GA N;;t.oo. G;A MI ~9qCc Sf Final Report Development of a Stream Classification System for Evaluating Trout Stocking in Georgia Gary s. Beisser Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Fisheries Management Section June, 1996 This study was funded in part by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act under Project F-36, Georgia The Georgia Department of Natural Resources receives Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U. S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity or facility as described above, or if you desire further information please write to: The Office for Human Resources U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service U. S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 Final Report State: Georgia Project Title: Project No: F-36-17 Northwest Georgia Fisheries Investigations Project Type: Research and Survey Study XII Title: Development of a Stream Classification System for Evaluating Trout Stocking in Georgia. Period Covered: July 1, 1989 - June 30, 1996 Study Objective: To develop a stream classification system based on physical, chemical and recreational measures for use in allocating a stocked trout resource. ABS'l'RACT Physical, chemical and recreational information was collected on 98 secondary trout waters located mostly on private land in Northwest Georgia. Qualitative evaluation of stream substrate revealed that embeddedness by clay fines was a major factor impacting stream quality. Stream water quality analyses (pH, alkalinity, hardness) revealed no gross conditions that would justify an adjustment in stocking allocation among streams. A total of 10,700 tagged rainbow trout were released during the 1992 through 1994 trout seasons. Unadjusted tag returns averaged 22% (range 13%-29%) across all project waters. Tag returns averaged greater than 40% on three streams while 11 streams had zero tag 1 returns. Results from the 1992 and 1993 creel surveys revealed the average angler to be a male 22 to SO years old who bank fished in a stream close to home two or more times per year. Anglers were encountered in opening day counts on 29 streams and 46 streams in 1993 and 1994 respectively. Two streams on national forest property (Johns Creek and Holly Creek) had the highest angler counts both years. INTRODUCTION In March 1976, the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee and Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued a joint report regarding Georgia's trout resources, criteria and procedures for designating trout streams, and water quality standards intended to protect these resources (McIntyre et al 1976). Following that report, the Department of Natural Resources classified all trout streams into one of two categories. Primary streams contain naturally reproducing populations of brook (Salvelinus fontinalis) , brown (Salmo trutta) and/or rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) . Secondary streams are deemed capable of supporting trout year around but no natural recruitment occurs. In addition, separate water temperature criteria were established for each category of stream (primary stream - no temperature elevation over natural thermal regime; and secondary - maximum temperature elevation of 2 2 OF above natural thermal regime) and set guidelines for temperature data acquisition and analysis to assess impact of a proposed project on stream temperature. An interim list of streams was established in ~977 and refined through the collection of fish population data in northeast Georgia and the collection of stream temperature data in northwest Georgia (Fatora and Beisser ~980). As a result of this study and several follow up state-funded studies, ~,257 miles of streams in northwest Georgia were designated as secondary trout waters. Beisser (~983) conducted fish population sampling on 64 secondary trout streams in northwest Georgia to assess if past, and ongoing, trout stockings in these streams had resulted in the establishment of naturally reproducing trout populations. This study concentrated on determining the presence, distribution and relative abundance of trout and other fishes encountered. A very limited, qualitative attempt was made to describe the physical and chemical characteristics of the trout streams. Three secondary streams were upgraded to primary status based on study results. The designation of these -secondary trout streams in northwest Georgia has resulted in as many as ~20,OOO catchable (9 inch) trout being stocked annually, subject to availability from federal hatchery sources. The distribution of trout among the various 3 streams is usually based on the intuition of the biologist and/or stocking truck driver, or the general observations of the local county law enforcement ranger. Little or no historical information on angler use, fishing pressure and harvest is available to assist in the planning of stocked trout distribution. It becomes apparent that as increases in trout fishing interest and overall human population growth continue, coupled with cutbacks in the federal hatchery system, a better means of planning for stocked trout distribution is needed. Aquatic classification systems based on various physical (stream width, relief ratio), chemical (pH, specific conductance) and/or recreational (creel survey, public access availability) parameters have been developed to help managers meet the increasing demands upon various resources by optimizing allocation during the decision making process (Platts 1979, 1980 i Lotspeich and Platts 1982 i Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 1968). The development of an aquatic classification system for secondary trout streams in Georgia would aid fisheries managers in maximizing the benefits derived from limited hatchery trout resources. 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA The Northwest Fisheries Region of Georgia consists of 16 counties, bounded by Tennessee on the north and Alabama to the west. The region is drained by the Chattahoochee, Coosa, and Tallapoosa rivers flowing southward and the Tennessee River flowing northward (Figure l). Northwest Georgia encompasses portions of the Blue Ridge Mountain, Ridge and Valley, and the Piedmont and Plateau Physiographic provinces (Environmental Protection Division 1980) . The 98 secondary trout waters (97 streams and Lake Conasauga) included in this research project are scattered throughout the region and include waters open seasonally and year around. METHODS Survey of Existing Allocation Systems A letter of inquiry was sent to fisheries management chiefs or trout stocking coordinators in all SO states. The letter requested general information regarding each state's 'trout management program (if one existed) and specific information about its trout stocking program. Information requested from each state agency included the following: a copy of their trout allocation plan; how the agency set stocking priorities; criteria used to develop their allocation plan; and any policies, regulations, or laws governing their trout 5 DADE o o WAlKER o0 o0 o o0 00 000 0 o CHATTOOGA e oo FLOYD o oe e0 POLK 0 00 00 0 00 0 HARALSON oe o o FANNIN e e~---"" e oo 0 0 MURRAY GILMER GORDON o o o BARTOW o ee CHEROKEE N 00 o o PAULDING o Secondary Trout Waters + Secondary Trout Waters selected for April-August 1993 Angler Survey Figure 1. Location of secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. 6 stocking program. Responses from the agencies were compiled and used to assist in formulating an approach for developing an allocation plan for Georgia's trout stocking program. Opening Day Counts The Northwest Fisheries Region was divided into four areas for opening day counts in 1993 (March 27, 1993) as follows: Dade, Walker, and Chattooga counties; Catoosa, Whitfield, Gilmer, Murray, and Pickens counties; Floyd, Polk, and Haralson counties and; Gordon, Bartow, Pickens, Cherokee and Paulding counties. A trout stream in each area was arbitrarily selected as a starting point and movement was either in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction (randomly selected) to the next stream. The count began at 0630 hours in each area and was continued until all waters in the assigned area were covered. Personnel were directed to tally the number of anglers seen by stream, time of day, and access point. The grouping of counties for opening day counts in 1994 (March 26, 1994) was changed to six areas based on weather and road condition problems encounterea in the 1993 count. The groupings were as follows: Dade and Walker counties; Chattooga and Floyd counties; Haralson, Paulding, and Polk counties; Catoosa, Murray, and Whitfield counties; Bartow and Gordon counties and; Cherokee, 7 Gilmer, and Pickens counties. All other procedures were the same as in 1993. Angler Use Survey A drive-by qualitative creel survey was conducted in 1992 (March 28 through November 3, 1992) which encompassed all 98 secondary trout waters. The region was divided into three areas for the survey: Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Chattooga and Gordon [Rocky and Snake creeks] counties; Haralson, Polk, Floyd, Paulding, Bartow and Gordon [Pinelog Creek] counties and; Cherokee, Pickens, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield and Gordon [Salacoa Creek] counties. The survey was targeted at two out of three weekend days (Friday through Sunday) and two out of four weekdays (Monday through Thursday) . Survey days were randomly selected within these strata. The clerk worked 10 hour days from 1000 hours through 2000 hours each day. A previous study (Beisser 1991) found that this time frame would encounter 90% of the anglers utilizing a body of water. For each sample day, the area to be sampled, the starting point within each area (2 choices) and the direction of the survey through the area (clockwise/counter clockwise) were randomly selected. On the opening weekend (March 28-29, 1992), one clerk was assigned to each area. For the remainder of the survey, only one clerk was used for all areas. 8 The clerk had maps identifying access sites on each of the secondary trout waters within a particular area. The clerk drove by each access site and moved on to the next body of water if no angler was seen. When an angler was seen with pole in hand, an interview was conducted that included gathering the following information: number in party, number of each species caught and released, tag numbers noted, fishing method, bait used, and reasons for trout fishing a particular stream. If a vehicle was spotted at an access point but no angler was seen, the clerk was instructed to leave his vehicle and locate the angler(s) to interview. The clerk was instructed to then continue the survey until all streams had been visited. The 1993 survey targeted 16 streams and one lake (Figure 1; Table 1). The 17 waters were selected based on the number of anglers interviewed in 1992, opening day counts in 1993, or the numbers of tagged trout reported caught in 1992. The survey was of shorter duration (April 17 through August 29, 1993) compared to the 1992 survey due to funding constraints. The waters were consolidated into one of three groups for survey purposes and the clerk began the work day at either 0800 or 1200 hours (randomly assigned). The remainder of the survey design was identical to the 1992 survey. 