High Definition Stream Surveys of Choccolocco and Cheaha Creeks, AL 2015

Trutta Consulting, LLC (Trutta) surveyed 60 miles of Choccolocco Creek and 8 miles of Cheaha Creek using the High Definition Stream Survey (HDSS) sampling method to gather current, geo-referenced video and to develop spatially continuous maps of bank and stream conditions.

The Choccolocco Creek watershed is located in eastern Alabama and includes portions of Calhoun, Talladega, Cleburne, and Clay counties (Figure 1). Choccolocco Creek flows generally in a southwestern direction to Logan Martin Reservoir, part of the Coosa River drainage. Choccolocco Creek is historically considered to be biologically diverse with numerous rare fish, crayfish, mussels, and snails recorded from the stream (Barbour 2004).

Continuous river corridor surveys facilitate inter-disciplinary collaboration and help to identify vulnerable areas for river condition improvements. Trutta Consulting, LLC (Trutta) surveyed 60 miles of Choccolocco Creek and 8 miles of Cheaha Creek using the High Definition Stream Survey (HDSS) sampling method to gather current, geo-referenced video and to develop spatially continuous maps of bank and stream conditions.