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Cheyenne River Field Work Description

A list of 50 site locations was developed with sites being preferentially located where United States Geologial Survey (USGS) gages are currently located or have previously been located.  Stream assessments have previously been performed above Angostura Reservoir, in the upper portions of Spring Creek Watershed, in Rapid Creek Watershed, and in Belle Fourche River Watershed.  Additional sites in these areas were limited.  Data from the previous work will augment the characterization of the stream physical habitat throughout the entire watershed.

 

The stream channel at each of the chosen sites was classified using South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (SD DENR) Physical Habitat Characterization along with additional parameters measured for stream morphology.  This assessment measured seven general physical habitat attributes important in influencing stream ecology:

·       Channel Dimensions

·       Channel Gradient

·       Channel Substrate Size and Type

·       Habitat Complexity and Cover

·       Riparian Vegetation Cover and Structure

·       Anthropogenic Alterations

·       Channel-Riparian Interaction.

Based on the assessment data, each sampling site will be classified using Rosgen’s Geomorphologic Classification system and Schuum’s Channel Evolution model.  Some of the parameters used for classification will be calculated using Geographic Information System (GIS) applications based on 1-meter resolution color digital orthoquads (DOQ).  Some examples of measurements that will be estimated from DOQs are sinuosity, valley widths, and riparian extent. 

Stream Assessment Site List

LOWER CHEYENNE RIVER SITE LIST–2005

#

Site ID

Stream Name

Date
Completed

Site Description

1

VCC01

Victoria Creek

6/1/2005

Victoria Creek Below Victoria Dam Near Rapid City, SD

2

GCC02

Grace Coolidge Creek

6/2/2005

Grace Coolidge Creek Near Game Lodge Near Custer, SD

3

GCC01

Grace Coolidge Creek

6/3/2005

Grace Coolidge Creek Near Custer, SD

4

FRC03

French Creek

6/7/2005

French Creek Below Fairburn, SD

5

FLR02

Fall River

6/8/2005

Fall River Above the Falls

6

FLR01

Fall River

6/9/2005

Fall River in Hot Springs, SD

7

HBC01

Hot Brook

6/9/2005

Hot Brook Above Hot Springs, SD

8

BVC01

Beaver Creek

6/14/2005

Beaver Creek Near Pringle, SD

9

FRC02

French Creek

6/14/2005

French Creek Below Stockade Lake Near Custer, SD

10

FLC01

Flynn Creek

6/16/2005

Flynn Creek Near Highway 87

11

FRC01

French Creek

6/17/2005

French Creek Above Stockade Lake Near Custer, SD

12

BTC01

Battle Creek

6/18/2005

Battle Creek Above Keystone, SD

13

BTC02

Battle Creek

6/21/2005

Battle Creek Near Hayward, SD

14

SPC01

Spring Creek

6/22/2005

Spring Creek Near Hermosa, SD

15

RPC01

Rapid Creek

6/23/2005

Rapid Creek Above Johnson Siding Below Pactola Dam

16

BXC01

Box Elder Creek

6/24/2005

Box Elder Creek at Nemo, SD

17

ELC01

Elk Creek

6/25/2005

Elk Creek Near Roubix, SD

18

BTC03

Battle Creek

6/28/2005

Battle Creek at Hermosa, SD

19

RPC04

Rapid Creek

6/30/2005

Rapid Creek Near Farmingdale

20

RPC03

Rapid Creek

6/30/2005

Rapid Creek Above Farmingdale Below Sewage Treatment Plant

21

RPC02

Rapid Creek

7/7/2005

Rapid Creek Above Rapid City, SD

22

BXC03

Boxelder Creek

7/8/2005

Box Elder Creek Near New Underwood, SD

23

BXC04

Boxelder Creek

7/12/2005

Box Elder Creek Near Confluence

24

BXC02

Boxelder Creek

7/13/2005

Box Elder Creek Near Rapid City, SD

25

ELC02

Elk Creek

7/14/2005

Elk Creek Near Rapid City, SD

26

CHR01

Cheyenne River

7/18/2005

Cheyenne River Below Angostura

27

ELC03

Elk Creek

7/19/2005

Elk Creek Near Elm Springs

28

BVC02

Beaver Creek

7/20/2005

Beaver Creek Near Buffalo Gap

29

CHR02

Cheyenne River

7/21/2005

Cheyenne River Above Beaver Creek Confluence

30

LJC01

Lame Johnny Creek

7/21/2005

Lame Johnny Creek Above Confluence