1. LAKE AND STREAM METRICS

2. LAKE MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS
MAXIMUM LENGTH (Lmax)
MAXIMUM WIDTH (Wmax)
SURFACE AREA (A)
VOLUME (V)
MAXIMUM DEPTH (X)
MEAN DEPTH (V/A)
RELATIVE DEPTH (X AS % DIAMETER)
SHORELINE (L)
SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT (SLD=L/2(πa)1/2 )

5. STREAM MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS
AREA OF WATERSHED
STREAM ORDER
DRAINAGE DENSITY (STREAM LENGTH/BASIN AREA)
DISCHARGE

6. CALCULATING DISCHARGE

7. BIOTIC METRICS SHANNON DIVERSITY INDEX H’=-Σ(pi*ln(pi))
SIMPSON’S DIVERSITY INDEX λ = Σ(pi )2
SPECIES EVENNESS SDE = H’/lnR
SPECIES RICHNESS R
SIMILARITY INDICES
POLLUTION TOLERANCE INDICES
HILSENHOFF INDEX FOR BENTHOS (0-10)
OTHER COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC INDICES

8. PARTIAL LIST OF METRICS FOR BENTHOS
  Abundance Measures
Corrected Abundance
EPT Abundance  
Dominance Measures
Dominant Taxon
Dominant Abundance
2nd Dominant Taxon
2nd Dominant Abundance
3rd Dominant Taxon
3rd Dominant Abundance
% Dominant Taxon
% 2 Dominant Taxa
% 3 Dominant Taxa  
Richness Measures
Species Richness
EPT Richness
Ephemeroptera Richness
Plecoptera Richness
Trichoptera Richness
Chironomidae Richness
Oligochaeta Richness
Non-Chiro. Non-Olig. Richness
Rhyacophila Richness  
Community Composition
% Ephemeroptera
% Plecoptera
% Trichoptera
% EPT
% Coleoptera
% Diptera
% Oligochaeta
% Baetidae
% Brachycentridae
% Chironomidae
% Ephemerellidae
% Hydropsychidae
% Odonata
% Perlidae
% Pteronarcyidae
% Simuliidae  
Functional Group Composition
% Filterers
% Gatherers
% Predators
% Scrapers
% Shredders
% Piercer-Herbivores
% Unclassified
Filterer Richness
Gatherer Richness
Predator Richness
Scraper Richness
Shredder Richness
Piercer-Herbivore Richness
Unclassified  
Diversity/Evenness Measures
Shannon-Weaver H' (log 10)
Shannon-Weaver H' (log 2)
Shannon-Weaver H' (log e)
Margalef's Richness
Pielou's J'
Simpson's Heterogeneity  
Biotic Indices
% Indiv. w/ HBI Value
Hilsenhoff Biotic Index
% Indiv. w/ MTI Value
Metals Tolerance Index
% Indiv. w/ FSBI Value
Fine Sediment Biotic Index FSBI
- average FSBI
- weighted average
% Indiv. w/ TPM Value
Temp. Pref. Metric
- average TPM
- weighted average  
Karr BIBI Metrics
Long-Lived Taxa Richness
Clinger Richness
% Clingers Intolerant Taxa Richness
% Tolerant Individuals
% Tolerant Taxa
Coleoptera Richness