Final Report

to

U.S. EPA, Region V

Water Division

-77 W. Jackson Blvd._

Chicago, IL 60605

and

Illinois EPA

Bureau of Water

1021 North Grand Avenue East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 6279+9276

Des Plaines

R. below Dresden Darn (Hey

& Assoc. 2003)

Center for Applied Bioassessment & Biocriteria

P.O. Box 21541

Columbus, OH 43221-0541

Temperature Criteria Options for the

Lower Des Plaines River

November 23, 2005

Chris 0. Yoder, Research Director

Midwest Biodiversity Institute

P.O. Box 215641

Columbus, OH 43221-0561

and

Edward T. Rankin, Senior Research Associate

Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria

P.O. Box 21541

Columbus, OH 43221.0541

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Introduction

The Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria (CABB) was requested by U.S. EPA,

Region V and the Illinois EPA to develop temperature criteria options for the Lower Des

Plaines River in northeastern Illinois. The need to review and possibly revise the existing

temperature criteria is a result of the recent use attainability analysis (UAA) conducted for

the Brandon and Dresden navigation pools of the mainstem (Hey and Associates 2003).

CABB produced a draft report in June 2004 on temperature criteria options for three

different use designation scenarios based on possible outcomes of the UAA process. Since

that time, the methodology used to derive seasonal temperature criteria options (Ohio EPA

1978) was updated (MBI 2005), thus the June 2004 draft report is revised herein. The

revised methodology emanates from that originally developed by Ohio EPA (1978) and

later described by Yoder and Emery (2004). A project to review the temperature criteria for

the Ohio River was the impetus for the revisions and included an examination of existing

temperature criteria models and techniques, a review of state temperature criteria and

methods, and an extensive update to the thermal tolerance database for freshwater fishes

common to rivers and streams of the Great Lakes and Ohio River drainages. The new data

and methodologies developed by this effort were used in this revision of the Lower Des

Plaines temperature criteria options report.

Project Background

The Brandon and Dresden navigation pools of the Lower Des Plaines River were the

subject of a use attainability analysis (UAA) conducted by Hey and Associates (2003). The

purpose of the UAA was to evaluate the efficacy of the existing Secondary Contact/

Indigenous Aquatic Life use designation and the potential for upgrading to the General

use designation or an intermediate designation that reflects the modified habitats of these

navigation pools and impoundments. Regardless of the use designation decision that is

ultimately made by Illinois EPA, the current temperature criteria for the Lower Des Plaines

River could be changed. Thus, Illinois EPA is interested in developing options for

temperature criteria that more closely reflect the potential biological assemblages that are

representative of the possible designated use outcomes of the UAA process.

Project Purpose

The primary purpose of this report is to develop options for ambient temperature criteria

for the Lower Des Plaines River within the objectives and the directives for this project.

The temperature criteria options are the result of decisions and assumptions about the key

input variables, the most important of which are the lists of representative aquatic species

(RAS) and the statistical endpoints used to analyze the ambient temperature database.

RAS lists varied by use designation option and the inclusion and exclusion of key fish

species within each list. Ambient temperature data collected in the Lower Des Plaines R.

and the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) was analyzed and statistical thresholds

were developed for later use in deriving non-summer season criteria. The results of a

thermodynamic modeling study of the area (Holly and Bradley 1995) were also used to

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portray the ambient temperature regime. From these analyses and options, Illinois EPA

should be able to derive a set of seasonal temperature criteria to apply to the Des Plaines R.

and in consideration of the use designation decisions emanating from the UAA process.

It is not the purpose of this report to make specific use designation or temperature criteria

determinations. Neither is it the purpose of this report to determine or allocate heat loads

for specific sources based on the ambient temperature criteria options. The derivation of

temperature criteria is a separate function apart from applying them to specific water

pollution control issues such as NPDES permits or TMDLs. One of the most difficult

issues in setting temperature criteria is the consideration of "normal" ambient thermal

regimes and naturally occurring exceedences of fixed seasonal criteria. It is possible and

perhaps likely that thermal thresholds for key RAS will be exceeded on occasion by natural

background temperatures, thus raising the dilemma of criteria exceedences and their

potential consequences. Such exceedences are of particular concern where they are

frequent enough to result in the perception of an impaired designated use. However, as

with other naturally occurring physical and chemical constituents, exceedences are

inevitable and may not necessarily result in a biologically impaired use (Essig 1998).

Conversely, setting criteria too high to avoid the regulatory inconveniences of such

exceedences can also have potentially adverse biological consequences. These issues must

be considered when deriving and applying temperature criteria.

Objectives, Approach, and Methods

The principal objective of this project is the development of seasonal temperature criteria

options that are protective of the biological assemblages that are representative of the

designated use options that may be considered for the Lower Des Plaines River. Using the

same approach as the recently completed Ohio River methodology (MBI 2005), these were

derived based on the representative fish assemblages for each designated use option. The

methodology uses data from the thermal effects literature to create a thermal effects

database for freshwater fish. This data is then used within a procedure that calculates four

behavioral and physiological thresholds for a list of representative fish species termed RAS

(Representative Aquatic Species) that are intended to represent the fish assemblage of a

particular river or river segment. Ohio EPA used this approach in setting temperature

criteria for inland waters and Lake Erie in the 1978 revisions to the Ohio water quality

standards (WQS) and ORSANCO used it to adopt the current Ohio River temperature

criteria in 1984. The temperature criteria derivation process was later incorporated within

the Fish Temperature Modeling system that is part of the Ohio ECOS data management

system originally developed and operated by Ohio EPA. The Fish Temperature Modeling

system was initially developed as a mainframe routine, but was later converted to a

relational database (FoxPro) as part of the Ohio ECOS data management system. MBI

developed an update to this system as part of the Ohio River thermal criteria update (MBI

2005). It operates in an Excel format using Visual Basic - this system was used to develop

the current set of temperature criteria options for the Lower Des Plaines R.

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Comprehensive Literature Search and Compilation of Recent Fish Thermal-effects Data

The original Ohio EPA (1978) methodology used thermal effects data from 370+ literature

sources that date before 1978. One of the major tasks of the ORSANCO sponsored study

(MBI 2005) was to update the thermal effects database by obtaining new literature sources.

A database search focused on keywords related to thermal effects on fish and other aquatic

organisms. More than 500 titles and abstracts were screened for relevancy. In addition,

other new literature sources not revealed by the database search were obtained via reviews

of individual publications, major bibliographies, web links, and "word of mouth". In all,

this effort produced more than 200 new and

useable

references that included specific

thermal effects data for individual species or groups of fishes and invertebrates. An

additional 200+ sources were reviewed, but deemed unsuitable for these purposes. An

attempt was made to obtain thermal effects data for other assemblage groups such as

bivalve mollusks, but there was very little if any usable information that could be found.

The MBI (2005) compilation emphasized freshwater fishes of the Ohio River and Great

Lakes drainages, but also included a compilation for selected macroinvertebiates.

Each new literature source was reviewed for relevancy, i.e., were the specific thermal

tolerance endpoints used in the Fish Temperature Model readily available? Acceptable

data were then entered into the master thermal effects database. The original literature

source was examined for relevancy, originality, and completeness as much as was possible

prior to accepting the data in the master database. The acceptance of "extrapolated" (i.e.,

without a direct review of the original publication) citations was done for some of the more

comprehensive thermal effects compendia such as Brown (1974), Wismer and Christie

(1987), Hokanson (1990), and Beitinger et al. (2000). A notation was made about the

extrapolated citation of such references. We did find in some of these compendia a

practice of citing an existing literature review as the source of the data in lieu of the

original literature source. We avoided duplicating this practice and where it occurred we

cited the original literature source.

Thermal Endpoints -

The

compilation originally produced by Ohio EPA (1978) relied mostly on the upper

incipient lethal temperature (UILT) as the primary lethal endpoint. It is the principal basis

for calculating the short and long term survival thresholds produced by the Fish

Temperature Model. The UILT was the accepted lethal endpoint of that time (Brown

1974). The other widely available test endpoint, the critical thermal maximum (CTM), was

thought to produce lethal temperatures that were too high to be protective in nature

because the test organisms are not properly acclimated by the rapid increases in test

temperatures. As such, the CTM endpoint occurs beyond the temperature at which the

organism is irreparably harmed. A recently expressed concern with both of these

commonly available lethal test methods is that the steady or regular increases in test

temperature inherent to the methodologies do not reflect environmental reality. This

concept is illustrated by Figure 1 (from Bevelheimer and Bennet 2000) in which the

accumulation of thermal stress to an aquatic organism is dependent on seasonal

acclimation, the severity and duration of periods of thermal exposure and stress, and the

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duration of recovery periods, i.e., lower temperatures that are closer to physiological

optima. However, few if any of the available

in

situ tests reflect this type of thermal

exposure. Field derived thresholds (final preferenda and upper avoidance) may better

represent these phenomena, but only if a complete range of thermal exposures was

reasonably available in the study area.

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1.

The

important

features

of the thermal

regime

that is important in determining the effects of

temperature on

fish (after Bevelheimer

and Bennet 2000).

While thermal resistance seems to increase with slowly increasing temperatures, does it

represent reality in the environment where temperatures fluctuate upwards and downwards

within a season? The few studies that have attempted to examine the effect of fluctuating

test temperatures have produced conflicting results. Unfortunately, insufficient

experimental data exists to support what might be viewed as "real time" temperature

criteria in lieu of the current technology of fixed seasonal criteria. As one result, safety

factors are commonly employed in interpreting thermal effects endpoints and in deriving

temperature criteria. Early temperature criteria included a "5°F rise" provision presumably

as a way to account for fluctuating ambient temperatures, but the scientific validity of this

rule-of-thumb was questioned such that Ohio EPA and ORSANCO deleted it from their

WQS.

