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98
Water Withdrawal:
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97
Hydrologic Storage:
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50
Flow Variability:
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67
Geomorphology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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56
Minimum Index Score:
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38
Index:
Soil Erodability:
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74
Groundwater Contamination:
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57
Climate Vulnerability:
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38
Biology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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39
Minimum Index Score:
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9
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Quality:
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9
Stream Species:
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58
Species Richness:
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57
At-Risk Species:
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32
Connectivity Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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22
Minimum Index Score:
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8
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity:
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12
Aquatic Connectivity:
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8
Riparian Connectivity:
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47
Water Quality Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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68
Minimum Index Score:
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52
Index:
Non-Point Source:
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52
Point Source:
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96
Water Quality Assessment:
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56

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.