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Cheat River Watershed W E S T V I R G I N I A Division of Environmental Protection An Ecological Assessment of the Cheat River Watershed OFFICE OF WATER RESOURCES MISSION STATEMENT To enhance and preserve the physical, chemical and biological integrity of surface and ground waters, considering nature and health, safety, recreational and economic needs of humanity. VISION STATEMENT The Office of Water Resources provides leadership on all water issues through effective programs that improve water quality and public safety statewide. An Ecological Assessment of the Cheat River Watershed 1996 Report number - 0502004 - 1996 prepared by: Watershed Assessment Program Office of Water Resources West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection 1201 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, West Virginia 25311 AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CHEAT RIVER WATERSHED TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................... iii LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................ iv SUMMARY .................................................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................................................................. x WATERSHEDS AND THEIR ASSESSMENT .................................................... 1 THE CHEAT RIVER WATERSHED ................................................................. 9 WATERSHED ASSESSMENT METHODS...................................................... 16 Biological Monitoring -- Benthic Macroinvertebrates............................................................ 17 Fecal Coliform Bacteria .......................................................................................................... 25 Physico-Chemical Sampling ................................................................................................... 25 Habitat Assessment ................................................................................................................. 27 FINDINGS -- BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES........................................ 29 Ecoregion 67 ........................................................................................................................... 44 CLAYLICK RUN (WVMC- 49)......................................................................................... 44 TORY CAMP RUN (WVMC- 60-R) ................................................................................. 44 Ecoregions 69/70..................................................................................................................... 45 ACID MINE DRAINAGE IMPACTED STREAMS ......................................................... 46 BIG SANDY CREEK ABOVE LITTLE SANDY CREEK (WVMC-12- {14}) ............... 52 SOVERN RUN AT MOUTH (WVMC-12-.5A- {0}) ........................................................ 54 LITTLE SANDY CREEK BELOW HOG RUN (WVMC-12-B-{06}) and....................... 55 LITTLE SANDY CREEK BELOW CHERRY RUN (WVMC-12-B-{11})...................... 55 WEBSTER RUN AT MOUTH (WVMC-12-B-.5-{00}) and............................................. 58 UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF WEBSTER RUN (WVMC-12-B-.5-A) ........................... 58 BEAVER CREEK NEAR MOUTH (WVMC-12-B-1- {01})............................................ 59 MILL RUN NEAR MOUTH (WVMC-12-B-6) ................................................................. 60 THIRD UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF CHERRY RUN NEAR HEADWATERS .......... 62 (WVMC-12-B-5-C)............................................................................................................. 62 SOUTH FORK/GREENS RUN ABOVE MIDDLE FORK (WVMC-16-A-{0.8})........... 63 CRAB ORCHARD CREEK AT MOUTH (WVMC-17-.7) ............................................... 64 MUDDY CREEK BELOW MARTIN CREEK (WVMC-17- {2.6}) and.......................... 65 MUDDY CREEK AT BRANDONVILLE TURNPIKE (WVMC-17- {6.8}).................... 65 MARTIN CREEK AT MOUTH (WVMC-17-A- {0.0}).................................................... 66 FICKEY RUN AT MOUTH (WVMC-17-A-.5- {0})......................................................... 67 GLADE RUN AT MOUTH (WVMC-17-A-1- {0.0}) ....................................................... 68 CHURCH RUN AT HEADWATERS (WVMC-23-A- {2.9})........................................... 69 SAND RUN (WVMC-60-D-3-E) and................................................................................. 70 SNYDER RUN (WVMC-60-D-3-C).................................................................................. 70 ACID DEPOSTION................................................................................................................ 72 MISCELLANEOUS IMPAIRMENTS ................................................................................... 73 COLES RUN (WVMC-2.5),............................................................................................... 74 i AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CHEAT RIVER WATERSHED KELLY RUN (WVMC-2.7) and......................................................................................... 74 WHITES RUN (WVMC-4) ................................................................................................ 74 PATTERSON RUN (WVMC-12-A-2)............................................................................... 76 BUCKHORN RUN (WVMC-31-{0.0})............................................................................. 77 STATIONS WITHOUT BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE SAMPLES ................... 78 NON-COMPARABLE BENTHIC SAMPLES ...................................................................... 79 FINDINGS -- FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA ................................................ 80 FINDINGS --PHYSICO-CHEMICAL SAMPLING............................................. 85 ACID MINE DRAINAGE IMPACTED STREAMS........................................... 101 ACID DEPOSITION.................................................................................... 104 FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA................................................................... 105 HABITAT DEGRADATION .......................................................................... 106 HIGH QUALITY STREAMS ......................................................................... 108 REFERENCES........................................................................................... 110 APPENDIX A: TABLES ............................................................................... 113 APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY.......................................................................... 275 ii AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CHEAT RIVER WATERSHED LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Constituents Analyzed By the Program........................................... 26 Table 2: Scoring For Rapid Habitat Assessment Parameters......................... 28 Table 3: Reference Sites And Ecoregions...................................................... 30 Table 4: Sampling Site Summary................................................................. 31 Table 5: Assessment Sites With Evidence Of AMD Impairment And No Benthic Life Found After Precursory Kick........................................................ 50 Table 6: Sites Sampled In The Cheat River Watershed ............................... 113 Table 7: Physical Characteristics Of 100 M Stream Reach.......................... 121 Table 8: Observed Sediment Characteristics .............................................. 128 Table 9: Substrate Composition................................................................. 134 Table 10: Summary Of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Taxa Collected.............. 142 Table 11: Sites With Impaired Biological Condition .................................... 144 Table 12: Sites With No Benthic Life Found In Single Precursory Kick And Evidence Of AMD Impairment .......................................................... 145 Table 13: Sites With No Biological Samples Collected................................. 146 Table 14: Sites With Non-Comparable Benthic Macroinvertebrate Samples And Observed Impairment ...................................................................... 146 Table 15: Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Metrics .......................... 147 Table 16: Benthic Macroinvertebrates Identified From Each Site................ 152 Table 17: Water Characteristics Observed.................................................. 188 Table 18: Water Quality - Parameters Measured Onsite And Fecal Coliform Bacteria ........................................................................................... 195 Table 19: Sites With Fecal Coliform Violations ........................................... 203 Table 20: Acid Mine Drainage Parameters.................................................. 205 Table 21: Additional Acid Mine Drainage Parameters ................................. 208 Table 22: Sites With pH Violations............................................................. 209 Table 23: Sites With Metals Violations ....................................................... 211 Table 24: Stream Reach Activities And Disturbances – Agricultural ........... 213 Table 25: Stream Reach Activities And Disturbances - Industrial............... 221 Table 26: Stream Reach Activities And Disturbances - Residential And Recreational..................................................................................... 229 Table 27: Stream Reach Activities And Disturbances - Stream Management, Erosion
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