The choice (or order of preference) of thermal endpoints was an important issue in the

MBI (2005) update study. Clearly, different testing procedures can and do produce

different thermal endpoints for the same species. The key technical issue with the

traditional upper thermal tolerance testing procedures (CTM and UILT) is not the

procedures themselves, but their disconnection with natural exposure regimes (see Figure

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1). Selong et al. (2001) summarized the limitations of upper thermal endpoint data using

these two methods:

"However, their [CTM test results] relevance to the actual temperature

tolerance of fishes is limited by the unnaturally rapid temperature changes,

which preclude the normal acclimation that occurs in nature . . . However, as

with the CTM method, the ILT method may have limitations when it comes to

extrapolating test results to natural situations. A recent modification of the ILT

method incorporates slower temperature change schedules (e.g., 1.0-1.5°C/d)

to better mimic natural temperature changes and reduce (unnatural) thermal

shock (Smith and Fausch 1997). However, another potential limitation of the

ILT method still remains, as temperature tests are typically run for a short

duration (<7 days; Elliott and Elliott 1995) and the effects of longer exposures

are often unknown. (p. 1027)."

The authors tested the short-term and chronic effects of elevated temperature on bull

trout using the acclimated chronic exposure (ACE) method, which is a modification of

the CTM and ILT procedures. This method entails gradually adjusting water

temperatures at environmentally realistic rates that allow fish to fully acclimate to

changing conditions (e.g., 1.0-1.5°C/day). Hokanson and Koenst (1986) further

described this "slow heating" method to define chronic thresholds. More recently

Reash et al. (2000) derived upper thermal tolerance data for srnallmouth and golden

redhorse using this method. However, comparatively few studies based on this new

method exist and it still does not address the phenomena portrayed by Figure 1. Some

of the studies included in the MBI (2005) update were conducted under rising and

falling ambient temperatures, but the results were mixed in terms of whether it

determined the eventual thermal endpoints.

When upper thermal endpoints were available for more than one method the MBI

(2005) study selected lethal endpoints based on the following (most preferred listed

first):

1. "slow heating" method (e.g., a method analogous to ACE) that we term here the

chronic thermal maximum (ChTM);

2. upper incipient lethal temperature (UILT) at acclimation temperatures of 25-30°C;

3.

critical thermal maximum (CTM) based on the fast heating method (0.5-1.0°C/hr.)

with appropriate adjustments (i.e., a 2°C safety factor) to account for the inherent

over-estimation of lethality.

Very few slow heating (ChTM) method test results were found by MBI (2005) primarily

because it is a new method that developed after the intensive thermal testing period of the

1970s. In fact, much of the newly obtained literature included the least preferred CTM

based on the fast heating method. The papers that described the slow heating method

agreed that slowly increasing test temperature followed by daily cooling was "probably the

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most environmentally realistic exposure regime", yet few if any studies were actually based

on this technique. The practical impact to this and similar studies is a continued need to

rely on the UILT and the use of safety factors for the conversion of CTM results.

Methodology

Four thermal input variables are used in the Fish Temperature Model to determine

summer (June 16-September 15) average and daily maximum temperature criteria.

However, in developing the baseline input variables, up to six thermal parameters were first

considered by Ohio EPA (1978) and this was followed by MBI (2005). General concepts of

thermal responsiveness (e.g., acclimation) were considered and are discussed in more detail

in MBI (2005). Of the six thermal parameters that were inventoried for each fish species,

the upper incipient lethal temperature (UILT), chronic thermal maximum (ChTM), and

the critical thermal maximum (CTM) are considered lethal thresholds and the remaining

four (optimum, final preferendum, growth, and upper avoidance) are considered sublethal

thresholds. At the time the Ohio EPA methodology was developed, the rapid transfer

method (from which the UILT is derived) was viewed as providing a preferred basis for

physiological response than did the fast heating method on which the CTM is based

(Brown 1974).

Each of the six thermal parameters are defined as follows:

Upper Incipient Lethal

Temperature -

at a given acclimation temperature this is the

maximum temperature beyond which an organism cannot survive for an indefinite

period of time;

Chronic Thermal Maximum - the temperature at which a test organism dies resulting from

a slow and steady increase in temperature (<1.0-1.5°C/day); this newly developed

endpoint is representative of the upper lethal temperature that can be tolerated

indefinitely.

Critical

Thermal Maximum -

the temperature at which a test organism experiences

equilibrium loss resulting from a rapid and steady increase in temperature (>0.5-1.0

°C/hr.);

Optimum - the temperature at which an organism can most efficiently perform a

specific physiological or ecological function;

Final Preferendum - the temperature at which a fish population will ultimately

congregate regardless of previous thermal experience (Fry 1947);

Upper Avoidance

Temperature - a sharply defined upper temperature at which an organism

at a given acclimation temperature will avoid (Coutant

1977);

Growth - the Mean Weekly Average Temperature (MWAT) for growth (Brungs and Jones

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1976). The MWAT can be calculated if a minimum of three of the six thermal parameters

is available.

Data garnered from the comprehensive review of the thermal effects literature were

characterized as one or more of the preceding thermal endpoints in the compilation of a

master temperature effects database (MBI 2005).

Fish Temperature Model

The Fish Temperature Model uses four thermal input parameters that include: 1) the

optimum or final preferendum; 2) the mean weekly average temperature (MWAT) for

growth; 3) the upper avoidance temperature; and, 4) the upper lethal temperature at

acclimation temperatures of 25-30°C. Thermal parameters compiled by MBI (2005) were

used as the primary database for deriving the Lower Des Plaines R. temperature criteria

options (see Appendix A). The four primarythermal parameters are stored by species and

accessed by the model when a species is designated as an RAS for a particular designated

use/RAS option. Different values can be substituted to determine the effect of thermal

tolerance values on the resulting temperature criteria calculations. However, the substitute

thermal endpoints must first meet the criteria for inclusion in the thermal effects database

(MBI 2005).

Representative Aquatic Species (RAS)

The derivation of a given temperature criteria option is dependent on the development

of a list of representative aquatic species (RAS), which is one of the primary input

variables for the model. Because thermal effects data are not available for all species in

an assemblage, the list of RAS constitute a subset of the potential assemblage being

comprised of species that have sufficient thermal tolerance data from which temperature

criteria can be derived. Thus an inherent assumption of this process is that all of the

species not included as RAS will be protected by extension. This assumption is valid so

long as there is adequate representation of thermally sensitive species. The recently

completed update to the thermal database (MBI 2005) increased the representation of

these species.

Species that are generally regarded as being highly to moderately tolerant to a variety of

environmental impacts tend to be over-represented, which is a common occurrence in

databases for most water quality parameters. Tolerant species are more accessible and

more easily handled in laboratory tests, hence their predominance in these databases. In

our compilation, these species were the most frequently studied and usually had data

available for all six of the previously described thermal thresholds. Conversely, the data

for species regarded as highly or moderately intolerant tended to be available for fewer

thermal thresholds and were oftentimes based on field studies. As such, and until these

species are tested more frequently, there remains a significant risk that the most sensitive

groups of species will not be adequately protected. Our approach is simply a best attempt

to represent the entirety of the potential assemblage and it is naturally limited by the

extant thermal tolerance database. As such, the model output will propagate a degree of

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uncertainty, which can be considered in the eventual derivation

and

application of the

temperature criteria.

In developing a list of representative fish species for a particular water body or segment,

the following criteria for membership were used:

•

species that represent the full range of response and sensitivity to environmental

stressors;

•

species that are commercially and/or recreationally important;

•

species that are representative of the different trophic levels;

•

rare, threatened, endangered, and special status species;

•

species that are numerically abundant or prominent in the system;

•

potential nuisance species; and,

• species that are

,

indicative of the ecological and physiological requirements of

representative species that lack thermal data.

The historical occurrence of fish species in a particular water body is an important

consideration in the development of an RAS list, particularly in historically degraded

waters. These criteria were followed in developing the RAS lists for the Lower Des Plaines

River for each of the three designated use options that are under consideration via the

UAA process. The resulting selections reflect the species membership expectations for the

fish assemblage that would be expected to occur within each designated use option.

(Table

1). The General Use is expected to support a diverse, warmwater fish assemblage that is

expected to occur in the least disturbed, free-flowing habitats of the Lower Des Plaines

mainstem and similarly sized rivers in the region. The Modified Use option is intended to

apply to physically modified riverine habitats characteristic of the areas that are inundated

by artificial impoundment by low head dams. The Secondary Contact/Indigenous Aquatic

Life use option is represented by an assemblage that is tolerant of the most extreme

physical and hydrological modifications (gross habitat loss and simplification). As such,

each designated use option ranging from General to Secondary Contact represents a

progressive loss of the species that are incompatible with the increasing physical and

hydrological modifications that are characteristic of each designated use option. Data

compiled in Hey & Associates (2003) and Smith (1979) were the principal sources used to

compile the RAS lists. The RAS lists have increased in terms of species membership since

the 2004 draft of this report due primarily to the addition of thermal tolerance data for

new species by MBI (2005). Based on the MBI study, thermal tolerance data for 35 new

species in addition to the 62 species originally compiled by Ohio EPA (1978) was included.

Hence the addition of new species has increased the number of RAS in this study.

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Table 1. Representative fish species used to derive temperature criteria for the Lower Des

Plaines River for three designated use options.