9 Table 1. Secondary trout waters selected for an angler survey conducted from April 17-August 29, 1993 in northwest Georgia. County Trout Waters Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Floyd Haralson Murray Paulding Polk Walker Boston Creek Stamp Creek Tiger Creek Taliaferro Creek Johns Creek Little Cedar Creek Beach Creek Watermill Creek Holly Creek Lake Conasauga Mill Creek 1 Pumpkinvine Creek Raccoon Creek 2 Pumpkinpile Creek Little Chickamauga Creek Rock Creek 1 West Armuchee Creek 10 Stream Access Survey Land ownership records were examined in county tax offices to determine the extent of secondary trout streams in public ownership exclusive of large National Forest holdings in Gilmer, Fannin, and Murray counties. Tax maps and US Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale topographic maps were used to estimate the length of streams (kilometers) that bordered public land owned by a city, county, state, or federal agency. These stream lengths were compiled by individual, secondary trout waters. Secondary trout streams were located on county maps and a count was made of all public road crossings by stream. Portions of each stream (excluding intermittent tributaries) that were within 0.16 km (0.10 miles) of a public road were measured and the total distance summarized. The 0.16 kilometer road access standard is one used by Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Fish Commission 1987) and several other northeastern state fisheries agencies in their trout allocation plans. Physical Features and Water Chemistry Survey A physio-chemical survey was made of 97 secondary trout waters exclusive of Lake Conasauga. A minimum of three 100 meter reaches were sampled within each trout stream. An attempt was made to locate at least one sample reach in the upper, middle, and lower 11 third of each watershed. Sample reaches began 20 meters upstream of each stream entry point to avoid physical impacts from road or bridge crossings. At each reach, water chemistry was tested using a Hach kit (total alkalinity and hardness), YSI 54A meter (dissolved oxygen and air/water temperature), Solu-Bridge meter (specific conductance), and Fisher 955 meter (pH). Field survey techniques were adapted from methodology developed by Orth (1983), Platts et al (1983, 1987) and US Department of Agriculture (1989). Physical measurements were taken at 10, 30, SO, 70 and 90 meter transects within each reach and included the following: channel width (m); water width (ml , channel depth (crnl : shore depth (em) and; undercut banks (cm) . Gradient (percent slope) was determined using a hand-held clinometer. Substrate composition at each transect (percent boulder, cobble, gravel, fines, and other) was visually determined and recorded. A distance 10 meters up and downstream of each transect was used to assist in the determination of substrate composition. All measurements and visual determinations were recorded and averaged for the-entire transect. Observations were noted on quality and features of pools, relative abundance of aquatic plants, stream bank conditions, access, beaver activity, 12 adjoining land use and embeddedness (extent to which fines coated or surrounded larger substrate types; Hunter ~99~) . Tagging Study Tagging methodology was the same throughout the study. Rainbow trout were tagged with brown Floy T-anchor tags numbered consecutively and bearing the message "Reward GA Department of Natural Resources Calhoun 706-629-~259." Brown was chosen as the tag color to discourage potential poaching (Beisser 1991). Catchable trout were tagged at the Summerville state fish hatchery and held in raceways a minimum of two days prior to stocking. This was done to reduce stocking mortality due to tagging stress. At the time of stocking, the stocking date, tag number, and name of receiving waters were recorded before releasing the trout. In March 1992, a minimum of ten tagged rainbow trout were released into each of the 98 secondary trout waters to determine the logistic constraints of the tagging proj ect, to debug the process, and begin gathering relative return information. Additional stockings in several waters were done in May, June, and July to assess the logistics of multiple stockings of tagged trout and to continue gathering relative return information. In ~993 and 1994, the number of tagged trout was based on a minimum of ten trout and a maximum of 2.5% of a water body's total seasonal 13 allotment (up to 31 trout per stocking). The minimum was based on 1992 returns and professional judgment; the maximum was based on funding constraints (ability to pay tag rewards). Tagged trout were stocked from mid-March through the end of August as part of each water's regular allotment of stocked trout. The reward program for returned tags remained the same throughout the study. When an angler reported a tag, fisheries personnel would obtain personal information (angler name, address, and telephone number) and fishing information (tag number[s], date of catch/ harvest, stream name, number of non-tagged trout caught) from the angler. The reward program would then be explained to the angler ($5.00 for returning the tag; eligibility for $100.00 end of year drawing) and return procedures were given. This approach yielded information from anglers even if the tags were not returned and obtained data from anglers who might hang up if they felt $5.00 was not worth their effort return the tag(s) . RESULTS Existing Allocation Systems A total of 34 state fisheries agencies responded to an inquiry regarding their trout stocking policy and allocation methodology 14 (Table 2). Most states that responded either had a trout stocking policy in place or were in the process of developing one. These policy papers generally addressed a broad spectrum of trout management issues (wild, stocked, trophy, genetic integrity) including management philosophies and guidelines for the integration of research and hatchery operations with management. Many of the states had specific criteria written into their plans that dictated the conditions under which trout would be stocked. The more common criteria were: little or no recruitment within a wild trout population; availability of public access; a targeted return rate to the angler; or stocking was justified by creel, recreational use or tagging studies (Arizona Game and Fish Department 1976; Mauser 1993 [Idaho]; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 1990; Nevada Department of Wildlife 1988; Oregon Fish and Wildlife 1992; and Rider et al 1988 [Arkansas]). The allocation formulas followed by several state agencies (Hamilton 1993 [New Jersey]; Maryland Department of Natural Resources 1990; New Hampshire Fish and Game Department 1993; Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries 1990; and West Virginia Department of Natural Resources 1989) utilize criteria similar to that of 15 Table 2. summary of trout allocation plans used by state wildlife resource agencies who responded to written questionaire. Stocking AllogAtigp Plan Formula' Water Qualityl Quantity' PhYllic:al Habitat' Azlgler Management Use' Histo~ Geography' Biology' Access' Arizona Yes No x Arkansas Yes No California Yes No X Colorado 00' CD Delaware 00 OD Idaho 00 CD X Illinois" Iowa No NO Kansas Yes No Kentucky Yes NO X Maine Yes No X Maryland Yes Yes X Michigan Yes No X Minnesota Yes No X Missouri Yes No X Montana Yes NO Nebraska Yes No Nevada Yes No New Hampshire Yes Yes x New Jersey Yes Yes X New Mexico 00 CD New York Yes Yes X North Carolina 00 OD Nort:h Dakota No No Ohio 00 00 X Oregon Yes No Pennsylvania Yes Yes X Texas No No Utah No No Virginia Yes Yes x Washington Yes No X West: Virginia Yes Yes X Wisconsin CD Wyoming Yes No x X X X X x X x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x X X X X X X x X x X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X X X X x X X X X x X X X X X X X x X X A mathematical formula or flow chart: that: calculates the number of trout: st:ocked based on numerical ratings of various criteria. Includes pH. alkalinity, hardness, water te~e~ature, and flow. Includes stream width. depth, length, and-substrate composition. InclUdes creel, recreational, and tag return studies. Includes stocking history (light:, moderate. heavy), wild versus put and take, fingerling versus catchable stocking, and "best" guess. Includes proximity to urban centers, proximity to other stocked streams. Includes fish populat:ion data (trout:. warmwater, and endangered fishes). invertebrate and primary production surveys. Includes angler and stocking access (number). parking availability, publici private land ownership patterns. 00: Under development:. Illinois has e11minat:ed it:s t:rout: st:ocking program. 16 Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Fish Commission ~987) or New York (Engstrom-Heg ~990). The Pennsylvania formula is the simpler of the two and uses existing trout biomass, stream width, recreation potential (public access and land ownership), and human population density to select a specific trout per acre stocking rate from a chart. The New York formula involves the use of a rating system that assigns points for water quality, temperature, stream physical measurements, creel data, wild trout biomass (adult and yearling) , size limits, or special regulations. A dichotomous key is then used to choose a specific trout per acre stocking rate from a chart. Opening Day Counts Four trout waters were missed in the ~993 angler count due to vehicle problems or creel clerk omission while all trout waters were visited in ~994. Anglers were encountered on 29 and 46 trout waters in ~993 and 1994 respectively (Table 3). Johns Creek (Floyd County) and Holly Creek (Murray County) had the highest relative counts both years. Anglers were seen on a total of 54 streams based on combined counts from both years. No anglers were encountered on 44 streams in either year. (Appendix Table 3). 17 Table 3. Summary of opening day angler counts (March 27, 1993 and March 26, 1994). All 98 secondary trout waters were targeted in both years. However, Lake Conasauga, Middle Fork Little River, Allen and West Chickamauga creeks were missed in the 1993 survey due to vehicle problems or clerk omission. Waters with zero angler count in both years are not listed in this table. Trout waters County Johns Creek Holly Creek Cove Creek Mill Creek 1 Raccoon Creek 2 Stamp Creek Little Cedar Creek West Armuchee Creek Beach Creek Rock Creek 1 Watermill Creek Snake Creek Storey Mill Creek pu~k~nvine Creek Salacoa Creek Wildcat Creek Lake Conasauga Taliaferro Creek Tiger Creek Fish Creek Silver Creek Connesena Creek East Armuchee Creek East Fork Little River 2 Pinelog Creek Pumpkin~ile Creek West Ch~ckamauga Creek Bluff Creek Boston Creek Flatwood Creek Hobson Creek King Creek Tallapoosa River Town Creek Two Run Creek Allgood Branch Cedar Creek Chelsea Creek Deep Spring Creek Dry Creek 2 Duck Creek Fourmile Creek Little Chickamauga Creek Little Scarecorn Creek Mann Creek Mill Creek 2 Mt Hope Creek North Prong Sumac Creek Possum Creek Powder Creek Pyle Creek Ruff Creek Simpson Creek Spr~ng Creek 1 Floyd Murray Pickens Murray Paulding Bartow Flovd Walker Haralson Walker Haralson Gordon Chattooga Paulding Cherokee Gilmer Murray Chattooga Catoosa Polk Floyd Bartow Walker Chattooga Bartow Polk Walker Cherokee Bartow Haralson Pickens Floyd Haralson Gilmer Bartow Chattooga Polk Chattooga Whitfield Walker Walker Pickens Catoosa Pickens Haralson Murray Floyd Murray Pauld~ng Paulding Bartow Chattooga Polk Floyd Total angler count Number of streams on which anglers were seen Qpening day angler CQunts 1993 1994 Total 74 38 112 38 22 60 25 10 35 10 21 31 18 8 26 9 9 18 3 14 17 6 11 17 6 7 13 9 4 13 9 2 11 9 9 2 7 9 4 3 7 5 2 7 7 7 6 6 4 2 6 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 243 228 471 29 46 54 18 Angler Use Survey A total of 236 parties were interviewed on 34 of the 98 waters surveyed in 1992 (Table 4) while 444 parties were interviewed across all 17 waters surveyed in 1993. Anglers fishing Johns or Holly creeks accounted for 45% of the total interviews in both survey years. Catch rates for all parties were about three times greater in 1992 compared to 1993 (Table 5). The catch rates for the efficient anglers (those individuals accounting for at least 50% of the catch) were very similar between years. Based on creel descriptors from both surveys, the typical angler was a male, 22 to 50 years old, who fished on weekends, used spinning/casting gear, was not a member of Trout Unlimited, and fished the same stream two or more times. The majority of anglers interviewed both years knew the daily possession limit under the general regulations (8 trout). The type of bait used was variable between years. In the 1993 survey, anglers were asked why they fished a particular stream and what factors affected their trout fishing experience. In addition to the listed factors, other responses included: a combination of these factors; fishing with family and friends; familiarity with the waters; and stream width adequate for fly fishing. 