Edisto Landscape - Aquatics (ID: 1330)

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Project Info

Contact Name:
Eric Krueger

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Contact Organization:
The Nature Conservancy- SC

Project Start Date:
January 01, 1111

Data Effective Date:
June 07, 2005

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Operational Unit(s):

South Carolina

Ecoregion(s):

Piedmont
South Atlantic Coastal Plain

Country(ies):

United States of America

Parent Project:

Edisto Landscape (Parent's Project ID: 899)

Objectives

No objectives found for this project.

Targets

Focal Conservation Target	Target Type	Habitat Type
Non-tidal Coastal Plain River (more info) Description: This system in confined to the mainstem of the Edisto River and the North and South forks up to the Sandhills.	Ecological System	Rivers, Streams, Creeks :: Permanent
Tidal Coastal Plain River (more info) Description: This system occurs on the mainstem of the Edisto River from of the upstream limit of tidal influence (approximately located at Givhan's Ferry) to mesohaline condition (approzimately located at ???)	Ecological System	Rivers, Streams, Creeks :: Permanent
Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake (more info) Description: This systems is comprised of segments of stream meander that have been cutoff and remain isolated from the North Fork, South Fork, and mainstem of the Edisto River.	Ecological System	Freshwater Lakes
Coastal Plain Tributary Streams (more info) Description: These are streams that originate in the Coastal Plain feed into the Edisto River. Some fo the more prominent examples include Four Holes Swamp, Indian Field Swamp, and Dean Swamp.	Ecological System	Rivers, Streams, Creeks
Sandhills Rivers (more info) Description: This system occurs along the North and South Forks of the Edisto River in the Sandhills upstream from the coastal plain.	Ecological System	Rivers, Streams, Creeks
Sandhills Tributary Stream (more info) Description: These are small streams feeding into the North and South Forks of the Edisto River in the Sandhills upstream from the coastal plain	Ecological System	Rivers, Streams, Creeks
Piedmont Headwaters (more info) Description: The upper most reaches of the Edisto River which originates in the piedmont ecoregion thereby having a substrate distinct from the rest of the river.	Ecological System	Rivers, Streams, Creeks

Threats

No threats found for this project.

Strategies

No strategies found for this project.

Viability Summary

Conservation Targets		Landscape Context		Condition		Size		Viability Rank
Conservation Targets		Grade	Weight	Grade	Weight	Grade	Weight	Viability Rank
1	Non-tidal Coastal Plain River	-	1.0	Good	1.0	-	1.0	Good
2	Tidal Coastal Plain River	-	1.0	Good	1.0	-	1.0	Good
3	Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake	-	1.0	Good	1.0	-	1.0	Good
4	Coastal Plain Tributary Streams	-	1.0	Fair	1.0	-	1.0	Fair
5	Sandhills Rivers	-	1.0	Fair	1.0	-	1.0	Fair
6	Sandhills Tributary Stream	-	1.0	Poor	1.0	-	1.0	Poor
7	Piedmont Headwaters	-	1.0	Poor	1.0	-	1.0	Poor
Project Biodiversity Health Rank								Fair

Threat Summary

There is not enough data to build a 'Summary of Threats' table.

Project Resources

Categories & Measures		Score

People
	Staff Leadership	-
	Multidisciplinary Team	-
People Average		-
Internal Resources
	Institutional Learning	-
	Funding	-
Internal Resources Average		-
External Resources
	Social/Legal Framework for Conservation	-
	Community and Constituency Support	-
External Resources Average		-