Membership

?

General Modified Secondary

Species

Rationale

?

Use?

Use?

Contact

Longnose gar (Lepisosteus

osseus)

Skipjack herring (Alosa chrysochloris)

Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)

Northern pike (Esox Lucius) •

Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinella)

Smallmouth buffalo (I. niger)

Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus)

River carpsucker (C. carpio)

Golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum )

Golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum )

Smallmouth redhorse (M. breviceps)4

Northern hog sucker (Hypentelium nigricans)

White sucker (Catostomus commersonii)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Golden shiner (Notemigonus

crysoleucas)

Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)

Emerald shiner (Notropis

atherinoides)

Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis)

Striped shiner (Luxilis chrysocephalus)

Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius)

Spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)

Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis)

Sand shiner (Notropis stramineus)

Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus)

Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)

Channel catfish (Ictalurus

punctatus)

Yellow bullhead (Ameirus natalis)

Black bullhead (Ameirus melas)

Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)

Stonecat madtom (Noturus flavus)

Blackstripe topminnow (Fundulus notatus)

Brook silversides (Labidesthes

sicculus)

White bass (Moron chrysops)

White crappie (Pomoxis annularis)

Historical'; 1994-2002'

1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Kankakee R.

1994-2002

1994-2002

1994-2002

1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Silver redhorse

3

; 1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical

Historical

Historical; 1994-2002.

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical

Historical; 1994-2002

1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical

Historical

Historical

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical

1994-2002

Historical

Historical

1994-2002

Historical

1994-2002

1994-2002

Historical

Historical; 1994-2002

_X

X

Historical occurrence reported in Smith (1979).

2

Species collected in the UAA study segment between 1994-2002.

3

Silver

redhorse retained in the modified use option - golden redhorse data used as a surrogate.

Smallmouth redhorse used as surrogate for shorthead redhorse.

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Table 1. continued.

Membership

?

General Modified Secondary

Species

?

Rationale

?

Use?

Use?

Contact

Black crappie

(P. nigromaculatus)

Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui)

Largemouth bass (M.

salmoides)

Green sunfish (Lepomis

cyanellus)

Bluegill sunfish (L. macrochirus)

Orangespotted sunfish (L. humilis)

Longear sunfish (L. megalotis)

Pumpkinseed sunfish (L. gibbosus)

Walleye (Sander vitreus)

Sauger (Sander

canadense)

Dusky darter (Percina

sciera)

Johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum)

Fantail darter (Etheostoma

flabellare)

Freshwater drum (Aplodonitus grunniens).

Total RAS

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

1994-2002

1994-2002

Historical; 1994-2002

Kankakee

Kankakee

Blackside5

; Hist.; '94-'02

Historical

Historical

Historical; 1994-2002

X

X

?

X

X

X

X

X

X?

X

49?

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X

X

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Derivation of Seasonal Temperature Criteria Options

The principal objective of this project is the development of seasonal temperature criteria

options for the range of possible outcomes of the UAA process. These include thermal

requirements

for:

1)

a warmwater habitat assemblage that is consistent with the Illinois General Use;

2)

an assemblage that reflects the habitat modified conditions of the impounded

portions of the Lower Des Plaines River (Modified Use); and,

3)

an assemblage that represents significantly limited conditions that approximate the

Illinois Secondary Contact/Indigenous Aquatic Life use.

This does not presuppose the application of these designated use options via the UAA

process, but rather represents options reflecting the range of restoration possibilities and

limitations for the Lower Des Plaines River.

Summer Temperature Criteria

The summer months represent the most stressful period for fish in terms of exposure to

high temperatures. However, this should not be construed as the only season in which

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Dusky darter used as a surrogate for blackside darter.

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adverse effects can occur, thus other effects during the non-summer seasons are also

considered in the derivation of seasonal criteria. For the purposes of temperature criteria

development and application, the summer period is June 16 - September 15.

The Fish Temperature Model calculates average and daily maximum summer temperature

criteria via an analytical process based on that originally developed by Bush et al. (1974).

The calculation software of the model was recently revised and it produces these values

using the database and thermal parameters compiled by MBI (2005). Temperature

tolerance values for 97 fish species considered representative of the Ohio River and Great

Lakes drainages are presently contained in the model's database. These values include the

four primary thermal parameters described previously (optimum, mean weekly average for

growth, upper avoidance, and upper incipient lethal temperatures). The model permits

alternative thermal values to be substituted, thus the effect of species-specific differences on

the derivation of summer season thresholds can be evaluated - these can be maintained as

alternate databases. We did not attempt to make these types of substitutions as part pf the

analyses contained herein.

The modeling procedure is simply one of listing each representative species under each

thermal parameter adjacent to the whole Fahrenheit temperature when such is exceeded.

The cumulative effect of increasing temperature is readily apparent as additional species

thermal thresholds are exceeded. This process indicates where the various species occur

(with respect to temperature) relative to each other and does not indicate exact thresholds

or limits. The temperatures at which 100%, 90%, 75% and 50% of the representative

species four primary thermal thresholds (optimum, growth, upper avoidance, and UILT)

are exceeded are determined to show what proportion of the representative assemblage is

protected at a given temperature. The long-term survival temperature is calculated from

the short-term survival temperature (i.e., the UILT) as UILT - 2°C. The tolerance values

in the existing model were initially used in the derivation of the summer average and

maximum temperature criteria for the different designated use options being considered

for the Lower Des Plaines River.

Derivation of Seasonal Temperature Criteria

The derivation of seasonal temperature criteria for each of the designated use options

considered in this analysis included summer season average and maximum values based on

the output of the Fish Temperature Model. Non-summer season criteria included

consideration of species-specific spawning thresholds (MBI 2005) and consistency with the

historical ambient temperature record, which in this case is based on analyses of long-term

temperature monitoring data in the Lower Des Plaines R. and Chicago Area Waterway

System (CAWS) upstream from the Brandon Pool and outside the direct influence of

other sources of heat (Appendix B). In keeping with the guidance of Ohio EPA (1978) and

MBI (2005), we adhered to the following in deriving the temperature criteria options:

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Averages should be consistent with:

1)

100% long-term survival of all representative fish species;

2)

growth of commercially or recreationally important fish species;

3)

growth of at least 50% of the non-game fish species;

4)

100% long-term survival of all endangered fish species; and

5)

the observed historical ambient temperature record.

Daily maxima should be consistent with:

1) 100% short-term survival of all representative fish species; and

2) the observed

historical ambient temperature record.

Summer Average and Maximum Criteria .

Summer average and maximum temperature criteria were calculated in accordance with the

outputs of the Fish Temperature Model. These apply during the defined summer period

of June 16 - September 15 as daily maxima and a period average. The rationale for a period

average as opposed to a daily, weekly, or monthly average is in recognition of the realities of

within season temperature variations and the thermal tolerances of fish. Neither is a

((

smooth" function as within season changes include naturally occurring temperatures that

can approach or exceed thermal tolerances and which also fall well below these thresholds.

It also includes the knowledge that fish can avoid or withstand occasional exceedences of

short-term survival thresholds, provided that local refuges are available and/or the duration

of the exceedences are sufficiently brief (see Figure 1). Meeting the long-term period

average requires attenuating "cool down" periods where temperatures are well below the

survival thresholds and closer to the physiological thresholds for growth and maintenance

(see Figure 1).

The results of the Fish Temperature Model outputs for the three designated use options

are portrayed in Tables 2 and 3 (summer season only) and Appendix A (primary model

outputs). These were derived by using the RAS lists for each designated use option (Table

1) as the major input variables.

General

Use

The original general use RAS list in the 2004 draft report included thirty (30) fish species.

With the additional thermal data provided by MBI (2005), the general use RAS list now

includes 49 fish species. We analyzed two subsets of the General Use RAS list - one

adding yellow perch, walleye, and sauger and another removing stonecat madtom from the

original RAS list. These changes were made to determine the sensitivity of adding and

removing key RAS. The results are summarized in Table 2 and the long term and short

term survival thresholds that protect 100% of the RAS represent summer average and

maximum criteria options for the period June 16 - September 15. For the updated

General Use RAS list a summer period average temperature of 27.0°C (80.6°F) and a daily

maximum of 29.0°C (84.2°F) will protect for the long term survival of 100% of the RAS.

The period average of 27.0°C exceeds the upper avoidance temperature of one RAS

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Table 2. Fish temperature model outputs (°F[°CJ) for four RAS variations of the Illinois

General Aquatic Life use designation for the Lower Des Plaines River. The long-term

and short-term survival temperatures represent summer season (June 16 - September

15) average and maxima.

Thermal

?

Proportion of Representative Fish Species

Category

?

100%

?

90%

?

75%?

50%

General Use Original RAS

(2004 draft)

Optimum

72.5 (22.5)

77.7

(25.4)

81.1 (27.3)

83.1 (28.4)

Growth (MWAT)

78.3

(25.7)

82.4

(28.0)

84.7

(29.3)

86.9

(30.5)

Avoidance (UAT) .

.?