19 Table 4. Summary by secondary trout waters of the number of fishing parties interviewed in the 1992 (March 28-November 3) and 1993 (April l7-August 29) angler use surveys. All 98 secondary trout waters were included in the 1992 survey while only 17 were included in the 1993 survey. Waters with zero angler count in both years are not listed in this table. Trout waters County Johns Creek Holly Creek Lake Conasauga West Armuchee Creek Raccoon Creek :2 Rock Creek 1 Tiger Creek Little Cedar Creek Little Chickamauga Creek Beach Creek Watermill Creek Mill Creek 1 Stamp Creek Cove Creek Pumpkinpile Creek pumpkinvine Creek Taliaferro Creek Scarecorn Creek Dykes Creek King Creek Storey Mill Creek West Chickamauga Creek Cedar Creek Salacoa Creek Town Creek Allgood Branch Allison Creek Boston Creek Connesena Creek East Fork Little River 2 Fisher Creek Lookout Creek Mt Hope Creek North Prong Sumac Creek Pinelog Creek East Branch Sumac Creek Swamp Creek Floyd Murray Murray Walker Paulding Walker Catoosa Floyd Catoosa Haralson Haralson Murray Bartow Pickens Polk Paulding Chattooga Pickens Floyd Floyd Chattooga Walker Polk Cherokee Gilmer Chattooga Dade Bartow Bartow Chattooga Pickens Dade Floyd Murray Bartow Pickens Murray Whitfield Total angler count Number of streams on which anglers were seen ~992 56 5~ 75 ~3 ~~ ~2 14 5 4 5 ~6 5 8 9 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 :2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 236 34 ~993 ~08 92 30 22 16 14 13 H 11 ~o 7 5 4 444 17 20 Table 5. Summary of angler use surveys in ~992 (March 28-November 3) and ~993 (April ~7-August 29). All 98 secondary trout waters were sampled in ~992 while only ~7 were surveyed in ~993. CatAchll raptaersties Numbe~ of parties Trout/hr Efficient parties1 Numbe~ of parties Trout/hr Trip length at time of interview (hour.) Creel descriptors (%) Day of interview Mon-Thur Fri-Sun Sex of angler Male Female Age of angler Under 16 16-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51-64 65+ Knew possession limit CInocrorerrcet ct Kept any trout caught Always Most of the time Sometimes Seldom Never Fishing method Cast/spin Other Bait ~g~~~rfal Both Bank versus wading BWaandking Both Trout Unlimited member Yes No Number of times/year angler fished stream on which he was interviewed First time Once 2-5 times 161-+1 0 tJ1.m;:iemses Reason for fishing a particular stream3 Close to home Stocked often Scenic area Other Ftraocutot rfsisahfifnecgFing Catch lots of fish Catch large fish Scenic-area Other" 236 0.98 25 3.88 1.52 2719 96 4 3 11 20 27 15 H 8 93 7 67 19 9 4 1 92 8 65 17 18 89 10 1 4 96 13 3 22 6 56 444 0.36 40 3.35 1. 78 26 74 96 4 5 258 27 16 13 6 1873 33 24 27 7 9 97 3 20 53 27 89 10 1 3 97 15 2 22 12 49 55 12 17 16 25 45 23 7 Fishing parties that caught 50% of the total number of trout seen in the survey. Includes corn. Not asked in 1992 survey. 21 Stream Access Survey The intent of this survey was to determine how much public stream ownership existed outside of the main body of the Chattahoochee National Forest. Therefore, streams flowing through National Forest holdings in Gilmer, Fannin, and Murray counties were excluded from consideration in this survey. With this exclusion, publicly owned access on secondary trout waters in the remaining 13 counties was found to be very limited. Only 16 secondary trout waters (Table 6) were found to be partly flowing through publicly owned lands. The US Forest Service (Armuchee Ranger District) was the principal landowner through which seven of these 16 streams flowed. Wildlife management areas leased or owned by the Department of Natural Resources accounted for public ownership on an additional five streams. Although in public ownership, the property on Tiger Creek managed by the Georgia National Guard is restricted to training purposes only and is generally off limits to the public. Fishing access at multiple bridge crossings was available on all but three secondary trout waters (Table 7) with the number of bridge crossings available ranging from 0 to 36 with an average of eight. Two of the three streams with no bridge access, Allen and Sumac creeks, are located on publicly owned lands. There appears 22 Table 6. Secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia that are partially on publicly owned lands (city, county, state, or federal) exclusive of US Forest Service lands in Fannin, Gilmer and Murray counties. Only the stream length on public land is listed. Trout Waters County Km Ownership Deep Spring Creek Dry Creek 2 Duck Creek Dykes Creek East Fork Little River Johns Creek Little Armuchee Creek Little Cedar Creek Pumpkinvine Creek Ruff Creek Snake Creek Stamp Creek Swamp Creek Tiger Creek West Armuchee Creek West Chickamauga Creek Whitfield Walker Walker Floyd Chattooga Floyd/Walker Chattooga Floyd 1.8 0.8 5.8 0.5 1.9 15.3 1.6 1.9 Paulding 9.5 Chattooga/Walker 3.2 Gordon/Walker 1.1 Bartow 12.6 Whitfield 1.9 Catoosa 6.2 Walker 1.3 Walker 2.3 Dalton Utilities US Forest Service GA DNR WMA Floyd County GA DNR WMA US Forest Service GA DNR US Forest Service GA School for the Deaf i City of Cave Springs GA DNR WMA US Forest Service US Forest Service GA DNR WMA US Forest Service GA National Guard US Forest Service GA DNR WMA 23 Table 7. Summary of the total number of public road crossings on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia and total stream length within 0.16 kilometers of a public road. Allen Creek Allgood Branch Allison Creek Ball Creek Beach Creek Bluff Creek Boston Creek Cedar Creek Chappel Creek Chattanooga Creek Chelsea Creek Coahulla Creek Concord Creek Connesena Creek Cove Creek Deep Spring Creek Dry Creek 1 Dry Creek 2 Duck Creek Dykes Creek East Armuchee Creek East Branch East Fork Little River 1 East Fork Little River 2 Fish Creek Flatwood Creek Fourmile Creek Hinton Creek Hobson Creek Holly Creek Johns Creek Kings Creek Lassetter Creek Lavender Creek Left Fork Coulter Branch Little Armuchee Cree Little Cedar Creek Little Chickamauga Creek Little Scarecorn Creek Long Branch Lookout Creek Mann Creek Middle Fork Little River Mill Creek 1 Mill Creek 2 Mountain Creek Bridge Crossings o 3 6 4 5 7 3 9 7 10 5 11 4 8 8 11 3 8 19 21 1 17 2 2 24 1 6 5 3 7 26 7 5 4 4 12 14 22 3 5 16 5 1 1 2 o Total Stream kilometers within 0.16 km of public road 0.0 0.8 2.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 0.3 3.1 6.1 1.4 1.6 3.9 1.4 2.4 3.5 6.3 2.6 3.5 10.8 12.9 1.1 5.6 1.1 0.8 9.7 0.2 1.9 1.3 0.6 8.5 6.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 2.9 5.8 13.7 7.6 0.5 3.5 8.2 0.5 0.6 8.5 1.4 0.0 24 Table 7 continued. Summary of the total number of public road crossings on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia and total stream length within 0.16 kilometers of a public road. Bridge Crossings Total Stream kilometers within 0.16 km of public road Mt. Hope Creek 5 Mud Creek 3 Murphy Creek 3 North Prong Sumac Creek 3 Perennial Spring 6 Pine Log Creek 31 Pinhook Creek 6 Possum Creek 5 Powder Creek 6 pumpkinpile Creek 20 Pumpkinvine Creek 5 Pyle Creek 2 Raccoon Creek 1 6 Raccoon Creek 2 4 Rock Creek 1 7 Rock Creek 2 2 Rock Creek 3 3 Rock Creek 4 5 Rocky Creek 2 Ruff Creek 10 Salacoa Creek 22 Scarecorn Creek 22 Sevenmile Creek 4 Sharp Mountain Creek 19 Silver Creek 18 Simpson Creek 1 Snake Creek 11 Soap Creek 4 Spring Creek 1 21 Spring Creek 2 14 Stamp Creek 1 Storey Mill Creek 11 Sugar Creek 1 Sumac Creek o Swamp Creek 1 Taliaferro Creek 8 Tallapoosa Creek 1 Tallapoosa River1 36 Thompson Creek -5 Tiger Creek 20 Toms Creek 8 Town Creek 17 Two Run Creek2 17 Ward Creek 2 West Armuchee Creek 11 West Chickamauga Creek 16 3.7 0.8 0.8 2.3 2 ..4 10.5 1.9 1.6 1.4 6.9 1.0 0.2 1.6 1.0 4.0 0.6 2.1 2.3 0.3 4.3 12.2 3.7 1.8 2.6 15.3 0.5 7.4 0.5 14.7 3.9 12.6 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 4.0 0.2 3.5 2.3 14.2 5.6 9.7 6.1 0.3 8.7 8.9 25 Table 7 continued. Summary of the total number of public road crossings on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia and total stream length within 0.16 kilometers of a public road. Bridge Crossings Total Stream kilometers within 0.16 km of public road West Fork Little River 1 0.2 Wildcat Creek 2 0.3 Wiley Creek 3 1.3 Includes Maynard Creek. Includes Crowe Springs. 26 to be good potential for the purchase of additional public access on many of the waters as indicated by the total length of stream within 0.16 kilometers of a public road. A total of S6 secondary trout waters had at least 1.6 kilometers (one mile) of stream within 0.16 kilometers of a public road while a total of 26 secondary trout waters had at least five kilometers (three miles) of stream within 0.16 kilometers of a public road. Tagging Study A total of 10,700 tagged rainbow trout were stocked during the three year study (1992 through 1994 seasons). The overall tag reporting rate (returned tags and tags reported but not returneq) was 22% (Table 8). Holly, Little Cedar, and Johns creeks were the only secondary trout waters with overall returns exceeding 40%. All three are streams that are stocked heavily (12 times per season). A total of 42 secondary trout waters had at least one season with a return of 2S% or better while S4 secondary trout waters had zero tag returns in at least one season. A total of 11 streams had no tag returns reported from them throughout the entire study. Seven heavily stocked streams had return rates of less than 22%, while one moderately stocked (4 times per season) and three 27 Table 8. Summary of stocked rainbow trout tagging study conducted from 1992 through 1994 in secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. The trout waters are listed in descending order of percent tag return during the three years. Stream 1992 Prestudy Tagged Stocking Trout Tags Reported Level' Stocked (Nosl (\1 Tagged Trout Stocked _1993_ Tags Reported (NasI (tJ Tagged Trout Stocked 1994 Tags Reported (NasI (\1 Tagged Trout Stocked Three Year Summary Tags Reported (NasI (" Range Number of Years with no Returns Holly Ck 12 32 8 25\ 338 192 57\ 377 161 44\ 141 361 49\ 25\ - 51\ Little Cedar Ck 12 30 14 41\ 110 65 59\ 155 61 39t 295 140 41\ 39\ - 59\ Johns Ck 12 31 13 42\ 312 115 41\ 377 141 39t 180 335 43\ 39\ - 41\ Allen Ck 4 30 3 10\ 40 21 5H 73 21 31\ 143 51 36t 10' - 5H Rock Ck 1 12 35 12 34\ 132 63 48t 140 33 24\ 301 108 35\ 24\ - 48\ Mill Ck 1 12 31 10 32\ 149 66 44\ 220 56 25\ 400 132 3H 25\ - 44\ Rocky Ck 1 10 6 60\ 10 4 40\ 10 0 0' 30 10 3H 0\ 60\ Swamp Ck 1 20 1 35\ 10 5 50\ 10 1 10' 40 13 3H 10' - 50\ Mill Ck 2 1 29 11 38\ 10 1 10\ 30 4 13' 69 22 32' 13' - 10' Raccoon Ck 2 12 31 16 52' 96 36 38\ 93 18 19' 220 10 32\ 19\ - 52t Stamp Ck 12 30 19 6H 184 59 32\ 112 40 2H 386 118 31t 2H - 6H Snake Ck 1 20 6 30\ 10 4 40' 10 2 20' 40 12 30\ 20' - 40' Ward Ck 1 30 3 10\ 20 10 50\ 20 1 35' 10 20 29\ 10\ - 50t Hobson Ck 4 20 6 30t 40 18 45t 36 2 6t 96 26 21\ 6t 45t West Armuchee Ck 12 30 6 20t 191 54 21\ 222 63 2at 449 123 21\ 20t - 2at Beach Ck to.) Hinton Ck CD Salacoa Ck 12 30 8 21\ 116 48 21\ 110 41 24\ 316 97 26t 24\ - 21\ 1 31 11 35t 10 1 lOt 10 0 ot 51 12 24\ Ot - 35t 4 29 10 34t 80 25 3n 13 6 at 182 41 23\ at - 34\ Pumpkinpile Ck 12 30 12 40t 33 3 9t 39 6 15' 102 21 2lt 9t - 40t Dykes Ck 4 30 1 2H 60 18 30t 73 1 lOt 163 32 20t lOt - 30t Kings Ck 1 20 2 10\ 10 5 50t 10 1 lOt 40 8 20t lOt - Sot North Prong Sumac Ck 4 30 5 11t 15 4 21\ 19 4 2lt 64 13 20t 11t - 21t Storey Mill Ck 4 31 10 32' 60 14 23\ 57 6 l1t 148 30 20t 11t - 32\ Tiger Ck 12 30 12 40t 66 12 18t 68 8 12t 164 32 20' 12t - 40t Watermill Ck 12 51 8 16t 171 44 26t 186 29 16t 408 81 20t 1n - 2n Cedar Ck 4 31 9 29t 40 8 20t 36 3 at 107 20 19t at - 29\ Connesena Ck 1 31 2 6t 20 1 35\ 21 5 24\ 72 14 19t 6t - 35t Pyle Ck Rock Ck 2 1 4 30 30 2 7 "2H 20 5 25t 30 7 23\ 20 6 30t 36 4 l1t 70 13 19t 1\ - 30t 96 18 19' 1n - 2H Table 8 continued. Summary of stocked rainbow trout tagging study conducted from 1992 through 1994 in secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. The trout waters are listed in descending order of percent tag return during the three years. Stream 1922 Prestudy Tagged Stocking Trout Tags Reported Levell Stocked (Nos) (t) Tagged Trout Stocked 1993 Tags Reported (Nos) (t) Tagged Trout Stocked 1991 Tags Reported (Nos) (t) Tagged Trout Stocked Three Year Summary Tags Reported (NasI It) Range Number of Years with no Returns Raccoon Ck 1 1 30 4 In 10 5 50\ 10 a at 50 9 18\ ot - sot Rock Ck 3 4 30 2 7\ 29 8 28\ 18 4 22 77 14 18\ 7\ - 28\ Spring Ck 1 1 30 2 7\ 40 8 20t 36 9 25t 106 19 18\ 7\ - 25t Toms Ck Pumpkinvine Ck 1 30 3 10\ 12 30 1 n 10 6 60\ 70 15 21\ 10 a at 79 15 19t 50 9 18t at - 60\ 179 31 17\ n - 21\ Wildcat Ck 1 10 a at 10 1 lot 10 4 40t 30 5 17\ ot - 10t 1 Crowe Springs 4 20 7 35t 20 2 lOt 20 0 ot 60 9 1St at - 35t 1 Mt Hope Ck 4 30 5 17\ 40 3 7\ 36 8 22t 106 16 1St 7\ - 22t Rock Ck 4 1 20 4 20t 10 1 lOt 10 1 lOt 10 6 1St lOt - 20t Maynard Ck 1 30 3 lOt 10 4 40t 10 0 at 50 7 11\ Ot - 10t 1 Taliaferro Ck Hiley Ck Dry Creek 1 12 31 5 16\ 66 11 17\ 69 8 12t 166 21 11\ 12t - 17\ 1 '. 