TWI Assessments

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TWI Assessments Monitoring

• SVAP Stream Visual Assessment Protocol
• PFC Proper Functioning Condition
• KDWP Woodland Assessment
• Geomorphic Surveys -
• Rosgen Levels I IV
• BEHI Bank Erosion Hazard Index
• Pfankuch Stream Stability Rating
• Bank Erosion Monitoring
• Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys
• Fish Sampling
• Aerial Interpretation
• Kansas and Missouri Stream Mitigation Guideline
  Assessments
• RRAS Rapid River Assessment System
• Wetland Monitoring
• Wetland Delineations
• Stream Flow Monitoring

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Natural Resources Conservation Service STREAM
VISUAL ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
Provides a basic evaluation of stream health
based primarily on physical conditions of the
bed, banks, and adjacent riparian area.
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P F C
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PFC

• Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) is a
  qualitative method for assessing the condition of
  riparian-wetland areas.
• Utilizes a 17-point checklist to work through a
  systematic evaluation of the condition (overall
  health) of the riparian-wetland system.
• Functioning Properly
• Functioning -At Risk
• Upward Trend
• Downward Trend
• Nonfunctioning

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KDWP WOODLAND AND STREAM EVALUATION TOOLS
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Rosgen Levels of Geomorphic Assessments
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Meander Belt Width
Pattern
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Meander Wavelength
Sinuosity
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Bank Erodibility Hazard Index
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Low Erosion Potential
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Moderate Erosion Potential
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High Erosion Potential
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Predicted Erosion Rates
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PFANKUCH CHANNEL STABILITY EVALUATION
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PFANKUCH CHANNEL STABILITY

• UPPER BANKS
• Landform slope
• Mass wasting
• Debris jam potential
• Vegetative bank protection

• LOWER BANKS
• Channel capacity
• Bank rock content
• Obstructions to flow
• Cutting
• Deposition

• BOTTOM
• Rock angularity
• Brightness
• Consolidation
• Bottom size distribution
• Scour/deposition
• Aquatic vegetation

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Aerial Interpretation
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Kansas Stream Mitigation Guidance
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Neosho Madtom
Topeka Shiner
Eastern Spotted Skunk
American Burying Beetle
Endangered Species Surveys
Meads Milkweed
Redbelly Snake
Red-spotted Toad
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RRAS RIVERWORKS RAPID ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
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Morphological Data

• Morphological Parameters
• Cross Sections
• Longitudinal Survey
• Velocity
• Substrate Characteristics

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WETLAND MONITORING
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Wetland Delineations