83.3 (28.5)

85.1

(29.5)

87.3 (30.7)

88.9

(31.6)

Survival (Long-term)

85.1 (29.5)

86.9 (30.5)

88.5

(31.4)

91.2 (32.9)

Survival (Short-term)

88.7 (31.5)

90.5 .(32.5)

92.1

(33.4)

94.8

(34.9)

General Use RAS 1

(expanded

list

2005)

Optimum

67.4

(19.7)

72.7

(22.6)

81.1 (27.3)

82.8

(28.2)

Growth (MWAT)

74.8

(23.8)

79.1

(26.2)

84.6

(29.2)

86.7

(30.4)

Avoidance (UAT)

•

78.3

(25.7)

84.7

(29.3)

87.3

(30.7)

88.9

(31.6)

Survival (Long-term)

80.6 (27.0)

86.9

(30.5)

88.7

(31.5)

90.9

(32.7)

Survival (Short-term)

84.2

(29.0)

90.5

(32.5)

92.3

(33.5)

94.5

(34.7)

General Use RAS 2

(adds

yellow perch,

sauger,

and walleye)

Optimum

67.4

(19.7)

72.7

(22.6)

78.3

(25.7)

82.6

(28.1)

Growth (MWAT)

74.8

(23.8)

78.8

(26.0)

82.8 (28.2)

86.5 (30.3)

Avoidance (UAT)

78.3

(25.7)

85.1

(29.5)

86.9

(30.5)

88.9 (31.6)

Survival (Long-term)

80.6 (27.0)

86.9 (30.5)

88.3 (31.3)

90.9 (32.7)

Survival (Short-term)

84.2 (29.0)

90.5

(32.5)

91.9 (33.3)

94.5

(34.7)

General Use RAS 3

(removes stonecat

madtom from RAS 2)

Optimum

67.4 (19.7)

72.9

(22.7)

78.8 (26.0)

82.6

(28.1)

Growth (MWAT)

75.4 (24.1)

79.2 (26.2)

82.9

(28.3)

86.5

(30.3)

Avoidance (UAT)

83.3 (28.5)

85.5 (29.7)

87.1 (30.6)

88.9 (31.6)

Survival (Long-term)

85.1

(29.5)

87.3 (30.7)

88.5

(31.4)

90.9

(32.7)

Survival (Short-term)

88.7 (31.5)

90.9

(32.7)

92.1 (33.4)

94.5

(34.7)

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Table 3. Fish temperature model outputs (°F1°C1) for fish species representative of a

modified use (two versions) and the Secondary Contact/Indigenous Aquatic Life use

for the Lower Des Plaines River. The long-term and short-term survival temperatures

represent summer season (June 16 - September 15) average and maxima.

Thermal

Category

Proportion of Representative Fish Species

100% 90% 75% 50%

Modified

Use RAS 1

(includes

golden redhorse)

Optimum

71.2 (21.8)

75.4 (24.1)

81.3 (27.4)

82.6 (28.1)

Growth (MWAT)

77.5'(25.3)

81.0 (27.2)

85.8 (29.9)

86.7 (30.4)

Avoidance (UAT)

83.7 (28.7)

84.9 (29.4)

87.1 (30.6)

88.9 (31.6)

Survival (Long-term)

85.1 (29.5)

86.5 (30.3)

.89.1 (3L7)

91.4 (33.0)

Survival (Short-term)

88.7 (31.5)

90.1 (32.3)

92.7 (33.7)

95.0 (35.0)

Modified Use RAS

2

(excludes

golden

redhorse)

Optimum

71.2 (21.8)

75.0 (23.9)

81.5 (27.5)

82.8 (28.2)

Growth (MWAT)

77.5 (25.3)

80.6 (27.0)

85.8 (29.9)

86.9 (30.5)

Avoidance (UAT)

83.7 (28.7)

85.6 (29.8)

87.4 (30.8)

89.1 (31.7)

Survival (Long-term)

85.1 (29.5)

86.5 (30.3)

89.8 (32.1)

91.4 (33.0)

Survival (Short-term)

88.7 (31.5)

90.1 (32.3)

.93.4 (34.1)

95.0 (35.0)

Secondary Contact/Indigenous Aquatic Life

Optimum

81.0 (27.2)

81.1 (27.3)

82.4 (28.0)

84.1 (29.0)

Growth (MWAT)

85.3 (29.6)

85.4 (29.7)

86.7 (30.4)

87.7 (31.0)

Avoidance (UAT)

87.8 (31.0)

87.8 (31.0)

88.0 (31.1)

91.9 (33.3)

Survival (Long-term)

88.3 (31.3)

88.6 (31.4)

90.5 (32.5)

93.0 (33.9)

Survival (Short-term)

91.9 (33.3)

92.2 (33.4)

94.2 (34.5)

96.6 (35.9)

(stonecat madtom) by 1.3°C. Thirteen (13) RAS are considered to be either commercially

or recreationally important - the 27.0°C period average exceeds the growth temperature for

one of these species (northern pike) by 1.7°C. No Illinois rare, threatened, or endangered

species are among the species included in any of the RAS lists. The revised criteria based

on the updated RAS list (compared to the 2004 original draft list) are 0.5°C lower. We

also tested the influence of species additions by adding yellow perch, sauger, and walleye.

While these species were not included by the review of historical distribution data and

occurred in very low numbers in the 1994-2002 databases, each occurs in the Kankakee

River or the CAWS and they could possibly occur in the Lower Des Plaines R. as water

quality conditions improve in the future. The inclusion of these species did not change

the model outputs, thus the aforementioned criteria should be protective of these species.

However, the growth criteria of sauger and walleye are exceeded by the period average of

27.0°C by 0.1°C and 0.8°C, respectively. Stonecat madtom was the most thermally

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sensitive species in the updated RAS list. Removing this species changed the period

average to 29.5°C and the daily maximum to 31.5°C. This option exceeded the UAT of

fifteen (15) RAS and the growth criterion of four

(4)

recreational and commercially

important species.

Modified Use

Twenty-seven (27) fish species are considered representative of the intent of a theorized

Modified Use, which reflects the habitat modifications caused by impoundments formed

by low head dams. The deletion of 22 species from the General use list reflects the

biological consequences of the inundation of run and riffle habitats by the resulting

impoundment. Two scenarios were developed for this designated use option; one

including silver redhorse and the other excluding this species. Of the redhorse species that

are potential inhabitants of the Lower Des Plaines River system, silver redhorse would

likely tolerate impounded conditions. To calculate the temperature criteria, golden

redhorse was used as an RAS surrogate since the thermal tolerance data are presently

insufficient for silver redhorse (Ohio EPA 1978; MBI

2005). The results including silver

redhorse are a period average temperature of 29.5°C and a daily maximum of 31.5°C to

protect 100% of the modified habitat RAS during the summer period. The period average

of 29.5°C exceeds the upper avoidance temperature for three RAS and the growth

temperature for two of the recreationally important RAS. If silver redhorse are excluded,

there is no effect on the period average or maximum. The same period average of 29.5°C

exceeds the upper avoidance temperature for two species and the growth temperature for

two of the recreationally important RAS. Fifteen (15) RAS are considered to be either

commercially or recreationally important. No rare, threatened, or endangered species are

among the RAS for this use option.

Secondary Contact/Indigenous Aquatic

Life

Eight (8) species were selected as being representative of the intent of this designated use

option. These species are regarded as highly tolerant to most forms of anthropogenic

impacts including thermal enrichment. The results indicate that an average temperature of

30.4°C and a daily maximum of 32.4°C will protect 100% of the RAS during the summer

period. The period average of 30.4°C does not exceed the upper avoidance temperature of

any RAS or growth temperature of any recreationally or commercially important RAS for

this designated use option.

Seasonal Temperature Criteria

Seasonal average and daily maximum temperature criteria for the General Use RAS 1

option are provided as an example of deriving and displaying a seasonal temperature

criteria option (Table

4).

The derivation of the summer period (June 16 - September 15)

average and maximum criteria were just described. Non-summer season criteria are

derived to maintain seasonal norms and cycles of increasing and decreasing temperatures.

Important physiological functions such as gametogenesis, spawning, and growth should be

assured since these are products of each species long term adaptation to natural climatic

and regional influences of which temperature is one controlling factor. Thermal

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Table 4. Seasonal average and daily maximum temperature criteria (°F) for the Illinois

general aquatic life use RAS 1 option. Summer period temperatures from the Rt. 83

Cal Sag site appear in brackets and are based on the geometric mean and the 98th

percentile values (Appendix B). Non-summer season temperatures in the CSSC at Rt.

83 are in parentheses for comparison to a thermally enriched segment.

Month- Dates

Average

6 Maximum'

Basis for Criteria

January 1-31

February 1-28

March 1-31

April 1-15

April 16-30

May 1-15

May 16-31 •

June 1-15

June 16-30

July 1-31

August 1-31

September 1-15

September 16-30

October 1-15

October 16-31

November 1.30

December 1-31

38.4 (49.5) 46.6 (54.8)

41.7

47.0

(51:1)

(54.8)

51:7

57.3

(56.9)(62.4)

54.0 (59.2) 59.9 (63.2)

57.3 (58.8) 67.7 (65.0)

63.7 (65.8) 71.6 (75.3)

65.1 (68.4) 71.2 (74.0)

69.8 (70.9) 77.8 (77.3)

80.6 [74.8] 84.2 [79.8]

80.6 [79.0] 84.2 [84.7]

80.6 [78.4] 84.2 [83.8]

80.6 [76.2] 84.2 [81.5]

69.9 (74.4) 75.7 (81.0)

63.7 (69.8) 71.2 (76.0)

59.8 (66.9) 68.0 (75.0)

53.0 (61.3) 63.6 (70.7)

43.4 (53.9) 56.9 (63.5)

Consistent with seasonal temperature

measured at the Route 83 (Cal Sag)

monitoring location.

Consistent with spawning criteria for

all representative fish species in

March, April, May, and June.

Average and maximum provide for

short and long-term survival of 100%

of representative fish species; one

minor exceedence of ambient temp. -

at the Route 83 (Cal Sag) location.

