Distribution and Status of the “Coosa” Madtom (Noturus sp. cf. N. munitus) and Freckled Darter (Percina lenticula) in Georgia Noturus sp. cf. N. munitus Percina lenticula A report submitted to: U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Agreement: 1434-HQ-97-RU-01551 RWO 060 Prepared by: Byron J. Freeman, Carrie A. Straight, Paula A. Marcinek, Seth Wenger, Megan M. Hagler and Mary C. Freeman June 2003 Status of freckled fish i Table of Contents List of Tables 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 xii List of Figures 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 iii Executive Summary 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 iv Section I. Introduction and Distribution 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 1 Introduction 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 2 Background 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 x3 “Coosa” madtom (Noturus sp. cf. N. munitus) x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x3 Freckled darter (Percina lenticula) 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 5 Study Area: Etowah and Conasauga River systems 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 6 Methods 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 7 Results 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 8 Historic Distribution 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 8 “Coosa” madtom 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 8 Freckled darter 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 x9 Conclusions 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 x9 Section II. Habitat Information: Local-scale 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 27 Introductionx 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 28 Methodsx 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 x29 Resultsx 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 x32 “Coosa” madtom 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 32 Freckled darter 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 x34 Conclusions 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 35 Section III. Habitat Information: Landscape-scale 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 46 Introductionx 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 47 Methods 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 x47 Results 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 x48 “Coosa” madtom 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 49 Freckled darter 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 x49 Conclusions 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 x50 Section IV. Conclusions and Management Considerations x x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 53 Literature Cited 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 55 Status of freckled fish ii List of Tables Table 1.