Definition: Measure of freshwater habitat condition, typically including landscape variables and land use variables that are known to impact aquatic ecological systems.
Aggregation Method: The average National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) Cumulative Distance value was applied to the hexagon. A NFHAP classification of "Very High" represents watersheds under high stress and at risk of high degradation; whereas watersheds classified as "Very Low" are the least stressed and potentially least degraded. Areas not evaluated by NFHAP are considered "No Data Available", and are recorded with a null value (9999) in this analysis.
Priority Rank Definitions
Priority 1: NFHAP classification of "Very Low", or a very low potential for watershed degradation (minimum stress; highest fisheries benefits).
Priority 2: NFHAP classification of "Low", or low potential watershed degradation (low stress).
Priority 3: NFHAP classification of "Moderate", or moderate potential watershed degradation (moderate stress).
Priority 4: NFHAP classification of "High", or high potential watershed degradation (high stress).
Priority 5: NFHAP classification of "Very High", or very high potential watershed degradation (very high stress; lowest fisheries benefits).