Consistent with seasonal temperature

measured at the Route 83 (Cal Sag)

monitoring location.

6

Average temperature over the representative period - set at the geometric mean of the period of record

based on the Rt. 83 Cal Sag site.

Daily maximum temperature - set at the 98

th

percentile value of the period of record at the Rt. 83 Cal Sag

site.

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tolerance data for these physiological endpoints is comparatively limited being available for

only a few RAS.

Seasonal ambient temperature data was analyzed from eight locations in the Lower Des

Plaines River and the CAWS for the period 1998 through 2004 (Appendix B). Monthly

and semi-monthly arithmetic mean, geometric mean, median,

98th,

95

th, 90th, 75 th, and 5th

percentile values were calculated based on daily readings (Appendix B). Also included were

the maximum temperatures that occurred once, twice, and three times in each period and

the interquartile ranges of 1.5 and 2.5 times beyond the

75 th

percentile (non-parametric

analogs of standard error and standard deviation, respectively). The monitoring location at

Route 83 in the Cal Sag channel was used as a "background" location in Table 4. We used

the geometric mean as the monthly and semi-monthly average and the 98 th percentile as

the daily maximum. Other statistical thresholds could be used to set the non-summer

criteria. The 75 th percentile was used previously as the average since this takes in account

the occurrence of warmer temperatures during extreme condition years. None of the

values in Table 5 exceeded the spawning criteria for any of the RAS options (MBI 2005)

and all except one value in July were below the summer average (1.6-5.8°F) and maximum

(0.4-4.4°F) tolerance values for the RAS options used in Table 4. The Route 83 location

on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal exhibited higher ambient temperatures,

presumably the result of enrichment by thermal sources, thus reflecting higher seasonal

temperatures that would exceed the thermal tolerances of the RAS. Other monitoring

locations exhibited more pronounced effects of thermal enrichment, thus these were

rejected as being representative of "background" ambient conditions. Table 5 provides a

comparison of the different RAS and designated use options and with two different

options for non-summer season ambient temperatures, the Cal Sag Rt. 83 location and the

results of modeling by the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research (IIHR; Holly and Brady

1995). We interpreted monthly temperatures from their Figure 4-10 which provides

estimates of maximum daily temperature distributions at the 1-55 bridge with no thermal

enrichment.

The determination of temperatures that are representative of ambient or "background"

conditions for the upper Des Plaines River is complicated by the physically and thermally

altered characteristics of the Upper Illinois Waterway System and the Chicago Area

Waterway System. In addition to choosing a representative monitoring location to serve as

a data source for determining this benchmark, the outputs of predictive modeling can also

be used for this purpose. It is important to understand here that our primary purpose is to

determine a representative background temperature, not to determine the acceptability of

different thermal loading scenarios. The Holly and Brady (1995) thermal modeling studies

included simulations of the upper Des Plaines River temperature in the absence of thermal

enrichment by electric generating stations. Their study simulated summer season

maximum temperatures at the 1-55 bridge (the current upper boundary of the General Use

designation) of 82-83°F

with no thermal sources, i.e.,

the conditions that could be expected in

the absence of any thermal enrichment by electric generating station discharges (Figure

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Table 5. Comparison of six temperature criteria options (average/maximum [°F]) for four variants

of the Illinois general aquatic life use, a modified use, and the secondary contact use based on

alternate RAS lists and two options for ambient temperature regimes in the Lower Des Plaines

River.

Period

RAS 1

Option A

8

RAS 1

Option B

9

RAS 1

Option C

10

RAS 1

Option D"

RAS 1

Option E'2

RAS 1

Option F'3

January 1-31

38.4/46.6

38.4/46.6

39.5/45.0

39.5/45.0

38.4/46.6

38.4/46.6

February 1-28

41.7/51.7

41.7/51.7

41.0/46.0

41.0/46.0

41.7/51.7

41.7/51.7

March 1.31

47.0/57.3

47.0/57.3

46.0/54.0

46.0/54.0

47.0/57.3

47.0/57.3

April 1-15

54.0/59.9

54.0/59.9

54.0/59.9

54.0/59.9

April 16-30

57.3/67.7

57.3/67.7

56.5/64.0

56.5/64.0

57.3/67.7

57.3/67.7

May 1-15

63.7/71.6

63.7/71.6

63.7/71.6

63.7/71.6

May 16-31

65.1/71.2

65.1/71.2

63.0/68.0

63.0/68.0

65.1/71.2

65.1/71.2

June 1-15

69.8/77.8

69.8/77.8

69.8/77.8

69.8/77.8

June 16-30

85.1/88.7

80.6/84.2

80.6/84.2

85.1/88.7

85.1/88.7

88.3/91.9

July 1-31

85.1/88.7

80.6/84.2

80.6/84.2

85.1/88.7

85.1/88.7

88.3/91.9

August 1-31

85.1/88.7

80.6/84.2

80.6/84.2

85.1/88.7

85.1/88.7

88.3/91.9

September 1-15

85.1/88.7

80.6/84.2

80.6/84.2

85.1/88.7

85.1/88.7

88.3/91.9-

September 16-30

69.9/75.7

69.9/75.7

70.5/77.0

77/80.3

69.9/75.7

69.9/75.72

October 1-15

63.7/71.2

63.7/71.2

63.7/71.2

63.7/71.2

October 16-31

59.8/68.0

59.8/68.0

63.0/68.0

63.0/68.0

59.8/68.0

59.8/68.0

November 1-30

53.0/63.6

53.0/63.6

52.5/60.0

52.5/60.0

53.0/63.6

53.0/63.6

December 1-31

43.4/56.9

43.4/56.9

43.0/50.0

43.0/50.0

43.4/56.9

43.4/56.9

General use original RAS (2004 draft report); Cal Sag Rt. 83 site as ambient.

9

General use updated RAS (excludes yellow perch, sauger, walleye); Cal Sag Rt. 83 site as ambient

10

General use updated RAS (includes yellow perch, sauger, walleye); Holly & Bradley modeling study used as ambient.

11

General use updated RAS (excludes stonecat madtom); Holly & Bradley modeling study used as ambient.

12

Modified use RAS (includes silver redhorse); Cal Sag Rt. 83 site as ambient.

13

Secondary Contact/Indigenous Aquatic Life use RAS; Cal Sag Rt. 83 site as ambient.

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4.10 in Holly and Brady 1995). The maximum 75

th

percentile values were 75-76°F, which is also

consistent with our analysis of the Cal-Sag Rt. 83 temperature monitoring location. The non-

summer season simulations were also consistent with the ambient values at this location, thus the

temperature data should adequately represent the background or ambient conditions for this

system. While the Upper Illinois Waterway System represents a complex mix of natural and

human influenced hydrologic and thermal alterations, we are focused here primarily on the

determination of representative background conditions as a baseline for evaluating the

consequences of thermal alterations and the management of thermal loadings.

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Appendix A

Lower Des Plaines River

Optimum, Growth, Upper Avoidance, and Upper Incipient Lethal Temperatures for Fish

Species Representative of the Illinois General Use, a Modified Use, and the Secondary

Contact/Indigenous Aquatic Life Use (21

tables)

Appendix Tables 1A-0

Appendix Tables 2A-0

Appendix Tables 3A-0

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Appendix Table 1A. Thermal thresholds for original general use RAS list.

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

MWAT

Upper

Family Species

Optimum

Growth

Avoidance

UILT

Code?

Code

Common Name

°C

°C

°C

°C

Latin Name

10?

004

Longnose Gar

32.5

34.3

34.5

37.8

Lepisosteus osseus

20?

001

Skipjack Herring

27.3

29.6

30.7

34.3

Alosa chrysochioris

20

?

003

Gizzard Shad

30.0

31.9

34.0

35.8

Dorosoma cepedianum

40?

002

Bigmouth Buffalo

29.9

32.1

33.3

36.6 Ictiobus cyprinellus

40?

004

Smallmouth Buffalo

28.5

31.5

34.1

37.4

Ictiobus bubalus

40

?

005

Quillback Carpsucker

30.0

31.7

34.2

35.2

Carpiodes cyprinus

40?

006

River Carpsucker

29.5

31.4

33.5

35.2 Carpiodes carpio carpio

40?

010

Golden Redhorse

25.6

28.2

28.5

33.4

Moxostoma erythrurum

40

?

011

Smallmouth Redhorse

25.5

28.1

28.5

33.3

Moxostoma macrolepidotum

40?

015

Northern Hog Sucker

27.3

29.2

31.6

33.0 Hypentelium nigricans

40

?

016

White Sucker

26.0

27.8

28.7

31.5

Catostomus commersoni

43?

001

Common Carp

31.5

33.4

34.9

37.3 Cyprinus carpio

43?

003

Golden Shiner

27.8

29.9

30.7

34.0

Notemigonus crysoleucas

43?

020

Emerald Shiner

22.5

25.7

29.8

32.1 Notropis atherinoides

43?

028

Spottail Shiner

27.3

30.1

34.5

35.6

Notropis hudsonius

43

?

032

Spotfin Shiner

29.8

31.9

33.7

36.0

Cyprinella spiloptera

43

?

043

Bluntnose Minnow

27.5

29.1

31.4

32.4

Pimephales notatus

47

?

002

Channel Catfish

31.1

33.5

34.8

38.3

Ictalurus punctatus

47?

004

Yellow Bullhead

28.3

31.0

31.3

36.4

Ameiurus natalis

77?

001

White Crappie

28.6

29.9

30.8

32.5

Pomoxis annularis

77

?

002

Black Crappie

27.6

30.0

29.7

34.7 Pomoxis nigromaculatus

77

?