10 2 20t 10 2 20t 10 a Ot 30 1 In ot - 20t 1 1 40 6 1St 10 1 lOt 10 0 ot 60 7 12t ot - 1St 1 W Mann Ck \D Sumac Ck 1 30 6 20t 10 0 Ot 10 0 Ot 50 6 12t ot - 20t 2 1 20 a ot 12 2 17\ 10 3 30t 12 5 12t at - lOt 1 Hest Chickamauga Ck 4 30 6 20t 20 1 5t 20 1 St 70 8 11\ 5t - 20t Allgood Br 1 20 1 5t 10 l lOt 10 0 Ot 10 1 lOt at - 30t Duck Ck 4 30 1 3\ l7 7 19t l6 2 lit 10l 10 lOt 3t - 19t F1atwood Ck 1 30 3 lOt 10 a Ot 10 2 20t 50 5 lOt Ot - 20t 1 Perennial Springs 1 19 3 16\ 10 1 lot 10 0 Ot 39 1 lOt Ot - 16\ 1 Pine Log Ck 4 31 5 16\ 125 16 13\ 108 6 6\ 261 27 lOt 6\ - 16\ Pinhook Ck 1 20 3 1St 10 1 lOt 10 0 Ot 10 1 lOt at - 1st 1 Town Ck 1 20 0 ot 10 1 lOt 10 l 30t 10 1 lOt at - lOt 1 East Fork Little R 2 4 30 5 17\ 20 a at 20 1 St 70 6 9t ot 17\ 1 Chappel Ck 1 30 1 n 10 l 30t 10 0 Ot 50 1 n 0\ - 30\ 1 Chelsea Ck 1 30 3 lOt 10 1 lOt 10 0 at 50 1 n ot - lOt 1 CoahuIla ex 1 30 1 3\ 10 2 20t 10 1 lot 50 1 n n - 20t Lassetter Ck 1 30 1 n 10 a at 10 3 30t 50 1 8\ 0\ - 30t Possum Ck 1 30 a ot 10 2 20t 10 2 20t 50 1 at 0\ - 20t Table 8 continued. Summary of stocked rainbow trout tagging study conducted from 1992 through 1994 in secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. The trout waters are listed in descending order of percent tag return during the three years. Stream 1992 Prestudy Tagged Stocking Trout Tags Reported Level' Stocked (Nos) (\) Tagged Trout Stocked 1993 Tag8 Reported (Nos) (\) Tagged Trout Stocked 1994 Tag8 Reported (Nos) 1\1 Tagged Trout Stocked Three Year Summary Tags Reported (Nos) (t) Range Number of Years with no Returns Ruff Ck 4 30 3 10 23 2 9\ 20 1 5\ 73 6 8\ 5\ - 10\ Thompson Ck 1 30 0 0\ 10 3 30t 10 I lOt 50 4 8\ 0\ - 30\ Lake Conasauga 4 23 0 0\ 156 IS 10\ 90 4 4\ 269 19 7t 0\ - 10\ Little Chickamauga Ck 12 30 1 J\ 66 7 11\ 70 4 6\ 166 12 7t J\ - 11\ Deep spring Ck 1 30 2 7t 20 1 5\ 20 1 5\ 70 4 6\ 5\ - 7t Dry Creek 2 1 30 3 10\ 10 0 0\ 10 0 0\ SO 3 6\ 0\ - 10\ 2 East Fork Little R 1 1 20 0 ot 10 3 30\ 20 0 0\ SO 3 n 0\ - 30\ 2 Little Armuchee Ck Powder Ck Silver Ck Tallapoosa R 1 30 0 0\ 11 2 18\ 10 1 lOt 51 3 6\ 0\ - 18\ 1 1 30 2 7\ 10 1 10\ 10 0 0\ 50 3 n 0\ - 10\ 1 4 29 2 7\ 14 1 7\ 20 1 5\ 63 4 n 5\ - 7t 1 30 1 3\ 30 3 10\ 30 1 n 90 5 n n - 10\ Ball Ck Boston Ck 1 21 1 5\ 10 1 10\ 10 0 ot U 2 st 0\ - 10\ 12 32 2 n 132 12 9\ 123 1 U 287 15 s\ U- 9\ East Br 1 20 0 0\ 10 2 20\ 10 0 ot 40 2 s\ 0\ - 20t 2 L Scarecorn Ck 1, 20 1 5\ 10 1 lOt 10 0 ot 40 2 st ot - lOt 1 Scarecorn ck W Tallapoosa Ck 0 Two Run Ck 1 20 0 0\ 10 2 20t 10 0 ot 40 2 5\ ot - 20\ 2 1 30 0 0\ 10 0 0\ 10 2 20t SO 2 4\ ot - 20\ 2 4 30 1 n 20 1 5t 20 1 st 70 3 4\ 3\ - 5\ Concord Ck 1 20 1 5\ 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 40 1 3t ot - 5\ 2 Lavender Ck 1 20 1 5\ 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 40 1 Jt 0\ - s\ 2 Lookout Ck 4 31 0 0\ 20 0 0\ 20 2 lot 71 2 Jt 0\ - 10\ 2 Mud Ck 1 20 0 ot 10 1 10\ 10 0 0\ 40 1 Jt 0\ - lOt 2 Sharp Mtn ck 1 20 0 0\ 9 1 11\ 10 0 ot 39 1 Jt 0\ - In 2 Sugar Ck Allison Ck 1 20 1 5\ 10 0 0\ 10 0 ot 40 1 Jt 0\ - 5\ 2 1 29 1 n 10 0 0\ 10 0 ot 49 1 2t 0\ - n 2 Bluff Ck 1 30 1 3\ 10 0 0\ 10 0 0\ 50 1 2\ 0\ 3t 2 Chattanooga Ck 4 30 0 0\ 15 0 0\ 20 1 st 65 1 2t 0\ - 5\ 2 Left Fork Coulter Br 1 30 0\ 10 0\ 10 1 10\ SO 1 2t 0\ - 10\ 2 Table 8 continued. Summary of stocked rainbow trout tagging study conducted from 1992 through 1994 in secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. The trout waters are listed in descending order of percent tag return during the three years. Stream 1992 Prestudy Tagged Stocking Trout Tags Reported Level' Stocked (Nos) Il) Tagged Trout Stocked 1993 Tags Reported (Nos) It) Tagged Trout Stocked 1994 Tags Reported INos) It) Tagged Trout Stocked Three year Summary Tags Reported (Nos) Il) Range Number of Years with no Returns Soap Ck 1 31 0 ot East Armuchee Ck 1 20 0 ot Fish Ck 1 20 0 ot Fourmile Ck 1 20 0 ot Long Br 1 20 0 ot Middle Fork Little R 1 9 0 ot Mountain Ck' 1 Murphy Ck 1 20 0 ot Sevenmile Ck 1 30 0 ot Simpson Ck 1 10 0 ot Spring Ck 2 1 30 0 ot West Fork Little R 1 30 0 ot 10 1 lOt 10 0 ot 51 1 2t ot - lOt 2 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 40 0 0\ ot - ot 3 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 40 0 ot ot - ot 3 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 40 0 ot ot - ot 3 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 40 0 ot ot - Ot 3 9 0 ot 10 0 ot 28 0 ot ot - ot 3 10 0 ot 20 0 ot ot - ot 1 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 50 0 ot ot - ot 3 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 30 0 ot ot - ot 3 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 50 0 ot ot - ot 3 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 50 0 ot ot - ot 3 10 0 ot 10 0 ot 50 0 ot ot - ot 3 Total -- 4128 849 2lt .W... ,I Based on CY 1992 master stocking list. Not stocked in CY 1993 and 1994. 3953 1147 29t 2619 352 In 10700 2348 22\ In - 29t lightly stocked waters (1 time per season) had overall return rates of 32% to 36%. At least two-thirds of the tagged rainbow trout were caught during the months of March through June in all three years of the study (Table 9). In 1992, no stocking in August and September biased the overall reporting of tags towards a higher March through June percentage when compared with the 1993 and 1994 results. A summary.of the reported tag distribution from the top three streams (Table 10) mirrored the results derived from secondary trout waters combined. Physical Features and Water Chemistry Survey Physical features and water chemistry were measured at 280 sites distributed across the 97 secondary trout streams (Appendix Tables A1 and A2). A total of 148 sites (53%) were determined to have an embeddedness rating of 5 (greater than 75% of larger stream particles covered with or surrounded by fine sediment) while 105 sample sites (38%) had one-third or more of the stream substrate composed of fines. A stream bottom consisting of gravel and cobble is critical in trout waters ~G-provide stream bottom stability, substrate for invertebrate (food) production, and habitat (Platts et al 1983). A particle mix of gravel and cobble comprised at least 50% of the substrate at 139 sites (50%). A total of eight 32 Table 9. Catch distribution of tagged rainbow trout by month stocked for all secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Total numbers of tagged trout reported caught does not equal numbers presented in Table 8 due to inability of some anglers to provide date of catch information. Month Month Reported Caught 1992 .1....9.-."'9.3... _ Stocked Mar Mar 92 57 May 92 Jun 92 Ju192__ Total 57 Percent of Month Apr Mav Jun Jul Aug SeD 86 22 12 1 2 60 28 4 1 39 9 3 3 17~~ 86 82 79 31 5 6 tagged trout caught Mar - Jun 1993 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1 1 Month Reported Caught Apr May ~un_JulAuq 1 _1 1 1 1...9.M.!-9~4 Sen 349 87,1\ _ scccked Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug SeD Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Anr Mav Ju~ ~ul~qSen Mar 93 125 97 25 5 5 2 1 1 Apr 93 126 40 4 3 1 1 1 May 93 195 48 7 2 Jun 93 62 55 5 4 1 Jul 93 68 24 7 1 W Aug 93 , 49 24 W Sep 93 . 59 2 Total 125 223 260 119 138 82 94 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1050 Percent of tagged trout caught Mar - Jun 69.2\ Month Reported Caught Month 1994 1995 Stocked Mar Anr Mav Jun Jul Aug SeD Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar ~r _Mav Jun Jul Auq Sen Mar 94 68 47 15 5 2 2 2 Apr 94 56 50 12 2 3 1 May 94 112 39 8 1 Jun 94 104 39 3 1 Jul 94 40 9 3 1 Aug 94 73 18 4 Sen 94 _ 29 2 Total 68 103 177 160 91 90 55 7 751 Percent of tagged trout caught Mar - Jun 67.6\ Table 10. Catch distribution of tagged rainbow trout by month stocked for Holly, Johns, and Little Cedar creeks. Numbers of tagged trout reported does not represent all fish caught due to inability of some anglers to provide date of catch information. Month Reported Caught Month 1992 1993 stocked Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Mar 92 10 3 3 1 Apr 92 May 92 7 Jun 92 5 1 Jul 92 1 1~ Total 10 3 10 6 1 1 1 1 33 Mar-Jun 81.9\ Month Reported Caught Month 1993 1994 StQQke~r APr May Jun Jul Aug Sen Oct Noy Pee Jan Feb Mar APr May ~~l ~uq SeD Mar 93 21 16 3 2 1 1 Apr 93 62 18 1 2 1 1 May 93 77 12 1 1 Jun 93 33 19 1 1 l.aJ Jul 93 33 19 1 til- Aug 93 21 1 SeD 93 22 Total 21 18 98 48 55 43 31 2 1 317 Mar-Jun 65,01 Month Reported Caught Month 1994 1995 suocked.. Mar_ADr Mav Jun Jul Aug SeD Oc.t---..H.QY._--..Dec Jan Feb Mar ADr _Mav _Jun Jul Auq SeD Mar 94 19 15 2 2 Apr 94 35 26 6 1 2 1 May 94 46 16 3 Jun 94 60 13 1 Jul 94 13 9 1 1 Aug 94 40 5 2 SeD 94 2 Total 19 50 14 82 30 54 9 3 321 Mar-Jun 70.11 stream sites were found to be dry at the time they were surveyed. Unfortunately, when an embeddedness level of 25% or less (lor 2 rating) is taken into account, only 34 stream sites (12%) had a gravel and cobble mixture that comprised at least 50% of the substrate. Shore depth and stream bank undercut provide cover for fish, especially young-of-the-year, and are considered conditions favorable to producing high fish biomass (Platts et al 1987) . In this study, shoreline cover, as determined from measurement of shore depth and undercut bank, was limited at most sample sites. Hunter (1991) believed an undercut of about 15 cm had to be present in order to rate as cover for trout. Less than one-third of the sample sites had an undercut bank measure that averaged 15 cm or more. A total of 252 sites (90%) had average shore depths of less than 15 em while an additional 15 sample sites had measured shoreline depths of zero with existing undercut bank providing cover only at higher stream stages. The water width/water depth ratio is used as a general indicator of potential deep water cover, undercut bank, and overhanging vegetation (Hunter 1991). A wide, shallow stream would have a large ratio while a narrow, deep channel would have a smaller ratio. A ratio in the range of 5:1 to 20:1 is considered 35 to be good while a ratio over 40:1 is considered poor. In this study, the average ratio across all sample sites was 22:1 with 50% of the sites sampled having a good rating. Channel gradient is an important factor regulating stream velocity, channel shape, and stream habitat (Platts et al 1983). Gradient influences the ability of a stream to flush fine sediment and minimize embeddedness of the larger substrate particles. A total of 233 sample sites (83%) had a gradient of 1% or less. The generally shallow gradient of the secondary trout streams in this study directly contributes to the ease with which these streams accumulate fine sediments or become embedded as a result of land disturbances within the respective watersheds. Some of the land disturbances noted during the course of the study included construction, farming, cattle grazing, road construction, and silviculture activities. A total of five sites had water temperatures in excess of the 22C temperature standard originally used in the development of the trout water designations (McIntyre 1976). All of these temperatures were measured in late August or early September. Total hardness and alkalinity, specific conductance, and dissolved oxygen levels at all sites were within the normal range of values expected. 36 DI:Sct1SSI:ON Several state agencies use a minimum return rate of stocked trout in determining whether a stream should continue to be stocked. The minimum return rates vary by state, but the majority target a minimum return of 40% (Montana Dept of Fish, Wildlife and Parks J..976; Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife J..992; Michigan Department of Natural Resources J..987; Pennsylvania Fish Commission J..987) . Holly (Murray County), Johns (Floyd County), and Little Cedar (Floyd County) creeks were the only secondary trout waters with tag returns that fell within this range. These return rates were not corrected for non-reporting which may have resulted in tags being under reported by as much as 50% (Bettross et al J..994). However, the purpose of my study was to develop a quick, low cost means of measuring the relative return of stocked rainbow trout. The study was not intended to precisely measure exploitation. An examination of physical characteristics, access and opening day angler counts was made for the three streams to see what factors might account for the greater return rates (Table J..1). The only factors that appeared consistent among the three waters were that all were partially in public ownership, had multiple access points (bridge crossings), and all had several kilometers of stream mileage within short walking distance of a public road. When trout 37 Table 11. A comparison of angler use, physical features, and stream access for three streams having a tag relative return rate of at least 40%. Stream Holly Creek Johns Creek Little Cedar Creek 3 Year Average Tag return(%) 49 Average Water width depth ratio 26:1 Embeddedness1 2 Gradient (% ) 3 Undercut Bank (em) 20 Number of Bridge Crossings 7 (Rank) 1 (14) Stream km Within 0.16 km of a public road 8.5 (Rank) (20 ) Stream km Publicly owned (% of total) 13.4 (77) Two year total Opening day Angler count 60 (Rank) (2 ) 43 25:1 2 1 13 26 (3) 6.4 (38 ) 15.3 (35 ) 112 (1) 47 15:1 4 1 14 14 (20 ) 13.7 (4 ) 1.9 (13) 17 (7) 1 Measured on a scale of 1 (least embedded) to 5 (most embedded) . 2 Out of 98 secondary trout waters. 