Physical/Habitat Survey Crossword

Tangle of logs, branches, brush, and leaves - provides shelter for fish
DEC Classification assigned to waters supporting fisheries and suitable for non-contact activities
Substrate that is smaller than your fist, bigger than the tip of your pinkie
Substrate that is smaller than the tip of your pinkie and visible to the naked eye
Substrate that is bigger than your head
DEC Classification assigned to waters used as drinking water
A riparian zone is often called a ______ zone because it protects the river.
The dominant physical process along the inside of a meander
The vegetated zone along the banks of a river
The name for the inside bank of a meander
Rocky, shallow section of a river, usually turbulent
Standard (T) means the water can support a ______ population
A measure of how deeply the substrate is buried in a streambed
The dominant physical process along the outside of a meander
Shade from mature trees will ______ daytime water temperature.
DEC Classification assigned to waters for swimming and other contact recreational activities
The underside of cobbles and boulders serve as ______ for BMI.
Standard (TS) means the water can support trout ______
A curve or bend in a stream
The material on the stream bottom
Should be stable and show very little erosion
The "cloudiness" of the water
The name for the outside bank of a meander
Deep section of a river with little to no flow
Turbulence in a riffle adds dissolved ______
Straight section of a stream with smooth laminar flow
Low rock dam built to alter the stream's flow
Line connecting the deepest points of successive cross sections along the course of the river
Substrate that is bigger than your fist, smaller than your head