003

Rock Bass

28.1

30.4

33.0

35.0

Ambloplites rupestris

77?

004

Smallmouth Bass

30.0

31.6

32.0

34.7 Micropterus dolomieui

77

?

006

Largemouth Bass

29.1

30.9

31.6

34.5 Micropterus salmoides

77?

008

Green Sunfish

27.8

30.3

30.9

35.3

Lepomis cyanellus

77

?

009

Bluegill Sunfish

30.4

32.4

33.8

36.4 Lepomis macrochirus

77

?

011

Longear Sunfish

24.1

28.0

31.8

35.9

Lepomis megalotis

77

?

013

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

28.4

30.5

30.5

34.6

Lepomis gibbosus

80

?

004

Dusky Darter

22.5

26.0

29.6

32.9 Perciria sciera sciera

85

?

001

Freshwater Drum

29.1

30.5

31.2

33.4

Aplodinotus grunniens

23

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Appendix Table 2A. Thermal criteria results for orignal general use RAS list.

Fish Temperature Model -- Thermal Thresholds Percentile Report

Category

100%

90%

75%

50%

Optimum

22.50

25.36

27.30

28:35

Growth

25.70

27.98

29.30

30.45

Avoidance (UAT)

28.50

29.51

30.70

31.60

Survival

(LT)

29.50

30.49

31.40

32.85

Survival (ST)

31.50

32.49

33.40

34.85

Species Used

N =

30

Common Name

Longnose Gar

Skipjack Herring

Gizzard Shad

Bigmouth Buffalo

Smallmouth Buffalo

Quillback Carpsucker

River Carpsucker

Golden Redhorse

Smallmouth Redhorse

Northern Hog Sucker

White Sucker

Common Carp

Golden Shiner

Emerald Shiner

Spottail Shiner

Spotfin Shiner

Bluntnose Minnow

Channel Catfish

Yellow Bullhead

White Crappie

Black Crappie

Rock Bass

Common Name?

Common Name

Smallmouth Bass

Largemouth Bass

Green Sunfish

Bluegill Sunfish

Longear Sunfish

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Dusky Darter

Freshwater Drum

24

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Appendix Table 3A. Thermal tolerance rankings for orignal general use RAS list. •

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

22.5

72.5

Emerald Shiner [1]

22.5

72.5

Dusky Darter [2]

24.1

75.4

Longear Sunfish [3]

25.5

77.9

Smalimouth Redhorse [4]

25.6

78.1

Golden Redhorse [5]

25.7

78.3

Emerald Shiner [1]

26.0

78.8

White Sucker [6]

26.0

78.8

Dusky Darter [2]

27.3

81.1

Skipjack Herring [7]

27.3

81.1

Northern Hog Sucker [8]

27.3

81.1

Spottail Shiner [9]

27.5

81.5

Bluntnose Minnow [10]

27.6

81.7

Black Crappie [11]

27.8

82.0

White Sucker [3]

27.8

82.0

Golden Shiner [12]

27.8

82.0

Green Sunfish [13]

28.0

82.4

Longear Sunfish [4]

28.1

82.6

Smalimouth Redhorse [5]

28.1

82.6

Rock Bass [14]

28.2

82.8

Golden Redhorse [6]

28.3

82.9

Yellow Bullhead [15]

28.4

83.1

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [16]

28.5

83.3

Smalimouth Buffalo [17]

28.5

83.3

Golden Redhorse [1]

28.5

83.3

Smalimouth Redhorse [2]

28.6

83.5

White Crappie [18]

28.7

83.7

White Sucker [3]

29.1

84.4

Bluntnose Minnow [7]

29.1

84.4

Largemouth Bass [19]

29.1

84.4

Freshwater Drum [20]

29.2

84.6

Northern Hog Sucker [8]

29.5

85.1

River Carpsucker [21]

ULIT Exceeded

25

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Appendix Table 3A. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

29.6

85.3

Skipjack Herring [9]

29.6

85.3

Dusky Darter [4]

29.7

85.5

Black Crappie [5]

29.8

85.6

Emerald Shiner [6]

29.8

85.6

Spotfin Shiner [22]

29.9

85.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [23]

29.9

85.8

Golden Shiner [10]

29.9

85.8

White Crappie [11]

30.0

86.0

Gizzard Shad [24]

30.0

86.0

Quillback Carpsucker [25]

30.0

86.0

Black Crappie [12]

30.0

86.0

Smallmouth Bass [26]

30.1

86.2

Spottail Shiner [13]

30.3

86.5

Green Sunfish [14]

30.4

86.7

Rock Bass [15]

30.4

86.7

Bluegill Sunfish [27]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [16]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [7]

30.5

86.9

Freshwater Drum [17]

30.7

87.3

Skipjack Herring [8]?

.

30.7

87.3

Golden Shiner [9]

30.8

87.4

White Crappie [10]

30.9

87.6

Largemouth Bass [18]

30.9

87.6

Green Sunfish [11]

31.0

87.8

Yellow Bullhead [19]

31.1

88.0

Channel Catfish [28]

31.2

88.2

Freshwater Drum [12]

31.3

88.3

Yellow Bullhead [13]

31.4

88.5

River Carpsucker [20]

31.4

88.5

Bluntnose Minnow [14]

31.5

88.7

Smallmouth Buffalo [21]

31.5

88.7

White Sucker [1]

26

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Appendix Table 3A. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C?

°F

Optimum Exceeded

' Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT

Exceeded

31.5?

88.7 Common Carp [29]

31.6?

88.9

Northern Hog Sucker [15]

31.6?

88.9

Smallmouth Bass [22]

31.6?

88.9

Largemouth Bass [16]

31.7?

89.1

Quillback Carpsucker [23]

31.8

?

89.2

Longear Sunfish [17]

31.9?

89.4

Gizzard Shad [24]

31.9?

1?

89.4

Spotfin Shiner [25]

32.0

?

I?

89.6

Smallmouth Bass [18]

32.1?

89.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [26]

32.1?

89.8

Emerald Shiner [2]

32.4

?

90.3

Bluntnose Minnow [3]

32.4?

90.3

Bluegill Sunfish [27]

32.5?

90.5 Longnose Gar [30]

32.5

90.5

White Crappie [4]

32.9

91.2

Dusky Darter [5]

33.0?

91.4

Northern Hog Sucker [6]

33.0?

91.4

Rock Bass [19]?

.

33.3?

91.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [20]

33.3

?

91.9

Smallmouth Redhorse [7]

33.4

?

92.1

Golden Redhorse [8]

33.4

?

92.1

Common Carp [28]

33.4

?

92.1

Freshwater Drum [9]

33.5?

92.3

River Carpsucker [21]

33.5?

92.3

Channel Catfish [29]

33.7?

92.7

Spotfin Shiner [22]

33.8

?

92.8

Bluegill Sunfish [23]

34.0?

93.2

Gizzard Shad [24]

34.0

?

93.2

Golden Shiner [10]

34.1

?

93.4

Smallmouth Buffalo [25]

34.2?

93.6

Quillback Carpsucker [26]

34.3?

93.7

Longnose Gar [30]

27

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Appendix Table 3A. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

34.3

93.7

Skipjack Herring [11]

34.5

94.1

Longnose Gar [27]

34.5

94.1

Spottail Shiner [28]

34.5

94.1

Largemouth Bass [12]

34.6

94.3

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [13]

34.7

94.5

Black Crappie [14]

34.7

94.5

Smallmouth Bass [15]

34.8

94.6

Channel Catfish [29] •

34.9

94.8

Common Carp [30]

35.0

95.0

Rock Bass [16]

35.2

95.4

Quillback Carpsucker [17]

35.2

95.4

River Carpsucker [18]

35.3

95.5

Green Sunfish [19]

35.6

96.1

Spottail Shiner [20]

35.8

96.4

Gizzard Shad [21]

35.9

96.6

Longear Sunfish [22]

36.0

96.8

Spotfin Shiner [23]

36.4

97.5

Yellow Bullhead [24]

36.4

97.5

Bluegill Sunfish [25]

36.6

97.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [26]

37.3

99.1'

Common Carp [27]

37.4

99.3

Smallmouth Buffalo [28]

37.8

100.0

Longnose Gar [29]

38.3

100.9

Channel Catfish [30]

28

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Appendix Table 1 B. Thermal thresholds for general use RAS alternate list 1.

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

MWAT

Upper

Family Species

Optimum

Growth

Avoidance

UILT

Code

Code

Common Name

°C

°C

•?