38 waters with average returns of 30% or better are considered (N=12), 9 out of the 12 streams had a portion of their mileage in public ownership. Of these 12 streams, only Rock Creek 1, Mill Creek 2 and Raccoon Creek 2 had no publicly owned adjoining lands. However, Raccoon Creek 2 does have a Georgia Power right-of-way that allows "unofficial" public access to the stream. Several states including Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Fish Commission 1987) , Montana (Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 1976), and California (California Department of Fish and Game 1992) use the availability of public access on streams to determine the rate at which trout will be stocked. Little or no public access results in a stream not being stocked. In Georgia, a maximum mean temperature of 22.2 C for the period of record has been used to define secondary trout water and establish a lower terminus (Fatora and Beisser 1980). Five stream sites sampled during this study had water temperatures in excess of 22C. Personnel at the Summerville state fish hatchery have occasionally reported water temperatures greater than 22 C while stocking various streams in Haralson, Paulding, and Polk counties, usually in July or August. The Pennsylvania Fish Commission (1987) limits the majority of its in-season stockings to before June 15th to avoid warm water conditions. Tag returns from stockings made 39 prior to July ~st comprised more than two-thirds of the total returned in each of the three study years. It appears that trout stocked before July ~st survive better and are therefore available longer to anglers. The current trout stocking program in Georgia relies primarily on catchable rainbow trout (minimum length about 204 rom). Several states including Michigan, Nebraska (Nebraska Game and Fish Commission ~989), and Oregon use fingerling stockings (about ~oo rom in length) for put-grow-and-take management where adequate habitat is available, natural recruitment is low, or public access is limited. This approach reduces catchable production costs while concentrating stocking of catchables on high return streams with public access. In Georgia, fall stockings of fingerling brown and rainbow trout are currently made based on availability of surplus fish, usually from within the federal hatchery system. Unfortunately, the current instability within the federal hatchery system puts this fingerling supply in jeopardy. A portion of the catchable trout production within the state hatchery system would have to be re-allocated to fingerling production in order to provide a greater variety of stocking options in trout waters. 40 RECOMMENDATIONS 1. The stocking rate of catchable rainbow trout should be reduced in those 56 waters that had a tag return of less than 25% throughout the study. This reduction could be accomplished through fewer catchable stockings per season, fewer catchables per stocking, a spring catchable-fall fingerling stocking combination, or a fall only fingerling stocking. Reductions should take into account' public land ownership, access sites and distance from public roads. The 25% return rate was chosen instead of a 40% return rate to minimize "angler shock" in the re-allocation of catchable trout. A minimum return of 40% should be phased in as a future management goal. 2. The stocking rate of catchable trout should be increased in those 42 waters that had a tag return of at least 25%. The re-allocation of catchable trout should take into account public land ownership, access sites and distance from a public road. 3. A tagging study should be initiated statewide on all secondary trout streams to determine the tag return of catchable trout to the angler. The tagging study CQuld be expanded to include primary trout waters if manpower and budget allow. A tagging study should be done every five years to make adjustments to the allocation of the catchable trout. 41 4 . An opening day count is a less expensive but limited alternative to a tagging study in determining the relative use of a stream by anglers. The resulting counts over several years could be used to adjust stocking rates. The opening day count has obvious duration limitations and can be greatly influenced by factors such as weather conditions and time of day. 5. Ernbeddedness and the influx of sediment fines were factors impacting all secondary waters to various degrees. The Wildlife Resources Division should continue to encourage and support the Environmental Protection Division and local authorities in their enforcement of existing erosion and sedimentation control laws and ordinances. 6. A stream easement program should be initiated by the Division and target secondary trout waters with little or no public ownership. Stream easements would increase angling access to the trout fishery while protecting riparian habitat and helping to minimize sedimentation. The easement program could include a tax incentive coupled with a long term lease. A purchase option could be included. Funding for leasing or easement purchase could come from Sport Fish Restoration funds or the State of Georgia IS RiverCare 2000 program. 42 7. Stocking in secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia should be concentrated into pre-season stockings and in-season stockings prior to July 1st. Stockings after July 1st appear to provide lower return to the angler. 43 LI:TERATtJRE CI:TED Arizona Game and Fish Department. 1976. Fish stocking and management policy. Beisser, G. S. 1983. Evaluation of secondary trout streams in northwest Georgia. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division, Final Report, Federal Aid Project F-36. Beisser, G.S. 1991. Angler harvest of stocked rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, in the Blue Ridge Tailwater. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division, Final Report, Federal Aid Project F-36. Bettross, E.A., J.F. Jones, and B.M. Saul. 1994. Dynamics of the largemouth bass fisheries in three mainstem Savannah River reservoirs. 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Platts. 1982. An integrated land-aquatic classification system. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 2:138-149. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 1990. Trout stocking formula. Tidewater Administration, Freshwater Fisheries, 3 pp mimeo. Mauser, G. 1993. Synopsis, persistence, and dispersion and stocking guidelines for put-and-take trout in streams. Idaho Fish and Game, Job Performance Report, Project F-73-R-1S McIntYre, J. T. 1976. Interagency task force report on Georgia trout streams. Georgia Office of Planning and Budget, Atlanta. 33 pp. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1990. Stream management planning guide. Fourth draft. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 1987. Michigan fish stocking guidelines. Fisheries Division, Fisheries Management Report No. 11. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. 1976. Fish Stocking and Management Policy. Montana Administrative Procedure Act. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. 1989. Fish stocking policy. Fisheries Division, Lincoln NE. Nevada Department of Wildlife. 1988. Fish stocking program. Operational procedures for coldwater fish stocking program, and warm and coolwater fish stocking program. New Hampshire Fish and Game ~epartment. 1993. Fishing for the future: A draft statewide "cLaasi.fi.cat.Lon system for streams. Fish and Wildlife Programs Office, 13 pp mimeo. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 1992. Division 7 Oregon Administrative Rules. Fish Management and Hatchery Operation. 45 Orth, D.J. 1983. Aquatic habitat measurements. Pages 61-84 in L.A. Nielsen and D.L. Johnson, editors. Fisheries Techniques. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Pennsylvania Fish Commission. 1987. Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania Waters. Bureau.of Fisheries, Second Edition. Platts, W.S. 1979. Relationships among stream order, fish populations, and aquatic geomorphology in an Idaho river drainage. Fisheries 4 (2) :5-9. Platts, W.S. 1980. A plea for fishery habitat classification. Fisheries 5 (1) :5-9. Platts, W.S., W.F. Megahan, and G.W. Minshall. evaluating stream, riparian, and biotic Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Report INT-138. 1983. Methods for conditions. US General Technical Platts, W.S., C. Armour, G. Booth, M. Bryant, J. Bufford, P. Cuplin, S. Henson, G. Lienkaemper, G. Minshall, S. Monsen, R. Nelson, J. Sedell, and J. Tuhy. 1987. Methods for evaluati~g riparian habitats with applications to management. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, General Technical Report INT-221. Rider, L.L., M. Hudy, and C. McLemore. 1988 Arkansas Trout Fishing Survey. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock AR. US Department of Agriculture. 1989. Fisheries Habitat Surveys Handbook. US Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Fisheries and Wildlife Management, Handbook FSH 2609.23. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. 1990. Catchable trout stocking criteria. Fish Division, 3 pp mimeo. West Virginia Department of Nat~ral Resources. 1989. Trout Fishing Guide. Division of Wildlife' Resources. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 1968. Trout stream inventory. Division of Fish, Game and Enforcement. Mimeo. 12 pp. 46 Appendix 47 Appendix List of Tables Table Al. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Table A2. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. 48 Appendix Table AI. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date Water width depth (m) (em) Widthl depth ratio subst rateComP_os It ion_( tl Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient Il) Shore Depth (em) Undercut Bank (em) Allen Ck Allgood Ck Allgood Ck Allgood Ck All ison Ck Allison Ck All ison Ck Ball Ck Ball Ck Ball Ck Beach Ck Beach Ck Beach Ck \0 Bluff Ck Bluff Ck Bluff Ck Boston Ck Boston Ck Boston Ck Cedar Ck Cedar Ck Cedar Ck Chappel ck Chappel Ck Chappel Ck Chattanooga Ck Chattanooga Ck Chattanooga Ck Chelsea Ck Chelsea Ck Chelsea Ck Coahuila Ck 343155 852330 Feb 14 1995 3.4 21 16 19" 18 4 3 56 4" 343502 852531 Oct 4 1994 10.7 45 24 3 12 50 35 4 1 343319 852509 Oct 4 1994 6.1 2] 27 2 32 39 19 8 2 343317 852531 Oct 4 1994 5.2 ]5 15 55 24 18 3 1 344627 853325 Jan 21 1995 4.] 28 15 2 30 37 26 5 5 344641 853230 Jan 21 1995 3.0 11 27 13 55 27 5 3 344643 853223 Jan 21 1995 1.8 12 15 ]6 42 14 7 5 343152 843400 Dec 15 1994 5.2 13 40 10 7 7 13 63 3 343256 84344] Nov ]0 1994 3.7 16 2] 2 30 34 25 9 4 343307 84]50] Nov ]0 1994 2.7 15 18 4 26 26 39 5 4 334510 851326 Feb 24 1995 9.1 24 ]8 4 12 38 42 4 4 334440 851117 Feb 24 1995 6.4 28 23 1 12 28 42 17 5 334420 : 851056 Feb 24 1995 4.3 16 27 1 36 35 25 3 5 342047 842708 Nov 1 1994 5.8 25 23 34 46 20 5 342044 842734 Nov 1 1994 4.3 32 13 5 36 49 10 5 342100 842828 Nov 1 1994 3.0 17 18 3 16 71 10 5 341347 8439]5 Oct 28 1994 4.3 16 27 3 1 39 50 7 4 341253 844040 Oct 28 1994 4.3 26 17 13 58 29 5 341320 84]926 Oct 28 1994 2.7 12 22 3 25 28 35 9 5 335654 851322 Feb 14 1995 11.0 42 26 15 79 6 5 335822 851425 Feb 14 1995 10.1 37 27 34 49 17 5 335613 851251 Feb 14 1995 3.4 29 12 59 25 16 5 343246 851756 Aug 2] 1994 8.2 ]0 27 4 44 22 30 5 343407 851710 Aug 2] 1994 6.4 35 18 5 27 31 6 31 4 343405 851552 Aug 2] 1994 4.6 29 16 28 25 31 12 4 5 344854 852303 Jan 26 1995 Dry o 5 13 29 37 16 345045 852209 Jan 26 1995 Dry o 8 40 25 18 9 345310 852119 Jan 26 1995 2.7 18 15 8 63 20 9 5 343107 852627 Sep 7 1994 4.0 16 25 5 57 23 15 3 343109 852434 Sep 7 1994 ].4 13 26 70 26 4 4 343125 852650 Sep 7 1994 2.7 22 12 5 46 48 5 345814 845327 Nov ] 1994 9.8 62 16 23 61 16 5 3.0 2 26 8.0 5 1.0 11 14 3.0 1 24 1.0 10 13 1.0 1 12 2.0 5 11 2.0 2 24 1.0 4 18 1.0 7 16 1.0 4 9 1.0 3 7 1.0 3 5 1.0 8 21 1.0 4 13 0.5 6 19 1.0 5 20 0.5 4 21 1.0 4 12 0.5 6 6 0.5 2 5 0.5 3 6 1.0 9 18 1.0 8 18 1.0 7 11 0.5 6 0.5 12 1.0 11 19 0.5 3 13 1.0 13 1.0 4 0.5 12 30 Appendix Table Al continued. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date Water width depth (m) (em) width/ depth ratio Subs~atp. Comoosition It) Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient It) Shore Depth (em) Undercut Bank (em) Coahulla Ck 345140 845443 Nov 3 1994 5.8 31 16 5 59 29 1 5 Coahulla Ck 345901 845630 Nov 3 1994 5.2 18 29 14 42 11 21 4 Concord Ck 344006 850802 Jun 20 1995 3.0 16 19 6 18 41 12 23 5 Concord Ck 344022 850831 Jun 20 1995 2.1 11 12 50 33 14 2 4 Concord Ck 344109 850831 Jun 20 1995 1.8 16 11 3 52 38 1 5 Connesena Ck 341528 845138 Nov 13 1991 6.4 38 11 5 40 43 12 5 Connesena Ck 341155 845108 Nov 13 1991 4.6 18 26 1 62 32 5 1 Connesena Ck 341645 845121 Nov 13 1991 2.1 15 18 2 31 25 31 5 4 Deep Spring Ck 345211 845158 Sep 16 1994 4.9 21 18 21 31 36 3 Deep Spring Ck 345119 845114 Sep 16 1994 4.6 31 12 1 35 58 6 4 Deep Spring Ck 345253 845205 Sep 16 1994 2.1 5 42 14 51 11 18 5 Dry Ck 1 344803 850656 Feb 8 1995 1.6 19 40 3 18 46 21 6 5 Dry Ck 345020 : 850559 Feb 8 1995 1.0 22 32 32 33 20 5 10 5 Dry Ck UI Dry Ck 2 o Dry Ck 2 345132 850523 Feb 8 1995 3.0 41 6 11 11 12 5 344048 85b560 Jun 20 1995 Dry o 5 85 10 343851 850616 Jun 20 1995 Dry o 3 16 38 32 11 Dry Ck 2 343952 850618 Jun 20 1995 0.9 3 30 30 10 3 Duck Ck 343108 852048 Jan 11 1995 10.1 50 20 2 2 43 28 25 5 Duck Ck 344049 851941 Jan 11 1995 8.8 49 18 1 13 31 33 22 5 Duck Ck Dykes Ck 343932 852022 Jan 11 1995 8.2 81 9 10 50 30 10 5 341626 860330 Nov 15 1994 Dry o 4 25 35 28 8 Dykes Ck 341514 850446 Nov 15 1994 1.6 44 11 2 30 35 14 19 5 Dykes Ck 341559 850459 Nov 15 1994 6.1 22 30 6 38 36 14 6 3 E Armuchee Ck 344030 850113 Jun 20 1995 5.8 38 15 20 43 31 5 E Armuchee Ck 344130 850648 Jun 20 1995 4.0 20 20 65 24 11 5 E Armuchee Ck 344256 850128 Jun 20 1995 2.4 12 20 25 31 18 26 5 E Fork Little R 343811 853026 Feb 13 1995 5.8 81 1 12 6 6 33 43 5 E Fork Little R 2 343123 853020 May 19 1994 9.4 38 25 35 18 1 40 5 E Fork Little R 2 343158 852855 May 19 1994 1.9 26 30 1 93 5 E Fork Little R 2 343406 852118 May 19 1994 5.2 15 35 13 12 11 9 55 5 East Br 342518 841908 Jan 11 1995 8.8 32 28 1 21 30 29 13 4 East Br 342518 841908 Jan 11 1995 1.6 21 36 6 43 14 21 10 5 0.5 11 16 1.0 6 16 2.0 2 1 2.0 2 B 1.0 11 1.0 9 12 1.0 2 1 1.0 2 6 1.0 1 14 1.0 2 14 1.0 1.0 6 18 2.0 4 0.5 3 1 0.5 0.5 5 0.5 0.5 10 0.5 12 24 0.5 9 24 2.0 6 1.0 13 10 2.0 4 13 0.5 5 28 1.0 4 16 1.0 3 10 0.5 13 12 1.0 14 26 1.0 12 16 1.0 4 14 1.0 5 21 2.0 13 Appendix Table Al continued. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date Water width depth (m) (em) Width/ depth ratio Substrate Composition tt) Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient It) Shore Depth (em) Undercut Bank (em) East Br 342549 841946 Jan 17 1995 7.0 31 23 2 48 20 28 2 5 Fish Ck 340205 850619 Feb 14 1995 12.5 51 25 6 18 62 14 5 Fish Ck 340013 850754 Feb 14 1995 6.7 71 9 10 80 10 5 Fish Ck 335926 850830 Feb 14 1995 2.1 16 13 2 27 46 25 5 Flatwood Ck 334926 851558 Feb 24 1995 6.4 35 18 31 54 15 5 Flatwood Ck 334922 851454 Feb 24 1995 6.4 47 14 23 61 15 5 Flatwood Ck 334909 851321 Feb 24 1995 2.4 10 24 4 79 15 2 4 Fourmile Ck 342351 841937 Jan 10 1995 4.3 21 20 2 12 35 33 18 Fourmile Ck 342341 841849 Jan 10 1995 3.7 15 25 22 39 33 6 3 Fourmile Ck 342348 841823 Jan 10 1995 3.0 13 23 27 42 24 4 4 Hinton ck 342040 852220 Sep 14 1994 Dry o 22 27 41 9 Hinton ck 342021 852434 Sep 14 1994 4.6 36 13 9 53 27 11 5 Hinton ck 342002 852544 Sep 14 1994 3.7 25 15 64 23 12 5 Hobson Ck U1 Hobson Ck f-I Hobson Ck 342935 842922 Jan 18 1995 6.4 18 36 27 22 12 7 32 5 342906 842942 Jan 18 1995 4.0 13 31 17 12 22 17 32 5 342807 842943 Jan 18 1995 2.4 13 18 17 49 30 4 5 Holly Ck 344839 843933 Oct 7 1994 12.5 38 33 18 39 23 16 4 4 Holly Ck 344843 843905 Oct 7 1994 10.1 39 26 3 21 13 2 61 1 Holly Ck 344805 843703 Oct 7 1994 4.3 22 20 16 6 21 15 42 2 Johns Ck 343240 850628 Aug 23 1994 8.8 35 25 1 40 29 23 7 3 Johns Ck 343053 850640 Aug 23 1994 6.7 34 20 1 30 52 13 4 2 Johns Ck 343427 850559 Aug 23 1994 6.4 21 30 26 27 21 21 5 1 Kings Ck 341603 852605 Oct 17 1994 7.0 21 33 1 35 52 12 2 Kings Ck 341641 852619 Oct 17 1994 6.7 23 29 6 39 31 21 3 2 Kings Ck 341526 852536 Oct 17 1994 6.7 30 22 7 76 13 4 3 L Armuchee Ck 342856 851408 Sep 8 1994 7.6 43 18 23 48 29 5 L Armuchee Ck 342822 852210 Sep 8 1994 6.1 40 15 2 58 21 19 5 L Armuchee Ck 342847 851404 Sep 8 1994 4.3 32 13 1 10 45 40 4 5 L Cedar Ck 340647 851959 Dec 29 1994 8.8 49 18 3 13 30 37 17 4 L Cedar Ck 340522 852101 Dec 29 1994 6.4 43 15 3 22 18 12 45 L Cedar ck 340609 852024 Dec 29 1994 2.7 21 13 52 42 6 5 L Chickamauga Ck 344603 851007 Jun 21 1995 7.6 40 19 36 59 4 5 1.0 5 20 0.5 10 17 0.5 1.0 4 2.0 14 16 0.5 11 12 1.0 6 10 1.0 2 9 2.0 4 11 2.0 2 13 0.5 7 1.0 10 8 1.0 9 21 1.0 2 3 2.0 1 4 0.5 6 9 1.0 5 15 4.0 7 24 4.0 3 20 1.0 12 20 1.0 4 9 2.0 9 1.0 5 1.0 7 13 1.0 16 12 1.0 10 18 1.0 13 28 1.0 11 12 0.5 11 18 1.0 12 16 1.0 8 7 0.5 9 11 Appendix Table Al continued. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date Water width depth (m) (em) Width/ depth ratio Substrate ComDosition(t) Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient It) Shore Depth (em) Undercut Bank (em) L Chickamauga Ck 344644 850913 Jun 21 1995 6.1 62 10 11 49 25 14 5 L Chickamauga Ck 344448 851137 Jun 21 1995 2.1 31 7 80 11 9 3 L Scarecorn Ck 342957 843404 Jun 29 1995 6.7 28 24 7 23 64 6 5 L Scarecorn Ck 342904 843257 Jun 29 1995 2.7 12 22 22 25 48 5 4 L Scarecorn Ck 342912 843319 Jun 29 1995 1.8 14 13 25 19 51 5 5 Lassetter Ck 335130 851450 Feb 23 1995 7.9 50 16 8 7 29 48 8 5 Lassetter Ck 335203 851543 Feb 23 1995 6.1 23 27 4 52 22 21 4 Lassetter Ck 335312 851504 Feb 23 1995 6.1 39 16 J7 63 5 Lavender Ck 342114 851406 Oct 29 1991 4.6 28 16 54 39 7 4 Lavender Ck 342053 851553 Oct 29 1991 3.7 22 17 6 56 13 13 12 5 Lavender Ck 342039 851600 Oct 29 1991 3.4 13 26 82 14 1 Left Fork Coulter Br 344616 852410 Jan 26 1995 5.5 27 20 17 16 21 43 5 Left Fork Coulter Br 344646 '.852432 Jan 26 1995 4.3 28 15 4 28 16 52 4 Left Fork Coulter Br 344656 1152455 Jan 26 1995 4.0 9 44 1 37 36 18 8 4 U1 Long Br W Long Br 343114 84',]839 Feb 15 1995 2.7 13 21 13 33 29 16 9 5 343045 843831 Feb 15 1995 1.5 13 12 6 66 18 10 3 Lookout Ck 344131 853219 Jan 20 1995 10.1 44 23 4 11 41 37 7 5 Lookout Ck 344131 853219 Jan 20 1995 7.9 33 24 8 13 52 20 7 5 Lookout Ck 344131 853219 Jan 20 1995 6.4 39 16 8 15 45 28 4 5 M Fork Little R 343332 853052 Jul 7 1995 9.1 66 14 37 16 4 10 33 5 M Fork Little R 343332 853052 Jul 7 1995 7.6 23 33 29 32 3 15 21 5 M Fork Little R 343332 853052 Jul 7 1995 5.8 19 31 35 21 8 6 30 5 Mann Ck 334705 851837 Feb 23 1995 6.1 60 10 3 28 57 12 5 Mann Ck 334903 851749 Feb 23 1995 5.5 32 17 18 68 14 5 Mann Ck 334918 851828 Feb 23 1995 4.6 22 21 15 46 34 5 5 Maynard Ck 335158 850711 Feb 15 1995 6.7 72 9 11 41 37 11 5 Mill Ck 11 345204 844349 Sep 30 1994 6.4 18 36 16 56 16 6 6 3 Mill Ck 11 345252 844151 Sep 30 1994 5.5 16 34 3 27 14 12 44 2 Mill Ck 11 345325 843939 Sep 30 1994 4.0 20 20 12 45 22 3 18 1 Mill Ck 2 344817 84414 2 Feb 22 1995 7.6 17 45 18 61 14 7 Mill Ck 2 344848 844146 Feb 22 1995 5.8 15 39 6 63 16 8 7 Mill Ck 2 344800 844123 Feb 22 1995 5.2 19 27 10 42 16 5 27 4 0.5 20 14 1.0 3 6 1.0 8 7 1.0 1.0 2 0.5 20 26 1.0 12 29 0.5 12 6 1.0 6 6 2.0 8 19 1.0 9 18 0.5 5 12 0.5 9 15 1.0 3 6 2.0 4 1.0 10 1.0 5 10 1.0 4 5 1.0 15 19 1.0 10 8 1.0 4 16 1.0 3 12 0.5 12 14 1.0 10 12 1.0 11 28 0.5 5 9 1.0 1 9 1.0 2 10 1.0 4 16 2.0 2 9 2.0 2 3.0 4 18 Appendix Table Al continued. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date Water width depth (m) (cm) Width/ depth ratio Substrate Composition (t) Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient (t) Shore Depth (cm) Undercut Bank (cm) Mountain Ck 335243 852224 Jun 13 1995 4.9 17 29 9 5 30 17 39 4 Mountain Ck 335239 852253 Jun 13 1995 4.3 14 31 18 26 34 17 5 4 Mt Hope Ck 341455 852426 Oct 30 1991 4.9 36 14 46 36 18 3 Mt Hope Ck 341653 852405 Oct 30 1991 4.6 22 21 6 10 74 8 2 1 Mt Hope Ck 341556 852353 Oct 30 1991 4.6 28 16 41 48 11 4 Mud Ck 343005 843234 Dec 20 1994 4.0 10 40 19 42 29 9 4 Mud Ck 343101 843308 Dec 20 1994 4.0 15 27 12 7 22 8 51 5 Mud Ck 342950 843220 Dec 20 1994 3.0 15 20 2 31 17 35 15 5 Murphy Ck 341909 842538 Nov 23 1994 4.9 26 19 3 31 15 28 23 5 Murphy Ck 341851 842608 Nov 23 1994 4.3 19 23 6 26 25 16 27 5 Murphy Ck 341851 842625 Nov 23 1994 3.0 15 20 9 10 15 14 52 4 N Prong Sumac Ck 345342 844457 Feb 22 1995 7.0 52 13 20 27 22 31 5 N Prong Sumac Ck 345542 ,844430 Feb 22 1995 6.7 18 37 1 11 10 6 72 5 N Prong Sumac Ck 343644 844317 Feb 22 1995 2.4 10 24 15 29 20 8 28 4 U1 Perennial Spring Ck 342642 85'2646 Jun 14 1995 Dry o 2 28 56 12 2 W Perennial Spring Ck 342643 852455 Jun 14 1995 4.9 32 15 1 59 13 27 5 Perennial Spring Ck 342620 852544 Jun 14 1995 2.7 11 25 4 76 17 3 5 Pine Log Ck 342340 844704 Feb 15 1995 11. 9 39 31 2 5 40 25 28 5 Pine Log Ck 342317 844441 Feb 15 1995 10.4 52 20 1 35 55 9 5 Pine Log Ck 342538 844803 Feb 15 1995 9.4 54 17 1 12 11 43 33 5 Pine Log Ck 342152 844532 Feb 15 1995 8.2 33 25 1 2 17 42 38 5 Pine Log Ck 342046 843845 Feb 15 1995 3.0 21 14 3 24 63 10 3 Pinhook Ck 342816 844030 Sep 1 1994 4.6 9 51 1 1 15 11 72 5 Pinhook Ck 342801 843925 Sep 1 1994 3.0 20 15 8 23 21 44 4 5 Possum Ck 335929 842728 Feb 6 1995 4.9 14 35 6 90 4 5 Possum Ck 335814 844655 Feb 6 1995 4.3 29 15 26 64 8 5 Possum Ck 335747 844636 Feb 6 1995 3.0 23 13 12 68 20 5 Powder Ck 335329 844343 Feb 6 1995 4.9 32 15 7 2 5 72 14 5 Powder Ck 335400 844507 Feb 6 1995 3.4 13 26 16 54 25 5 5 Powder Ck 335359 844412 Feb 6 1995 3.0 32 9 5 10 75 9 5 Pumpkinpile Ck 335811 851752 Feb 14 1995 13 .4 46 29 5 9 26 60 4 pumpkinpile Ck 335747 851905 Feb 14 1995 5.5 55 10 4 50 40 6 5 1.0 2 9 1.0 4 15 1.0 14 14 1.0 12 14 1.0 3 12 1.0 3 13 3.0 1 3 1.0 9 1.0 1lI 18 2.0 1 3 2.0 1 6 1.0 6 9 1.0 12 2.0 6 8 1.0 1.0 3 14 1.0 4 5 0.5 10 15 0.5 9 24 1.0 16 22 0.5 4 5 0.5 1 1 1.0 22 1.0 4 0.5 3 6 1.0 10 18 0.5 5 8 0.5 9 12 0.5 2 4 0.5 14 10 1.0 6 11 0.5 5 7 Appendix Table Al continued. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date Water width depth (m) (em) Widthl depth ratio Sublltra~~ !:QlI!J)ollitJon (\) Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient (t) Shore Depth (em) Undercut Bank (em) Pumpkinpile Ck Pumpkinvine Ck Pumpkinvine Ck Pumpkinvine Ck Pyle Ck Pyle Ck Raccoon Ck Raccoon Ck Raccoon Ck 1 Raccoon Ck 2 Raccoon Ck 2 Raccoon Ck 2 Rock ck Rock Ck U1 Rock Ck ~ Rock Ck 2 Rock Ck 2 Rock Ck 2 Rock Ck Rock Ck 3 Rock Ck 3 Rock Ck 4 Rock Ck 4 Rock Ck 4 Rocky Ck Rocky Ck Rocky Ck Ruff Ck Ruff Ck Ruff Ck Salacoa Ck Salacoa Ck 335715 852022 Feb 14 1995 1.5 9 17 31 48 15 335334 845317 Feb 7 1995 9.8 39 25 30 60 10 4 335336 845528 Feb 7 1995 7.6 39 19 14 81 5 4 335106 845327 Feb 7 1995 6.1 18 34 18 71 11 4 340658 845007 Sep 20 1994 3.0 20 15 55 33 12 4 340551 845028 Sep 20 1994 1.8 16 11 14 40 28 18 3 342827 852459 Jan 23 1995 7.0 30 23 2 14 46 27 11 5 852231 852231 Jan 23 1995 3.7 12 31 4 23 42 20 11 5 343024 852221 Jan 23 1995 3.4 10 34 60 31 9 4 335948 845342 Feb 7 1995 9.4 42 22 4 1 32 35 28 5 340026 845333 Feb 7 1995 6.1 29 21 2 4 26 61 7 5 335653 845434 Feb 7 1995 2.4 10 24 1 8 33 17 41 5 345320 , 852445 Jan 23 1995 8.8 43 20 7 16 21 39 11 5 345315 ~52510 Jan 23 1995 6.7 20 34 20 34 8 5 33 5 345423 85:2408 Jan 23 1995 5.8 25 23 23 15 21 30 5 5 344336 844141 Aug 11 1995 8.8 21 42 54 27 9 3 7 3 344431 844026 Aug 11 1995 6.7 23 29 3 43 35 11 2 3 344457 844012 Aug 11 1995 4.6 12 38 16 35 21 5 17 1 344633 844441 Sep 29 1994 4.0 15 27 6 23 8 14 49 2 344613 844325 Sep 29 1994 4.0 16 25 3 4 10 14 69 4 344618 844409 Sep 29 1994 3.0 11 27 16 38 19 15 12 3 342256 842537 Jan 17 1995 6.7 24 28 29 9 11 23 28 5 342254 842751 Jan 17 1995 6.1 36 17 15 13 12 5 342311 842817 Jan 17 1995 5.2 16 32 1 19 36 33 11 5 34 3010 850423 May 5 1994 Dry o 45 33 12 10 342748 850434 May 5 1994 7.3 14 52 19 63 14 4 1 342642 850508 May 5 1994 6.4 17 38 8 44 6 42 1 343324 850955 May 6 1994 7.6 27 28 9 60 19 9 1 343351 851025 May 6 1994 7.6 32 24 14 21 17 8 34 1 343447 851212 May 6 1994 6.1 34 18 32 26 11 18 13 5 342503 844122 Aug 24 1994 15.2 42 36 36 28 32 4 4 342324 844007 .o,ug 24 1994 11.3 36 31 41 31 22 5 1 0.5 1.0 2 7 0.5 6 10 1.0 4 6 1.0 12 16 1.0 8 6 1.0 5 12 1.0 2 1.0 2 3 0.5 7 11 0.5 2 2 1.0 2 9 0.5 13 15 1.0 5 15 1.0 3 7 2.0 2 4 1.0 2 4 1.0 1 6 1.0 1 10 2.0 1 15 1.0 14 1.0 2 7 1.0 6 5 1.0 2 1 1.0 14 1.0 8 14 1.0 4 7 1.0 5 14 1.0 6 19 2.0 8 8 1.0 4 22 1.0 10 28 Appendix Table Al continued. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date Water width depth [m] (cm) Width/ depth ratio SYbst ra~CompQf!it ion ~ I Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient (t) Shore Depth (cm) Undercut Bank (cm) Salacoa Ck Scarecorn Ck Scarecorn Ck Scarecorn Ck Sevenmile Ck Sevenmile Ck Sevenmile Ck Sharp Mtn Ck Sharp Mtn Ck Sharp Mtn Ck Sil ver Ck Silver Ck Silver Ck Simpson Ck 111 Simpson Ck 111 Snake Ck Snake Ck Snake Ck Soap Ck Soap Ck Soap Ck '2 Spring Ck '2 spring Ck '2 Spring Ck Spring Ck Spring Ck spring Ck Stamp Ck Stamp Ck Stamp Ck Storey Mill Ck Storey Mill Ck 342326 843543 Aug 24 1994 9.4 25 38 2 29 9 39 21 5 342751 843424 Jun 29 1995 7.6 23 33 2 19 59 20 5 342827 843517 Jun 29 1995 7.3 31 24 2 4 35 39 20 5 342711 843325 Jun 29 1995 5.5 22 25 43 49 8 5 343347 8436 J7 Dec 19 1994 3.4 9 38 7 34 32 22 5 4 343333 843713 Dec 19 1994 3.4 23 15 6 10 15 11 58 5 343435 843703 Dec 19 1994 2.1 11 19 6 18 38 15 23 3 342407 842546 Feb 15 1995 7.6 42 18 5 55 31 9 4 342516 842722 Feb 15 1995 5.2 17 31 6 4 30 16 44 3 342602 842704 Feb 15 1995 3.7 19 19 48 36 16 4 341033 850948 Feb 10 1995 8.5 29 29 2 32 36 26 4 340635 850905 Feb 10 1995 5.8 51 11 30 66 4 5 340857 ,850932 Feb 10 1995 5.2 29 18 3 50 25 15 7 4 335818 850354 Feb 14 1995 6.1 35 17 2 32 47 19 4 335747 85d425 Feb 14 1995 2.4 21 11 8 42 46 4 4 343205 850020 Sep 13 1994 7.6 45 17 2 39 36 23 5 34 3629 850248 Sep 13 1994 4.9 25 20 11 32 37 14 6 3 343406 850140 Sep 13 1994 4.6 25 18 11 61 17 11 3 342126 842647 Nov 7 1994 4.6 21 22 3 55 22 13 7 5 342159 842700 Nov 7 1994 3.0 12 25 4 17 42 22 15 5 342207 842758 Nov 7 1994 1.8 9 20 3 19 56 22 5 340618 852425 Oct 18 1994 5.5 51 11 1 46 43 10 4 340542 852329 Oct 18 1994 4.0 31 13 69 23 8 3 340519 852217 Oct 18 1994 1.8 8 22 1 6 81 12 5 341146 850517 Feb 10 1995 11.0 50 22 2 32 25 36 5 3 341008 850546 Feb 10 1995 10.7 55 19 10 21 64 5 5 340826 850524 Feb 10 1995 4.9 40 12 1 54 18 12 15 3 341516 844121 Jan 11 1995 11.3 26 43 2 45 26 25 2 1 341631 844042 Jan 11 1995 6.7 46 15 11 33 25 5 26 341702 844005 Jan 11 1995 5.2 21 25 20 44 22 8 6 2 342528 851534 May 12 1994 13 .1 48 27 1 3 51 29 16 5 342603 851618 May 12 1994 7.3 26 28 2 2 46 24 26 5 1.0 4 20 1.0 4 15 1.0 2 8 1.0 3 10 1.0 4 24 2.0 6 13 2.0 2 15 0.5 10 12 0.5 1 0.5 4 4 1.0 8 17 0.5 3 5 1.0 10 10 1.0 10 22 1.0 4 6 1.0 17 1.0 2 14 1.0 2 5 1.0 9 16 1.0 2 16 1.0 2 8 1.0 16 11 1.0 6 11 2.0 1.0 5 10 0.5 9 18 1.0 10 9 0.5 5 23 3.0 4 8 2.0 2 8 1.0 17 14 1.0 21 13 Appendix Table A1 continued. