Austin Watershed Finder
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This site let's you easily see what watershed you are in. You just put in your address and it is located. No zip needed. Once you find the watershed, you can get more details about the watershed such as the display below. This is for my watershed, "Fort Branch"
Watershed Scores
| Index | Score | Category | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50 | Marginal | Fort Branch ranks better than 3 other watersheds in Austin |
| Water Chemistry | 55 | fair | Water quality is average, ammonia is high |
| Sediment Quality | 83 | very good | PAHs are low, herbicides/pesticides are low, metals are low |
| Recreation | 31 | poor | Bacteria levels may be a threat |
| Aesthetics | 45 | marginal | Lots of litter present, algae covers 10-20% of creek, slight offensive odors, slightly cloudy, surface appearance is poor, dry creek bed, stagnant pools |
| Habitat | 58 | fair | Some sediment deposition, some channel alteration, buffer is small |
| Aquatic Life | 26 | poor | The benthic macroinvertebrate community is fair, the diatom community is marginal |
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