PC

°C

Latin Name

10

004

Longnose Gar

32.5

34.3

34.5

37.8

Lepisosteus osseus

20

001

Skipjack Herring

27.3

29.6

30.7

34.3

Alosa chrysochloris

20

003

Gizzard Shad

30.0

31.9

34.0

35.8

Dorosoma cepedianum

37

003

Northern Pike

21.8

25.3

28.9

32.2

Esox lucius

40

002

Bigmouth Buffalo

29.9

32.1

33.3

36.6

Ictiobus cyprinellus

40

004

Smallmouth Buffalo

28.5

31.5

34.1

37.4

Ictiobus bubalus

40

005

Quillback Carpsucker

30.0

31.7

34.2

35.2

Carpiodes cyprinus

40

006

River Carpsucker

29.5

31.4

33.5

35.2

Carpiodes carpio carpio

40

010

Golden Redhorse

25.6

28.2

28.5

33.4

Moxostoma erythrurum

40

011

Smallmouth Redhorse

25.5

28.1

28.5

33.3

Moxostoma macrolepidotum

40

015

Northern Hog Sucker

27.3

29.2

31.6

33.0

Hypentelium nigricans

40

016

White Sucker

26.0

27.8

28.7

31.5

Catostomus commersoni

43

001

Common Carp

31.5

33.4

34.9

37.3

Cyprinus carpio

43

003

Golden Shiner

27.8

29.9

30.7

34.0

Notemigonus crysoleucas

43

013

Creek Chub

28.1

30.0

31.4

33.7

Semotilus atromaculatus

43

020

Emerald Shiner

22.5

25.7

29.8

32.1

Notropis atherinoides

43

023

Redfin Shiner

28.6

30.5

31.9

34.2

Lythrurus umbratilis

43

025

Striped Shiner

28.0

29.9

31.3

33.6

Luxilus chrysocephalus

43

028

Spottail Shiner

27.3

30.1

34.5

35.6

Notropis hudsonius

43

032

Spotfin Shiner

29.8

31.9

33.7

36.0

Cyprinella spiloptera

43

033

Bigmouth Shiner

29.0

30.9

32.3

34.6

Notropis dorsalis

43

034

Sand Shiner

29.4

31.3

32.7

35.0

Notropis stramineus

43

042

Fathead Minnow

27.7

30.0

31.5

34.5

Pimephales promelas

43

043

Bluntnose Minnow

27.5

29.1

31.4

32.4

Pimephales notatus

43

044

Stoneroller

28.2

30.6

.33.0

35.5

Campostoma anomalum

47

002

Channel Catfish

31.1

33.5

34.8

38.3

Ictalurus punctatus

47

004

Yellow Bullhead

28.3

31.0

31.3

36.4

Ameiurus natalis

47

006

Black Bullhead

27.6

30.2

32.1

35.4

Ameiurus melas

47

007

Flathead Catfish

31.1

33.4

34.7

38.0

Pylodictis olivaris

47

008

Stonecat Madtom

21.2

23.8

25.7

29.0

Noturus flavus

54

002

Blackstripe Topminnow

30.2

32.8

34.7

38.0

Fundulus notatus

70

001

Brook Silversides

25.0

28.3

31.7

35.0

Labidesthes sicculus

29

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Appendix Table 1 B. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

MWAT

Upper

Family Species

Optimum Growth Avoidance

UILT

Code

?

Code

Common Name

°C

°C

°C

°C

Latin Name

74?

001

White Bass

29.5

31.5

33.3

35.6

Morone chrysops

77?

001

White Crappie

28.6

29.9

30.8

32.5

Pomoxis annularis

77

?

002

Black Crappie

27.6

30.0

29.7

34.7

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

77?

003

Rock Bass

28.1

30.4

33.0

35.0 Ambloplites rupestris

77?

004

Smallmouth Bass

30.0

31.6

32.0

34.7

Micropterus dolomieui

77

?

006

Largemouth Bass

29.1

30.9

31.6

34.5

Micropterus salmoides

77?

008

Green Sunfish

27.8

30.3

30.9

35.3

Lepomis cyanellus

77?

009

Bluegill Sunfish

30.4

32.4

33.8

36.4

Lepomis macrochirus

77?

010

Orangespotted Sunfish

28.7

30.9

31.3

35.4

Lepomis humilis

77?

011

Longear Sunfish

24.1

28.0

31.8

35.9

Lepomis megalotis

77

?

013

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

28.4

30.5 '

30.5

34.6

Lepomis gibbosus

80?

004

Dusky Darter

22.5

26.0

29.6

32.9

Percina sciera sciera

80?

014

Johnny Darter

22.7

26.3

30.3

33.6

Etheostoma nigrum

80

?

024

Fantail Darter

19.7

24.1

30.6

32.8

Etheostoma flabellare

85?

001

Freshwater Drum

29.1

30.5

31.2

33.4

Aplodinotus grunniens

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Appendix Table 2B. Thermal criteria results for general use RAS alternate list 1.

Fish Temperature Model -- Thermal Thresholds. Percentile Report

Category

100%

90%

75%

50%

Optimum

19.70

22.62

27.30

28.20

Growth

23.80

26.18

29.15

30.40

Avoidance (UAT)

25.70

29.32

30.70

31.60

Survival (LT)

27.00

30.46

31.50

32.70

Survival (ST)

29.00

32.46

33.50

34.70

Species Used

N =

47

Common Name

Longnose Gar

Skipjack Herring

Gizzard Shad

Northern Pike

Bigmouth Buffalo

Smallmouth Buffalo

Quillback Carpsucker

River Carpsucker

Golden Redhorse

Smallmouth Redhorse

Northern Hog Sucker

White

Sucker

Common Carp

Golden Shiner

Creek Chub

Emerald Shiner

Redfin Shiner

Striped Shiner

Spottail Shiner

Spotfin Shiner

Bigmouth Shiner

Sand Shiner

Common Name

Fathead Minnow

Bluntnose Minnow

Stoneroller

Channel Catfish

Yellow Bullhead

Black Bullhead

Flathead Catfish

Stonecat Madtom

Blackstripe Topminnow

Brook Silversides

White Bass

White Crappie

Black Crappie

Rock Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Largemouth Bass

Green Sunfish

Bluegill Sunfish

Orangespotted Sunfish

Longear Sunfish

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Dusky Darter

Common Name

Johnny Darter

Fantail Darter

Freshwater Drum

31

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Appendix Table 3B. Thermal tolerance rankings for general use RAS alternate list 1.

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

.

19.7

67.5

Fantail Darter [1]

21.2

70.2

Stonecat Madtom [2]

21.8

71.2

Northern Pike [3]

22.5

72.5

Emerald Shiner [4]

22.5

72.5

Dusky Darter [5]

22.7

72.9

Johnny Darter [6]

23.8

74.8

Stonecat Madtom [1]

24.1

75.4

Longear Sunfish [7]

24.1

75.4

Fantail Darter [2]

25.0

77.0

Brook Silversides [8]

25.3

77.5

Northern Pike [3]

25.5

77.9

Smallmouth Redhorse [9]

25.6

78.1

Golden Redhorse [10]

25.7

78.3

Emerald Shiner [4]

25.7

78.3

Stonecat Madtom [1]

26.0

78.8

White Sucker [11]

26.0

78.8

Dusky Darter [5]

26.3

79.3

Johnny Darter [6]

27.3

81.1

Skipjack Herring [12]

27.3

81.1

Northern Hog Sucker [13]

27.3

81.1

Spottail Shiner [14]

27.5

81.5

Bluntnose Minnow [15]

27.6

81.7

Black Bullhead [16]

27.6

81.7

Black Crappie [17]

27.7

81.9

Fathead Minnow [18]

27.8

82.0

White Sucker [7]

27.8

82.0

Golden Shiner [19]

27.8

82.0

Green Sunfish [20]

28.0

82.4

Striped Shiner [21]

28.0

82.4

Longear Sunfish [8]

28.1

82.6

Smallmouth Redhorse [9]

28.1

82.6

Creek Chub [22]

ULIT

Exceeded

32

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Appendix Table 3B. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth

Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

28.1

82.6

Rock Bass [23]

28.2

82.8

Golden Redhorse

[10]

28.2

82.8

Stoneroller [24]

28.3

82.9

Yellow Bullhead [25]

28.3

82.9

Brook Silversides [11]

28.4

83.1

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [26]

28.5

83.3

Smallmouth Buffalo [27]

28.5

83.3

Golden Redhorse [2]

28.5

83.3

Smallmouth Redhorse [3]

28.6

83.5

Redfin Shiner [28]

28.6

83.5

White Crappie [29]

28.7

83.7

White Sucker [4]

28.7

83.7

Orangespotted Sunfish [30]

28.9

84.0

Northern Pike [5]

29.0

84.2

Bigmouth Shiner [31]

29.0

84.2

Stonecat Madtom [1]

29.1

84.4

Bluntnose Minnow [12]

29.1

84.4

Largemouth Bass [32]

29.1

84.4

Freshwater Drum [33]

29.2

84.6

Northern Hog Sucker [13]

29.4

84.9

Sand Shiner [34]

29.5

85.1

River Carpsucker [35]

29.5

85.1

White Bass [36]

29.6

85.3

Skipjack Herring [14]

29.6

85.3

Dusky Darter [6]

29.7

85.5

Black Crappie [7]

29.8

85.6

Emerald Shiner [8]

29.8

85.6

Spotfin Shiner [37]

29.9

85.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [38]

29.9

85.8

Golden Shiner [15]

29.9

85.8

Striped Shiner [16]

29.9

85.8

White Crappie [17]

33

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Appendix Table 3B. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

30.0

86.0

Gizzard

Shad [39]

30.0

86.0

Quillback Carpsucker [40]

30.0

86.0

Creek Chub [18]

30.0

86.0

Fathead Minnow [19]

30.0

86.0

Black Crappie [20]?