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date Hater width depth 1m) (em) Hidthl depth ratio Substrate Comoosition III Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient (l) Shore Depth (em) Undercut Bank (cml Storey Mill Ck Sugar Ck Sugar Ck Sugar Ck Sumac Ck Sumac Ck Sumac Ck Swamp Ck Swamp Ck Swamp Ck Taliaferro Ck Taliaferro Ck Taliaferro Ck Tallapoosa Ck U1 Tallapoosa Ck 0\ Tallapoosa Ck Tallapoosa R Tallapoosa R Tallapoosa R Tallapoosa R Thompson Ck Thompson Ck Thompson Ck Tiger Ck Tiger Ck Tiger Ck Toms Ck Toms Ck Toms Ck Toms Ck Town Ck Town Ck 342539 851603 May 12 1994 6.7 22 30 27 16 40 7 10 5 344105 844032 Aug 15 1995 5.5 13 42 31 25 14 6 24 2 344058 844216 Aug 15 1995 4.6 22 21 4 45 34 12 5 4 344113 844058 Aug 15 1995 4.3 12 36 30 22 6 9 33 4 345339 844313 Aug 31 1995 7.3 23 32 21 28 22 15 14 2 345523 844024 Aug 31 1995 4.9 15 33 16 31 18 10 25 2 345524 844025 Aug 31 1995 1.8 8 22 7 43 22 10 18 2 343950 850126 Feb 3 1995 4.9 36 14 18 31 34 12 5 2 343906 850124 Feb 3 1995 3.7 15 25 50 35 7 2 4 343830 850139 Feb 3 1995 2.7 9 30 14 51 30 5 5 342242 852340 Aug 25 1994 8.5 31 27 2 2 29 51 16 5 342205 852156 Aug 25 1994 5.2 16 32 18 30 26 24 2 4 342248 ,852230 Aug 25 1994 3.0 20 15 28 26 37 9 5 334528 8.51912 Feb 23 1995 3.7 20 18 344458 85~859 Feb 23 1995 3.0 15 20 5 33 53 9 5 11 55 25 9 4 344444 851804 Feb 23 1995 1.2 13 9 8 58 28 6 4 335115 850510 Feb 24 1995 20.1 70 29 2 89 9 5 335302 850542 Feb 24 1995 11.6 54 21 8 65 20 7 5 355031 850214 Feb 24 1995 10.7 63 17 26 45 29 5 335035 850031 Feb 24 1995 7.3 55 13 11 77 12 5 335848 850235 Feb 14 1995 6.1 27 23 2 10 35 11 42 3 335809 850140 Feb 14 1995 3.7 28 13 4 35 44 17 4 335803 850107 Feb 14 1995 1.2 7 17 4 62 18 16 2 345542 850154 Oct 21 1994 11.3 33 34 6 49 15 8 22 3 345609 850159 Oct 21 1994 5.8 32 18 3 45 38 14 4 345553 850032 Oct 21 1994 5.2 23 23 17 53 17 13 341553 845937 Nov 13 1991 6.1 22 28 11 23 58 7 1 1 341703 845848 Nov 13 1991 5.2 28 19 13 35 19 5 28 2 341813 845950 Nov 13 1991 0.9 4 22 30 55 8 5 2 1 341907 850022 Sep 27 1994 2.1 12 18 34 36 27 3 4 34 3234 843230 Jan 5 1995 6.1 46 13 8 16 56 20 5 343603 843136 Jan 5 1995 4.9 31 16 12 19 62 7 5 1.0 9 10 4.0 4 1.0 1 4 3.0 2 2 1.0 2 5 2.0 2 2.0 1.0 5 10 2.0 3 5 2.0 1 7 1.0 5 11 1.0 1 6 1.0 13 1.0 2 5 1.0 6 13 1.0 3 20 0.5 17 20 0.5 21 19 0.5 16 27 0.5 11 6 1.0 5 17 0.5 3 7 1.0 2 4 1.0 16 25 1.0 15 15 1.0 12 20 1.0 3 9 2.0 4 16 2.0 1 2 1.0 1 0.5 18 13 0.5 6 7 Appendix Table A1 continued. The average values of various physical measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Stream Sample Location Sample Date ilater width depth (m) (em) ilidth/ depth ratio Substrate ComDosition It) Boulder Cobble Gravel Fines Other Embedded Scale Gradient (t) Shore Depth (em) Undercut Bank (em) Town Ck 343420 843209 Jan 5 1995 4.6 50 9 12 17 4 54 13 5 Two Run Ck 341433 845324 Feb 7 1995 14.9 58 26 28 40 31 5 Two Run Ck 341352 845625 Feb 7 1995 10.7 22 49 9 44 32 14 1 2 Two Run Ck 341608 845002 Feb 7 1995 6.4 44 15 39 43 17 5 Two Run Ck 341624 845220 Feb 7 1995 5.8 22 26 1 24 13 61 Two Run Ck 341808 844856 Feb 7 1995 2.4 15 16 3 58 25 11 3 2 il Armuchee Ck 343540 850907 Jun 21 1995 13.1 24 55 22 31 12 5 30 5 il Armuchee Ck 343723 851051 Jun 21 1995 10.7 67 16 3 2 41 6 4B 5 H Armuchee Ck 851026 851026 Jun 21 1995 2.4 10 24 53 44 2 1 2 H Chickamauga Ck 344224 852502 Jun 23 1995 8.8 47 19 25 49 23 3 4 H Chickamauga Ck 344300 852532 Jun 23 1995 4.9 24 20 2 14 35 20 29 5 H Chickamauga Ck 344111 852622 Jun 23 1995 4.6 42 11 20 19 25 31 5 5 H Fork Little R 344024 853110 Jan 20 1995 5.5 31 18 27 43 30 5 Ward Ck U1 Ward Ck ~ Watermill Ck 340702 '844847 Feb 7 1995 5.5 20 28 340344 844833 Feb 7 1995 2.1 26 8 335334 850247 Feb 15 1995 8.5 32 27 4 2 35 44 19 5 29 70 5 2 10 78 6 5 Watermill Ck 335258 840414 Feb 15 1995 8.5 42 20 4 12 37 23 24 5 Watermill Ck 335253 850241 Feb 15 1995 8.5 51 17 46 36 17 5 Wildcat Ck 343222 843322 Oct 26 1994 5.2 15 35 8 11 8 8 65 5 Wildcat Ck 343316 843347 Oct 26 1994 3.0 18 17 3 55 17 15 10 5 Wildcat Ck 343400 843341 Oct 26 1994 2.1 15 14 4 49 17 18 12 5 Wiley Ck 341959 843343 Nov 22 1994 4.3 18 24 1 7 4 87 5 Wiley Ck 342102 843453 Nov 22 1994 3.0 43 7 6 77 17 5 Wiley Ck 342056 843529 Nov 22 1994 1.5 11 14 32 45 23 5 0.5 22 16 0.5 9 20 2.0 5 12 1.0 11 8 1.0 3 4 2.0 3 2 1.0 2 9 0.5 12 26 1.0 3 1.0 4 6 2.0 2 10 0.5 12 12 0.5 7 4 0.5 12 21 0.5 4 3 0.5 11 13 0.5 6 3 0.5 2 5 3.0 5 18 1.0 5 13 1.0 8 17 2.0 3 14 0.5 1 2 1.0 3 4 Classification of stream substrate channel materials by particle size based on Platts et al (19831. Qualitative, visual assessment of the degree to which the surface of larger stream particles are covered by fine sediments and rated as 1 (e 5t coverage by fines), 2 (up to 25t coverage), 3 (up to 50 t coverage), 4 (up to 75t coverage), and 5 (> 75 t coverage). Ratings based on US Department of Agriculture (1989) . Appendix Table A2. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. Stream Allen Ck Allgood Ck Allgood Ck Allgood Ck Allison Ck Allison Ck Allison Ck Ball Ck Ball Ck Ball Ck Beach Ck Beach ck Beach Ck Bluff Ck UI Bluff Ck (X) Bluff Ck Boston Ck Boston Ck Boston Ck Cedar Ck Cedar Ck Cedar Ck Chappel Ck Chappel Ck Chappel ck Chattanooga Ck Chat~anooga Ck Chattanooga Ck Chelsea Ck Chelsea Ck Chelsea Ck Latitude/ Longitude 343755 852330 343502 852537 343319 852509 343317 852531 344641 853230 344643 853223 344627 853325 343152 843400 343307 843503 343256 843443 334420 851056 334510 851326 33444p 851117 342047, 842708 342100 ,842828 342044 842734 341320 843926 341347 843935 341253 844040 335654 851322 335822 851425 335613 851251 343405 851552 343246 851756 343407 851710 344854 852303 345310 852119 345045 852209 343109 852434 343107 852627 343125 852650 Sample Date Feb 14 1995 Oct 4 1994 Oct 4 1994 Oct 4 1994 Jan 21 1995 Jan 21 1995 Jan 21 1995 Dec 15 1994 Nov 30 1994 Nov 30 1994 Feb 24 1995 Feb 24 1995 Feb 24 1995 Nov 1 1994 Nov 1 1994 Nov 1 1994 Oct 28 1994 Oct 28 1994 Oct 28 1994 Feb 14 1995 Feb 14 1995 Feb 14 1995 Aug 23 1994 Aug 23 1994 Aug 23 1994 Jan 26 1995 Jan 26 1995 Jan 26 1995 Sep 7 1994 Sep 7 1994 Sep 7 1994 Temperature c' pH Water Air 8.5 s 5 20 25 7.8 18 17 6.4 18 21 7.6 10 4 7.6 10 4 7.5 10 4 7.5 4 3 7.0 6 5 7.0 4 2 6.9 9 13 7.1 8 14 6.9 8 13 6.9 14 15 6.9 14 10 6.8 13 12 7.2 11 8 6.8 10 18 7.8 9 14 7,7 8 5 7.8 8 5 6.9 4 5 6,0 23 23 19 22 18 22 6.7 10 10 6.4 10 10 6.6 9 12 6.6 22 31 6,4 19 26 18 23 Total Hardness' 3 10 14 7 144 151 140 10 7 7 10 10 10 14 17 14 3 7 7 75 79 10 157 127 123 92 109 123 116 113 109 Total Alkalinity' Specific Conductance' 17 30 10 30 14 40 7 20 150 200 147 200 144 200 14 19 10 18 10 18 7 32 7 32 7 32 17 41 24 47 20 40 24 28 20 38 17 43 72 195 79 205 10 43 154 200 130 200 120 200 96 140 109 149 116 180 113 220 120 200 116 190 Dissolved Oxygen' 11.1 7.9 7.7 7.8 8.5 8.5 9.2 12.6 11.6 11.9 11.0 11.2 11.2 9.8 8.3 9.5 10.3 10.2 10,1 9,4 11,2 12,2 8,1 9,4 9.7 10.1 10.1 9,8 7,8 8.5 7.5 Appendix Table A2 continued. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. Stream Latitudel Longitude CoahuIla ck 345901 845630 CoahuIla ck 345740 845443 CoahuIla Ck 345814 845327 Concord Ck 344006 850802 Concord Ck 344109 850837 Concord Ck 344022 850831 Connesena Ck 341528 845738 Connesena Ck 341645 845721 Connesena Ck 341755 845708 Deep Spring Ck 345253 845205 Deep Spring Ck 345119 845114 Deep spring Ck 345217 845158 Dry ck 1 3448G3 850656 Dry ck 1 345132, 850523 In Dry ck 1 \0 Dry Ck 2 Dry Ck 2 345020 , 850559 344048 850560 343952 850618 Dry Ck 2 343857 850616 Duck Ck 343932 852022 Duck Ck 343708 852048 Duck Ck 344049 851941 Dykes Ck 341514 850446 Dykes ck 341626 860330 Dykes Ck 341559 850459 E Armuchee Ck 344130 850648 E Armuchee Ck 344256 850728 E Armuchee Ck 344030 850713 E Fork Little R 1 343817 853026 E Fork Little R 2 343158 852855 E Fork Little R 2 343123 853020 E Fork Little R 2 343406 852718 Sample Date Nov 3 1994 Nov 3 1994 Nov 3 1994 Jun 20 1995 Jun 20 1995 Jun 20 1995 Nov 13 1991 Nov 13 1991 Nov 13 1991 Sep 16 1994 Sep 16 1994 Sep 16 1994 Feb 8 1995 Feb 8 1995 Feb 8 1995 Jun 20 1995 Jun 20 1995 Jun 20 1995 Jan 11 1995 Jan 11 1995 Jan 11 1995 Nov 15 1994 Nov 15 1994 Nov 15 1994 Jun 20 1995 Jun 20 1995 Jun 20 1995 Feb 13 1995 May 19 1994 May 19 1994 May 19 1994 Temperature CI pH Water Air 7.9 13 26 7.9 12 18 7.7 10 16 6.8 9 7 7.0 7 6 6.8 7 6 9.0 11 16 7.0 10 14 9.0 16 18 8.1 27 32 7.6 19 27 7.8 17 27 6.6 1 -5 7.7 3 -3 7.1 3 -3 6.4 6 7 6 7 6.4 5 7 6.5 8 3 8 12 7.1 7 3 7.8 14 21 Dry 7.8 13 13 6.9 7 6 7.1 6 6 6.7 6 5 7.4 4 2 6.4 17 16 6.3 16 12 6.1 16 16 Total Hardness' 150 147 154 85 34 65 114 31 108 136 125 116 27 41 41 7 61 61 103 109 92 116 99 55 38 61 10 17 14 10 Total Alkalinity' Specific Conductance' Dissolved Oxygenl 144 272 8.1 126 260 9.2 147 275 8.6 67 160 10.0 48 110 10.9 61 130 10.0 114 200 11.6 34 60 11.0 115 200 10.0 133 330 11.1 119 110 8.2 122 205 8.7 24 70 11.2 38 70 11.3 41 70 11.3 14 70 12.1 72 110 11.1 61 95 10.8 103 210 9.8 109 200 11.0 86 100 9.6 106 200 10.2 99 185 9.9 65 120 11.0 44 110 11.9 75 130 10.0 7 10 11.9 7 43 10.0 10 29 10.8 7 25 11.0 Appendix Table A2 continued. SUmmalJf of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. Stream East Br East Br East Br Fish ck Fish Ck Fish Ck Flatwood Ck Flatwood Ck Flatwood Ck Fourmile Ck Fourmile Ck Fourmile Ck Hinton Ck Hinton ck Ol Hinton ck 0 Hobson ck Hobson Ck Hobson Ck Holly Ck Holly Ck Holly ck Johns ck Johns ck Johns Ck Kings Ck Kings Ck Kings Ck L Armuchee ck L Armuchee Ck L Armuchee Ck L Cedar Ck Latitude/ Longitude 342518 841908 342518 841908 342549 841946 340013 850754 335926 850830 340205 850619 334909 851321 334922 851454 334926 851558 342351 841937 342348 841823 342341 841849 34202,1 852434 342040, 852220 342002 ,852544 342906 842942 342935 842922 342807 842943 344 805 843703 344839 843933 344843 843905 343240 850628 343427 850559 343053 850640 341526 852536 341603 852605 341641 852619 342856 851408 342847 851404 342822 852210 340522 852101 Sample Date Jan 17 1995 Jan 17 1995 Jan 17 1995 Feb 14 1995 Feb 14 1995 Feb 14 1995 Feb 24 1995 Feb 24 1995 Feb 24 1995 Jan 10 1995 Jan 10 1995 Jan 10 1995 Sep 14 1994 sep 14 1994 Sep 14 1994 Jan 18 1995 Jan 18 1995 Jan 18 1995 Oct 7 1994 Oct 7 1994 Oct 7 1994 Aug 23 1994 Aug 23 1994 Aug 23 1994 Oct 17 1994 Oct 17 1994 Oct 17 1994 Sep 8 1994 Sep 8 1994 Sep 8 1994 Dec 29 1994 Temperature DC' pH Water Air 7.8 9 13 7.2 8 11 7.1 10 11 7.4 6 5 7.0 4 4 7 ..6 6 5 6.8 7 13 6.8 8 11 6.5 7 12 6.8 7 12 7.1 6 11 7.2 7 9 7.2 16 24 Dry 6.7 20 24 7.2 12 12 7.5 10 12 6.9 11 12 7.0 13 14 7.0 16 21 7.0 14 16 7.8 17 20 7.6 17 23 7.2 17 19 7.5 14 17 6.5 15 19 6.5 15 21 21 23 20 19 19 19 8.0 10 9 Total Hardness' 21 7 10 55 27 75 3 3 7 10 10 10 130 133 14 14 10 7 7 7 78 84 B1 38 24 17 120 113 113 103 Total Alkalini ty' Specific Conductance' Dissolved Oxygen' 27 57 11. 7 10 27 11.4 14 33 11.4 65 170 10.4 31 82 11.6 75 185 11.4 3 28 10.8 3 32 11.2 7 32 11.0 14 32 11.4 27 20 11.1 17 34 11.4 130 230 6.8 144 245 7.6 21 4!J 11.4 17 47 11.6 14 40 10.8 14 24 10.2 14 27 9.2 14 25 9.2 78 150 9.3 84 150 9.6 81 150 7.8 31 80 9.3 24 62 11.2 14 37 11.4 123 21 8.0 113 20 8.0 127 20 7.3 92 175 10.8 Appendix Table A2 continued. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. Stream Latitudel Longitude L Cedar Ck 340647 851S59 L Cedar Ck 340609 852024 L Chickamauga ck 344603 851007 L Chickamauga Ck 344644 850913 L Chickamauga Ck 344448 851137 L Scarecorn Ck 342912 843319 L Scarecorn Ck 342957 843404 L Scare corn Ck 342904 843257 Lassetter Ck 135203 851543 Lassetter Ck 335130 851450 Lassetter Ck 335312 851504 Lavender Ck 342039 851600 Lavender Ck 34211,4 851406 Lavender ck 34205'3, 851553 .0..\. Left Fork Coulter Br 344646 ,852432 Left Fork Coulter Br 344656 852455 Left Fork Coulter Br 344616 852410 Long Br 343114 843839 Long Br 343045 843831 Lookout Ck 344131 853219 Lookout Ck 344131 853219 Lookout Ck 344131 853219 M Fork Little R 343332 853052 M Fork Little R 343332 853052 M Fork Little R 343332 853052 Mann ck 334918 851828 Mann Ck 334705 851837 Mann Ck 334903 851749 Maynard Ck 335158 850711 Mill Ck 111 345325 843939 Mill Ck 111 345252 844151 Sample Date Dec 29 1994 Dec 29 1994 Jun 21 1995 Jun 21 1995 Jun 21 1995 Jun 29 1995 Jun 29 1995 Jun 29 1995 Feb 23 1995 Feb 23 1995 Feb 23 1995 Oct 29 1991 Oct 29 1991 Oct 29 1991 Jan 26 1995 Jan 26 1995 Jan 26 1995 Feb 15 1995 Feb 15 1995 Jan 20 1995 Jan 20 1995 Jan 20 1995 Jul 7 1995 Jul 7 1995 Jul 7 1995 Feb 23 1995 Feb 23 1995 Feb 23 1995 Feb 15 1995 Sep 30 1994 Sep 30 1994 Temperature C' pH Water Air 8.1 7 4 7.8 7 5 7.1 9 12 7.2 8 16 6.5 9 10 7.1 12 13 7.0 10 14 6.9 11 14 6.9 8 14 6.9 7 18 6.7 7 13 7.1 15 16 7.3 14 18 7.2 14 14 6.3 12 10 11 8 6.5 10 14 6.8 7 9 6.9 7 8 7.8 8 6 7.7 8 6 7.5 7 6 7.0 20 24 7.0 20 24 7.0 20 24 6.9 9 19 6.8 9 21 6.8 9 19 7.4 9 10 6.8 13 12 6.9 13 17 Total Hardness' 106 99 68 79 24 14 21 10 7 10 10 115 112 115 96 120 92 17 17 86 75 75 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 3 10 Total Alkalinity' Specific conductance' Dissolved Oxygen' 127 200 9.6 103 180 9.6 68 148 10.2 79 191 10.1 31 190 10.0 21 60 11.0 27 73 11.2 14 49 11.0 14 28 11.8 14 30 11.8 14 34 11.6 136 220 7.3 136 170 5.6 136 200 8.4 99 175 8.6 126 190 8.5 82 170 9.0 21 34 12.0 17 44 11.8 82 90 9.8 79 90 9.8 79 100 9.6 10 30 7.5 10 30 7.5 10 30 7.5 17 42 11.6 17 38 11.6 14 33 11.8 10 100 10.0 6 13 10.2 14 21 8.6 Appendix Table A2 continued. