UMass MesoHABSIM "Instream Habitat" Report

This study, conducted by the University of Massachusetts Habitat Program between 2005 and 2006, was undertaken to provide for an assessment and restoration of instream habitat for "The Watershed". The goal of the project was to collect the instream and watershed-scale information necessary to determine the biological objectives of a management plan.

Pomeraug Final Report (1,014 KB PDF) The complete study. An interesting, and encouraging, scientific analysis. Page 19 of the report provides a visual Cross-Reference of Site / Reach locations contained in the study appendicies.

Appendix 1 - Reference Fish Community (417 KB PDF) Development and analysis of reference fish community models to evaluate the existing fish communities.

Appendix 2 - Fish Survey (185 KB PDF) Data of the fish sampling and invertbrate survey.

Appendix 3 - Habitat suitability (169 KB PDF) Details of the models used to evaluate habitat suitability.

Appendix 4 - Habitat Survey (104 KB PDF) Site specific flow rates, HMU definitions and related attribute categorizations.

Appendix 5 - HMU Maps (3,822 KB PDF) Aerial depiction of flow rates along each Site.

Appendix 6a - Adult Suitabilty Maps (17,967 KB PDF) Habitat classified as "Unsuitable, Suitable, Optimal" for each type of adult fish within each Reach.

Appendix 6b - Spawning Suitability Maps (16,502 KB PDF) As above, for spawning.

Appendix 7 - Rating Curves (557 KB PDF) Analysis of flow rates for determining rearing & growth and spawning habitat suitablity.

Appendix 8 - Habitat Time Series Analysis (288 KB PDF) Further scientific habitat study.

Appendix 9 - Verification of model transferability (125 KB PDF) Explanation and results of the verification process.

Appendix 10 - Simulated Habitat Improvement Measures (84 KB PDF) The different simulations undertaken to project changes.