Get Qhei Form

The Qhei Form is a crucial document used for evaluating primary headwater habitats. This guide provides users with a comprehensive step-by-step approach to accurately fill out the form online, ensuring that all necessary information is captured effectively.

Follow the steps to complete the Qhei Form online:

1. Press the ‘Get Form’ button to access the Qhei Form and open it in your online editor.
2. Begin by filling out the site name and location in the provided fields. Ensure that you include the site number, river basin, drainage area, length of stream reach, latitude, longitude, river code, and river mile.
3. Enter the date of evaluation and the name of the scorer. Use the comments section to provide any relevant observations.
4. Indicate any stream channel modifications by selecting from the available options: None/Natural Channel, Recovered, Recovering, or Recent or No Recovery.
5. In the substrate section, estimate the percent of each substrate type present and check the boxes for the two predominant substrate types. Also, calculate and enter the total number of significant substrate types found.
6. Measure the maximum pool depth within the evaluation reach and select the appropriate option based on your measurement.
7. Calculate and record the average bankfull width by averaging 3-4 measurements. Select the appropriate option.
8. Complete the riparian zone and floodplain quality sections by filling in the relevant details for each bank with wide, moderate, or narrow options.
9. Describe the flow regime at the time of evaluation and choose the appropriate flow condition from the options provided.
10. Record the stream sinuosity and gradient by selecting the appropriate options from the scale provided.
11. Complete any additional stream information requested, including whether a Qhei was performed.
12. Finish by including any relevant comments, mapping details, photograph information, and biotic evaluation results. Ensure to save your changes, and proceed to download, print, or share the completed form.

Start filling out the Qhei Form online today to contribute to ecological assessments.