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. -- Unless Stream Latitude/ Longitude Sample Date Temperature DC' pH Water Air Total Hardness' Total Alkalinity' Specific Conductance' Dissolved Oxygen' Mill Ck 111 345204 844349 Sep 30 1994 7.1 14 23 Mill ck 2 344848 844146 Feb 22 1995 7.2 7 12 Mill Ck 2 344817 844142 Feb 22 1995 7.1 7 13 Mill Ck 2 344800 844123 Feb 22 1995 6.9 7 14 Mountain ck 335239 852253 Jun 13 1995 6.9 16 23 Mountain Ck 335243 852224 Jun 13 1995 7.0 14 22 Mt Hope Ck 341556 852353 Oct 30 1991 7.5 12 16 Mt Hope Ck 341455 852426 Oct 30 1991 7.5 12 12 Mt Hope Ck 341653 852405 Oct 30 1991 7.5 13 19 Mud ck 343005 843234 Dec 20 1994 7.3 4 2 Mud Ck 343101 843308 Dec 20 1994 7.4 2 -2 Mud ck 34 2950 843220 Dec 20 1994 7.2 7 6 Murphy Ck 34185.1 842608 Nov 23 1994 7.2 8 5 Murphy Ck 341909, 842538 Nov 23 1994 7.0 8 8 0\ Murphy ck 341851 ,842625 Nov 23 1994 7.3 6 3 t-.,) N Prong Sumac Ck 345542 844430 Feb 22 1995 7.4 6 9 N Prong Sumac Ck 343644 844317 Feb 22 1995 7.6 6 13 N Prong Sumac Ck 345342 844457 Feb 22 1995 7.4 6 9 Perennial Spring Ck 342620 852544 Jun 14 1995 7.2 8 8 Perennial Spring ck 342643 852455 Jun 14 1995 6.7 8 7 Perennial Spring Ck 342642 852646 Jun 14 1995 6.6 8 8 Pine Log Ck 342317 844441 Feb 15 1995 7.8 7 6 Pine Log Ck 342538 844803 Feb 15 1995 7.8 7 5 Pine Log ck 342340 844704 Feb 15 1995 7.8 7 7 Pine Log Ck 342046 843845 Feb 15 1995 7.2 4 5 Pine Log Ck 342152 844532 Feb 15 1995 7.8 7 6 Pinhook Ck 342801 843925 Sep 1 1994 6.9 22 24 Pinhook Ck 342816 844030 Sep 1 1994 6.9 21 23 Possum Ck 335747 844636 Feb 6 1995 7.1 4 3 Possum Ck 335814 844655 Feb 6 1995 7.1 3 3 Possum Ck 335929 842728 Feb 6 1995 7.0 3 4 10 10 7 7 7 7 127 133 138 17 17 17 17 17 21 21 34 38 75 82 17 86 79 106 17 103 17 27 21 27 24 10 14 10 10 10 10 136 170 123 21 21 21 17 24 21 27 31 38 65 75 10 B6 79 86 14 103 20 30 27 27 27 23 9.4 33 13 .4 26 13.2 25 13 .0 30 8.3 20 7.7 190 9.5 185 8.7 240 9.5 34 12.1 35 12.0 38 11.8 34 11.5 36 11.2 39 11.4 62 13 .4 76 13 .0 88 13 .4 220 10.1 245 11.0 140 8.5 200 12.2 19B 12.4 220 12.4 48 12.6 255 11.8 52 B.1 71 8.2 64 11.B 72 11.8 52 11.2 Appendix Table A2 continued. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. Stream Powder ck Powder Ck Powder Ck Pumpkinpile Ck Pumpkinpile Ck Pumpkinpile ck Pumpkinvine Ck Pumpkinvine Ck Pumpkinvine ck Pyle Ck Pyle Ck Raccoon Ck 1 Raccoon Ck 1 Raccoon Ck 1 0\ Raccoon Ck 2 W Raccoon Ck 2 Raccoon Ck 2 Rock ck 1 Rock Ck 1 Rock Ck 1 Rock Ck 2 Rock Ck 2 Rock Ck 2 Rock Ck 3 Rock ck 3 Rock Ck 3 Rock Ck 4 Rock Ck 4 Rock Ck 4 Rocky Ck Latitude/ Longitude 335400 844507 335359 844412 335329 844343 335811 851752 335747 851905 335715 852022 335106 845327 335334 845317 335336 845528 340658 845007 340551 845028 852231 852231 3430~4 852221 34282'7, 852459 335653 ,845434 340026 845333 335948 845342 345320 852445 345315 852510 345423 852408 344336 844141 344457 844012 344431 844026 344618 844409 344633 844441 344613 844325 342256 842537 342311 842817 342254 842751 342642 850508 Sample Date Feb 6 1995 Feb 6 1995 Feb 6 1995 Feb 14 1995 Feb 14 1995 Feb 14 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Sep 20 1994 Sep 20 1994 Jan 23 1995 Jan 23 1995 Jan 23 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Jan 23 1995 Jan 23 1995 Jan 23 1995 Aug 11 1995 Aug 11 1995 Aug 11 1995 Sep 29 1994 Sep 29 1994 Sep 29 1994 Jan 17 1995 Jan 17 1995 Jan 17 1995 May 5 1994 Temperature act pH Water Air 7.0 4 3 7.0 4 4 7.1 2 2 7.6 8 4 7.1 4 2 7.0 4 2 7.3 4 7 7.3 3 7 7.0 2 6 6.9 18 21 6.9 18 23 7.6 10 6 7.4 10 6 7.3 8 6 7.2 4 6 7.7 3 5 7.3 3 4 7 5 7 5 7 5 7.0 24 24 7.5 19 6.5 19 26 7.5 15 18 7.3 14 15 7.3 17 24 7.0 9 14 6.9 9 16 7.0 8 14 6.7 16 22 Total Hardness' 34 31 31 62 24 17 31 34 24 21 17 150 178 109 24 38 27 48 61 41 10 7 10 27 31 10 10 7 10 33 Total Alkalinity' Specific Conductance' Dissolved Oxygen' 34 76 10.8 27 84 11.4 34 83 11.4 65 135 10.1 24 71 11.6 17 51 12.2 31 80 11.2 51 83 11.4 24 58 12.0 34 58 26 45 137 320 9.2 174 330 8.0 109 250 9.5 27 78 11.6 38 63 11.4 31 67 12.8 20 200 10.8 34 200 11.4 17 190 10.8 14 14 10 22 10 20 8.9 27 .63 10.0 31 102 10.2 17 40 10.2 14 37 11.4 14 35 11.0 14 33 11.4 36 55 9.5 Appendix Table A2 continued. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. Stream Rocky Ck Rocky Ck Ruff Ck Ruff Ck Ruff Ck Salacoa Ck Salacoa Ck Salacoa Ck Scarecorn Ck Scarecorn ck Scare corn Ck Sevenmile Ck Sevenmile Ck Sevenmile Ck 0\ Sharp Mtn ck tI:loo Sharp Mtn Ck Sharp Mtn Ck Silver Ck Silver Ck Silver Ck Simpson Ck Simpson Ck Snake Ck Snake Ck Snake ck Soap Ck Soap Ck Soap Ck Spring Ck 1 Spring Ck 1 Spring Ck 1 Latitude/ Longitude 342748 343010 343351 343447 343324 342324 342326 342503 342751 342711 342827 343435 343347 34333:3, 342407 342516 342602 341033 340857 340635 335818 335747 343406 343205 343629 342126 342159 342207 341008 341146 340826 850434 850423 851025 851212 850955 844007 843543 844122 843424 843325 843517 843703 843637 843713 842546 842722 842704 850948 850932 850905 850354 850425 850140 850020 850248 842647 842700 842758 850546 850517 850524 Sample Date May 5 1994 May 5 1994 May 6 1994 May 6 1994 May 6 1994 Aug 24 1994 Aug 24 1994 Aug 24 1994 Jun 29 1995 Jun 29 1995 Jun 29 1995 Dec 19 1994 Dec 19 1994 Dec 19 1994 Feb 15 1995 Feb 15 1995 Feb 15 1995 Feb 10 1995 Feb 10 1995 Feb 10 1995 Feb 14 1995 Feb 14 1995 Sep 13 1994 Sep 13 1994 Sep 13 1994 Nov 7 1994 Nov 7 1994 Nov 7 1994 Feb 10 1995 Feb 10 1995 Feb 10 1995 Temperature C' pH Water Air 6.7 16 20 Dry 7.4 17 25 7.4 18 22 7.1 18 22 6.9 19 24 6.5 19 20 7.3 20 25 7.0 10 13 7.0 10 13 7.0 10 12 6.9 9 10 6.8 9 9 7.1 5 7 7.2 6 3 7.1 6 6 7.0 6 6 15 20 14 19 13 19 7.3 7 9 7.0 6 8 7.6 21 30 7.6 19 24 7.6 21 31 6.8 13 17 6.7 13 16 6.7 11 13 6.9 14 23 7.5 14 20 13 18 Total Hardness' 30 55 82 48 15 18 17 14 10 14 7 10 17 21 3 3 89 75 82 34 17 109 126 21 20 27 20 89 85 82 Total Alkalinity' 45 Specific Conductance' 58 Dissolved Oxygenl -i i ,0 44 75 8.9 68 107 9.4 39 95 9.2 21 60 8.7 21 55 8.5 24 60 9.1 21 52 11.2 14 39 11.4 21 53 11.2 14 29 11.4 17 26 10.2 17 21 10.2 21 63 12.4 17 30 12.0 17 38 12.0 89 170 7.9 61 135 8.3 106 160 6.5 38 84 11.2 21 51 12.0 113 220 8.1 123 210 8.0 27 55 8.2 27 43 8.1 48 53 9.8 27 57 9.6 85 210 9.0 89 190 9.1 82 180 8.6 Appendix Table A2 continued. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. -- Unless Stream Latitude/ Longitude Sample Date Temperature Cl pH Water Air Total Hardness' Total Alkalinity' Specific Conductance' Dissolved OxygenI Spring Ck 2 340519 852217 Oct 18 1994 6.5 18 27 17 24 Spring Ck 2 340542 852329 Oct 18 1994 8.0 16 22 106 109 Spring Ck 2 340618 852425 Oct 18 1994 8.0 14 17 106 103 Stamp Ck 341516 844121 Jan 11 1995 7.8 7 8 34 34 Stamp ck 341631 844042 Jan 11 1995 7.7 7 8 27 27 Stamp ck 341702 844005 Jan 11 1995 6.9 5 8 10 14 Storey Mill Ck 342539 851603 May 12 1994 7.2 17 21 68 72 Storey Mill Ck 342528 851534 May 12 1994 7.1 17 21 65 65 Storey Mill Ck 342603 851618 May 12 1994 7.1 18 19 86 89 Sugar Ck 344058 844216 Aug 15 1995 7.0 24 32 24 24 Sugar Ck 344113 844058 Aug 15 1995 7.0 22 30 14 20 Sugar Ck 344105 844032 Aug 15 1995 7.5 10 14 Sumac Ck 3453~9 844313 Aug 31 1995 7.0 22 26 10 14 Sumac Ck 34552'1 844025 Aug 31 1995 6.5 20 24 6 12 0\ Sumac Ck 345523 ' 844024 Aug 31 1995 7.0 18 23 7 13 U1 Swamp Ck 343830 850139 Feb 3 1995 6.5 11 14 3 24 Swamp Ck 343906 850124 Feb 3 1995 6.5 11 14 14 17 Swamp Ck 343950 850126 Feb 3 1995 6.0 11 14 24 27 Taliaferro Ck 342248 852230 Aug 25 1994 6.1 21 25 127 130 Taliaferro Ck 342205 852156 Aug 25 1994 19 28 123 130 Taliaferro Ck 342242 852340 Aug 25 1994 19 20 103 120 Tallapoosa Ck 344444 851804 Feb 23 1995 6.6 11 19 24 27 Tallapoosa Ck 344458 851859 Feb 23 1995 6.9 10 20 14 21 Tallapoosa Ck 334528 851912 Feb 23 1995 6.8 10 20 10 14 Tallapoosa R 355031 850214 Feb 24 1995 7.1 9 11 14 7 Tallapoosa R 335035 850031 Feb 24 1995 7.0 9 11 14 7 Tallapoosa R 335302 850542 Feb 24 1995 7.1 8 14 10 7 Tallapoosa R 335115 850510 Feb 24 1995 7.0 8 14 10 7 Thompson Ck 335809 850140 Feb 14 1995 7.2 7 7 41 44 Thompson Ck 335848 850235 Feb 14 1995 7.6 6 8 41 44 Thompson ck 335803 850107 Feb 14 1995 7.0 6 10 17 17 48 8.8 200 200 9.1 74 9.7 70 10.6 38 10.6 125 8.7 110 7.8 132 8.9 62 7.5 33 7.2 23 34 8.6 29 7.8 26 8.7 200 9.6 160 8.9 190 9.9 210 200 190 78 10.4 42 11.2 42 11.4 41 10.6 43 10.0 36 10.8 36 10.8 150 11.4 130 11.6 48 11.2 Appendix Table A2 continued. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. Stream Tiger Ck Tiger ck Tiger Ck Toms Ck Toms Ck Toms Ck Toms Ck Town Ck Town Ck Town Ck Two Run ck Two Run Ck Two Run Ck Two Run Ck 0\ Two Run Ck 0\ W Armuchee Ck W Armuchee Ck W Armuchee Ck W Chickamauga CIf. W Chickamauga Ck W Chickamauga Ck W Fork Little R Ward Ck Ward Ck Watermill Ck Watermill Ck Watermill Ck Wildcat Ck Wildcat Ck Wildcat Ck Wiley ck Latitudel Longitude 345542 345609 34 5553 341813 341703 341553 341907 343420 343234 343603 341808 341608 341624 341352 341433 851026 343540 343723 344224 344300 344111 344024 340344 340702 335258 335253 335334 343222 343400 343316 341959 850154 850159 850032 845950 845848 845937 850022 843209 843230 843136 844856 845002 845220 845625 845324 851026 850907 851051 852502 852532 852622 853110 844833 844847 840414 850241 850247 843322 843341 843347 843343 Sample Date Oct 21 1994 Oct 21 1994 Oct 21 1994 Nov 13 1991 Nov 13 1991 Nov 13 1991 Sep 27 1994 Jan 5 1995 Jan 5 1995 Jan 5 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Jun 21 1995 Jun 21 1995 Jun 21 1995 Jun 23 1995 Jun 23 1995 Jun 23 1995 Jan 20 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 7 1995 Feb 15 1995 Feb 15 1995 Feb 15 1995 Oct 26 1994 Oct 26 1994 Oct 26 1994 Nov 22 1994 Temperature C' pH Water Air 8.5 16 23 8.0 14 20 8.0 14 22 9 14 9.0 8 12 8.5 6 9 6.2 18 24 7.6 3 6 7.3 3 6 7.3 3 5 7.0 8 5 8.0 8 4 7.9 7 4 8.3 6 4 8.1 5 4 6.8 10 12 6.7 10 14 6.9 8 10 6.9 6.7 6.5 7.3 5 1 7.1 5 5 7.4 3 6 7.5 9 11 7.3 9 10 7.2 9 10 7.5 12 14 8.1 10 8 7.6 12 11 7.6 10 16 Total Hardness' 106 68 99 15 96 102 3 17 17 17 68 133 72 130 120 41 92 75 103 68 75 7 34 38 7 7 7 10 7 10 27 Total Alkalinity' lOS 72 99 12 96 102 7 17 21 21 79 116 75 109 106 27 109 116 89 65 68 7 34 38 21 14 13 14 10 17 27 Specific Conductance' 200 140 200 28 190 175 20 40 41 40 125 235 185 225 220 190 325 240 140 100 100 20 93 52 100 125 120 32 10 34 60 Dissolved Oxygen' 8.4 8.9 9.0 7.8 12.2 12.0 9.2 13.0 12.3 12.8 8.7 9.6 10.4 11.4 11.4 9.4 10.2 12.0 10.3 9.0 8.7 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.5 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.1 8.3 Appendix Table A2 continued. Summary of basic water chemistry measurements made on secondary trout waters in northwest Georgia. Unless otherwise noted, a blank space indicates missing data resulting from equipment failure in the field. Stream Latitude/ Longitude Sample Date Temperature C' pH Water Air Total Hardness' Total Alkal inity' Specific Conductance' Dissolved Oxygen' Wiley Ck 342102 843453 Nov 22 1994 6.5 10 15 17 17 Wiley Ck 342056 843529 Nov 22 1994 6.7 7 11 17 17 Measured using Fisher Accumet 955 meter. Measured in degrees celsius using YSI 54A meter dissolved oxygen/ temperature meter. Measured in ppm using HACH Aquatic Test Kit AL36-B. Measured in microhms using SOLU-BRIDGE RB-3 meter. 60 6.2 46 8.1 en ...:I Appendix Table A3. Listing of secondary trout streams in northwest Georgia on which no anglers were seen during opening day counts in ~993 and ~994. STREAM NAME Allen Creek Allison Creek Ball Creek Chappel Creek Chattooga Creek coahulla Creek Concord Creek Crowe Springs Dry Creek ~ Dykes Creek East Branch East Fork Little River ~ Hinton Creek Lassetter Creek Lavender Creek Left Fork Coulter Branch Little Armuchee Creek Long Branch Lookout Creek Maynard Creek Middle Fork Little River Mountain Creek Mud Creek Perennial Spring Creek Pinhook Creek Raccoon Creek 1 Rock Creek :2 Rock Creek 3 Rock Creek 4 Rocky Creek Scarecorn Creek Sevenmile Creek Sharp Mountain Creek Soap Creek Spring Creek :2 Sugar Creek Sumac Creek Swamp Creek Tallapoosa Creek Thompson Creek Toms Creek West Fork Little River Ward Creek Wiley Creek COUNTY Walker Dade Pickens Walker .Walker Whitfield Walker Bartow Catoosa Floyd Pickens Walker Chattooga Haralson Floyd Walker Chattooga Gordon Dade Haralson Chattooga Haralson Pickens Chattooga Gordon Chattooga Murray Murray Pickens Gordon Pickens Pickens Cherokee Cherokee Floyd Murray Murray Whitfield Haralson Polk Bartow Walker Bartow Cherokee 68