Overall Project Resource Rank

Assessment of Target Viability

Conservation Target	Key Attribute (Category)	Indicator	Current Indicator Measurement	Rating Comments: (Poor, Fair Good Very Good)	Current Rating and Date	Desired Rating and Date
Non-tidal Coastal Plain River	Hydrologic regime (Condition)	IHA ¹	No alteration	Poor: - Fair: Base flow within 30% of historic levels Good: - Very Good: No alteration	Very Good	-
Non-tidal Coastal Plain River	In-stream complexity (Condition)	Density of CWD ²	-	Poor: - Fair: 0.6 Good: - Very Good: 1.0	Good	-
Non-tidal Coastal Plain River	Riparian buffer (Condition)	Mean buffer width ³	30m	Poor: - Fair: 30m forested buffer Good: - Very Good: 100m forested buffer	Good	-
Non-tidal Coastal Plain River	Water quality (Condition)	Dissolved oxygen, temp, turbidity, biotic index ⁴	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	-
Tidal Coastal Plain River	Hydrologic regime (Condition)	IHA	No alteration	Poor: - Fair: Base flow within 30% of historic levels Good: - Very Good: No alteration	Very Good	-
Tidal Coastal Plain River	In-stream complexity (Condition)	Density of CWD	-	Poor: - Fair: 0.6 Good: - Very Good: 1.0	Good	-
Tidal Coastal Plain River	Riparian buffer (Condition)	Mean buffer width	30m	Poor: - Fair: 30m forested buffer Good: - Very Good: 100m forested buffer	Good	-
Tidal Coastal Plain River	Water quality (Condition)	Dissolved oxygen, temp, turbidity, biotic index	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	-
Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake	Hydrologic regime (Condition)	IHA	No alteration	Poor: - Fair: Base flow within 30% of historic levels Good: - Very Good: No alteration	Very Good	-
Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake	In-stream complexity (Condition)	Density of CWD	-	Poor: - Fair: 0.6 Good: - Very Good: 1.0	Good	-
Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake	Riparian buffer (Condition)	Mean buffer width	30m	Poor: - Fair: 30m forested buffer Good: - Very Good: 100m forested buffer	Good	-
Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake	Water quality (Condition)	Dissolved oxygen, temp, turbidity, biotic index	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	-
Coastal Plain Tributary Streams	Hydrologic regime (Condition)	IHA	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	-	-
Coastal Plain Tributary Streams	In-stream complexity (Condition)	Density of CWD	-	Poor: - Fair: 0.6 Good: - Very Good: 1.0	Good	-
Coastal Plain Tributary Streams	Riparian buffer (Condition)	Mean buffer width	30m	Poor: - Fair: 30m forested buffer Good: - Very Good: 100m forested buffer	Fair	-
Coastal Plain Tributary Streams	Water quality (Condition)	Dissolved oxygen, temp, turbidity, biotic index	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	-
Sandhills Rivers	Hydrologic regime (Condition)	IHA	within 20%	Poor: - Fair: Base flow within 30% of historic levels Good: - Very Good: No alteration	Good	-
Sandhills Rivers	In-stream complexity (Condition)	Density of CWD	-	Poor: - Fair: 0.6 Good: - Very Good: 1.0	Fair	-
Sandhills Rivers	Riparian buffer (Condition)	Mean buffer width	15m	Poor: - Fair: 30m forested buffer Good: - Very Good: 100m forested buffer	Fair	-
Sandhills Rivers	Water quality (Condition)	Dissolved oxygen, temp, turbidity, biotic index	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	-
Sandhills Tributary Stream	Hydrologic regime (Condition)	IHA	within 20%	Poor: - Fair: Base flow within 30% of historic levels Good: - Very Good: No alteration	Good	-
Sandhills Tributary Stream	In-stream complexity (Condition)	Density of CWD	-	Poor: - Fair: 0.6 Good: - Very Good: 1.0	Fair	-
Sandhills Tributary Stream	Riparian buffer (Condition)	Mean buffer width	15m	Poor: - Fair: 30m forested buffer Good: - Very Good: 100m forested buffer	Poor	-
Sandhills Tributary Stream	Water quality (Condition)	Dissolved oxygen, temp, turbidity, biotic index	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	-	-
Piedmont Headwaters	Hydrologic regime (Condition)	IHA	within 20%	Poor: - Fair: Base flow within 30% of historic levels Good: - Very Good: No alteration	Good	-
Piedmont Headwaters	In-stream complexity (Condition)	Density of CWD	-	Poor: - Fair: 0.6 Good: - Very Good: 1.0	Fair	-
Piedmont Headwaters	Riparian buffer (Condition)	Mean buffer width	15m	Poor: - Fair: 30m forested buffer Good: - Very Good: 100m forested buffer	Poor	-
Piedmont Headwaters	Water quality (Condition)	Dissolved oxygen, temp, turbidity, biotic index	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	-

COMMENTS:

¹ Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration (IHA) is a statistical package developed by TNC for the purpose of quantifying hydrologic change in lotic systems.

² Nested attributes: Faunal community Water quality

³ Forested buffer should consit of 30m "no cut" zone immediately adjancent to river and a "selective cut zone beyond 30m with no chemical treatments. The mean buffer width is calculated along stream streches counting forested buffer out to 500m. Nested Attributes: Water Quality Faunal Communities Hydrologic Regime

⁴ A suite of metrics was used to assess the water quality of each river system. The "current rating" incorporates all metrics into a single measure of waterquality.

Objectives, Strategic Actions and Action Steps

There is not enough information to produce this report.

Strategy Effectiveness

There is not enough information to produce this report.

All Monitoring Indicators

Methods	Objectives	Key Indicator References by Target (w/Current Indicator Measurement)	Threat References by Target (w/Current Indicator Measurement)
Indicator: Density of CWD
-	-	Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake Condition: In-stream complexity (-) Coastal Plain Tributary Streams Condition: In-stream complexity (-) Non-tidal Coastal Plain River Condition: In-stream complexity (-) Piedmont Headwaters Condition: In-stream complexity (-) Sandhills Rivers Condition: In-stream complexity (-) Sandhills Tributary Stream Condition: In-stream complexity (-) Tidal Coastal Plain River Condition: In-stream complexity (-)	-
Indicator: Dissolved oxygen, temp, turbidity, biotic index
-	-	Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake Condition: Water quality (-) Coastal Plain Tributary Streams Condition: Water quality (-) Non-tidal Coastal Plain River Condition: Water quality (-) Piedmont Headwaters Condition: Water quality (-) Sandhills Rivers Condition: Water quality (-) Sandhills Tributary Stream Condition: Water quality (-) Tidal Coastal Plain River Condition: Water quality (-)	-
Indicator: IHA
-	-	Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake Condition: Hydrologic regime (No alteration) Coastal Plain Tributary Streams Condition: Hydrologic regime (-) Non-tidal Coastal Plain River Condition: Hydrologic regime (No alteration) Piedmont Headwaters Condition: Hydrologic regime (within 20%) Sandhills Rivers Condition: Hydrologic regime (within 20%) Sandhills Tributary Stream Condition: Hydrologic regime (within 20%) Tidal Coastal Plain River Condition: Hydrologic regime (No alteration)	-
Indicator: Mean buffer width
-	-	Coastal Plain Oxbow Lake Condition: Riparian buffer (30m) Coastal Plain Tributary Streams Condition: Riparian buffer (30m) Non-tidal Coastal Plain River Condition: Riparian buffer (30m) Piedmont Headwaters Condition: Riparian buffer (15m) Sandhills Rivers Condition: Riparian buffer (15m) Sandhills Tributary Stream Condition: Riparian buffer (15m) Tidal Coastal Plain River Condition: Riparian buffer (30m)	-

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