•

30.0

86.0

Smallmouth Bass [41]

30.1

86.2

Spottail Shiner [21]

30.2

86.4

Black Bullhead [22]

30.2

86.4

Blackstripe Topminnow [42]

30.3

86.5

Green Sunfish [23]

30.3

86.5

Johnny Darter [9]

30.4

86.7

Rock Bass [24]

30.4

86.7

Bluegill Sunfish [43]

30.5

86.9

Redfin Shiner [25]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [26]

30.5

86.9

. Pumpkinseed Sunfish [10]

30.5

86.9

Freshwater Drum [27]

30.6

87.1

Stoneroller [28]

30.6

87.1

Fantail Darter [11]

30.7

87.3

Skipjack Herring [12]

30.7

87.3

Golden Shiner [13]

30.8

87.4

White Crappie [14]

30.9

87.6

Bigmouth Shiner [29]

30.9

87.6

Largemouth Bass [30]

30.9

87.6

Green Sunfish [15]

30.9

87.6

Orangespotted Sunfish [31]

31.0

87.8

Yellow Bullhead [32]

31.1

88.0

Channel Catfish [44]

31.1

88.0

Flathead Catfish [45]

31.2

88.2

Freshwater Drum [16]

31.3

88.3

Striped Shiner [17]

31.3

88.3

Sand Shiner [33]

ULIT Exceeded

34

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Appendix Table 3B. continued

Fish Temperature Model

Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

31.3

88.3

Yellow Bullhead [18]

31.3

88.3

Orangespotted Sunfish [19]

31.4

88.5

River Carpsucker [34]

31.4

88.5

Creek Chub [20]

31.4

88.5

Bluntnose Minnow [21]

31.5

88.7

Smallmouth Buffalo [35]

31.5

88.7

White Sucker [2]

31.5

88.7

Common Carp [46]

31.5

88.7

Fathead Minnow [22]

31.5

88.7

White Bass [36]

31.6

88.9

Northern Hog Sucker [23]

31.6

88.9

Smallmouth Bass [37]

31.6

88.9

Largemouth Bass [24]

31.7

89.1

Quillback Carpsucker [38]

31.7

89.1

Brook Silverside ?[25]

31.8

89.2

Longear Sunfish [26]

31.9

89.4

Gizzard Shad [39]

31.9

89.4

Redfin Shiner [27]

31.9

89.4

Spotfin Shiner [40]

32.0

89.6

Smallmouth Bass [28]

32.1

89.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [41]

32.1

89.8

Emerald Shiner [3]

32.1

89.8

Black Bullhead [29]

32.2

90.0

Northern Pike [4]

32.3

90.1

Bigmouth Shiner [30]

32.4

90.3

Bluntnose Minnow [5]

32.4

90.3

Bluegill Sunfish [42]

32.5

90.5

Longnose Gar [47]

32.5

90.5

White Crappie [6]

32.7

90.9

Sand Shiner [31]

32.8

91.0

Blackstripe Topminnow [43]

32.8

91.0

Fantail Darter [7]

35

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Appendix Table 3B. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°F

Optimum Exceeded

?

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

32.9

91.2

Dusky Darter [8]

33.0

91.4

Northern Hog Sucker [9]

33.0

91.4

Stoneroller [32]

33.0

91.4

Rock Bass [33]

33.3

91.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [34]

33.3

91.9

Smallmouth Redhorse [10]

33.3

91.9

White Bass [35]

33.4

92.1

Golden Redhorse [11]

33.4

92.1

Common Carp [44]

33.4

92.1

Flathead Catfish [45]

33.4

92.1

Freshwater Drum [12]

33.5

92.3

River Carpsucker [36]

33.5

92.3

Channel Catfish [46]

33.6

92.5

Striped Shiner [13]

33.6

92.5

Johnny Darter [14]

33.7

92.7

Creek Chub [15]

33.7

92.7

Spotfin Shiner [37]

33.8

92.8

Bluegill Sunfish [38]

34.0

93.2

Gizzard Shad [39]

34.0

93.2

Golden Shiner [16]

34.1

93.4

Smallmouth Buffalo [40]

34.2

93.6

Quillback Carpsucker [41]

34.2

93.6

Redfin Shiner [17]

34.3

93.7

Longnose Gar [47]

34.3

93.7

Skipjack Herring [18]

34.5

94.1

Longnose Gar [42]

34.5

94.1

Spottail Shiner [43]

34.5

94.1

Fathead Minnow [19]

34.5

94.1

Largemouth Bass [20]

34.6

94.3

Bigmouth Shiner [21]

34.6

94.3

•

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [22]

34.7

94.5

Flathead Catfish [44]

36

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Appendix Table 3B. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

34.7

94.5

Blackstripe Topminnow [45]

34.7

94.5

Black Crappie [23]

34.7

94.5

Smallmouth Bass [24]

34.8

94.6

Channel Catfish [46].

34.9

94.8

Common Carp [47]

35.0

95.0

Sand Shiner [25]

35.0

95.0

Brook Silversides [26]

35.0

95.0

Rock Bass [27]

35.2

95.4

Quillback Carpsucker [28]

35.2

95.4

River Carpsucker [29]

35.3

95.5

Green Sunfish [30]

35.4

95.7

Black Bullhead [31]

35.4

95.7

Orangespotted Sunfish [32]

35.5

95.9

Stoneroller [33]

35.6

96.1

Spottail Shiner [34]

35.6

96.1

White Bass [35]

35.8

96.4

Gizzard Shad [36]

35.9

96.6

Longear Sunfish [37]

36.0

96.8

Spotfin Shiner [38]

36.4

97.5

Yellow Bullhead [39]

36.4

97.5

Bluegill Sunfish [40]

36.6

97.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [41]

37.3

99.1

Common Carp [42]

37.4

99.3

Smallmouth Buffalo [43]

37.8

100.0

Longnose Gar [44]

38.0

100.4

Flathead Catfish [45]

38.0

100.4

Blackstripe Topminnow [46]

38.3

100.9

Channel Catfish [47]

37

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Appendix Table 1C. Thermal thresholds for general use RAS alternate list 2.

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

Family Species

Code?

Code

Common Name

Optimum

MWAT

Growth

Upper

Avoidance

°C

UILT

Latin Name

10

004

Longnose Gar

32.5

34.3

34.5

37.8

Lepisosteus osseus

20

001

Skipjack Herring

27.3

29.6

30.7

34.3

Alosa chrysochioris

20

003

Gizzard Shad

30.0

31.9

34.0

35.8

Dorosoma cepedianum

37

003

Northern Pike

21.8

25.3

28.9

32.2

Esox lucius

40

002

Bigmouth Buffalo

29.9

32.1

33.3

36.6

Ictiobus cyprinellus

40

004

Smallmouth Buffalo

28.5

31.5

34.1

37.4

Ictiobus bubalus

40

005

Quiliback Carpsucker

30.0

31.7

34.2

35.2

Carpiodes cyprinus

40

006

River Carpsucker

29.5

31.4

33.5

35.2

Carpiodes carpio carpio

40

010

Golden Redhorse

25.6

28.2

28.5

33.4

Moxostoma erythrurum

40

011

Smallmouth Redhorse

25.5

28.1

28.5

33.3

Moxostoma macrolepidotum

40

015

Northern Hog Sucker

27.3

29.2

31.6

33.0

Hyperitelium nigricans

40

016

White Sucker

26.0

27.8

28.7

31.5

Catostomus commersoni

43

001

Common Carp

31.5

33.4

34.9

37.3

Cyprinus carpio

43

003

Golden Shiner

27.8

29.9

30.7

34.0

Notemigonus crysoleucas

43

013

Creek Chub

28.1

30.0

31.4

33.7

Semotilus atromaculatus

43

020

Emerald Shiner

22.5

25.7

29.8

32.1

Notropis atherinoides

43

023

Redfin Shiner

28.6

30.5

31.9

34.2

Lythrurus umbratilis

43

025

Striped Shiner

28.0

29.9

31.3

33.6

Luxilus chrysocephalus

43

028

Spottail Shiner

27.3

30.1

34.5

35.6

Notropis hudsonius

43

032

Spot-fin Shiner

29.8

31.9

33.7

36.0

Cyprinella spiloptera

43

033

Bigmouth Shiner

29.0

30.9

32.3

34.6

Notropis dorsalis

43

034

Sand Shiner

29.4

31.3

32.7

35.0

Notropis stramineus

43

042

Fathead Minnow

27.7

30.0

31.5

34.5

Pimephales promelas

43

043

Bluntnose Minnow

27.5

29.1

31.4

32.4

Pimephales notatus

43

044

Stoneroller

28.2

30.6

33.0

35.5

Campostoma anomalum

47

002

Channel Catfish

31.1

33.5

34.8

38.3

Ictalurus punctatus

47

004

Yellow Bullhead

28.3

31.0

31.3

36.4

Ameiurus natalis

47

006

Black Bullhead

27.6

30.2

32.1

35.4

Ameiurus mesas

47

007

Flathead Catfish

31.1

33.4

34.7

38.0

Pylodictis olivaris

47

008

Stonecat Madtom

21.2

23.8

25.7

29.0

Noturus flavus

54

002

Blackstripe Topminnow

30.2

32.8

34.7

38.0

Fundulus notatus

70

001

Brook Silversides

25.0

28.3

31.7

35.0

Labidesthes sicculus

38

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Appendix Table 1 C. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

MWAT

Upper

Family Species

Optimum

Growth

Avoidance

UILT

Code?

Code

Common Name

°C

°C

°C

Latin Name

74?

001

White Bass

29.5

31.5

33.3

35.6

Morone chrysops

77?

001

White Crappie

28.6

29.9

•

?

30.8

32.5

Pomoxis annularis

77?

002

Black Crappie

27.6

30.0

29.7

34.7

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

77?

003

Rock Bass

28.1

30.4

33.0

35.0 Ambloplites rupestris

77?

004

Smallmouth Bass

30.0

31.6

32.0

34.7

Micropterus dolomieui

77?

006

Largemouth Bass

29.1

30.9

31.6

34.5

Micropterus salmoides

77?

008

Green Sunfish

27.8

30.3

30.9

35.3

Lepomis cyanellus

77

?

009

Bluegill Sunfish

30.4

32.4

33.8

36.4

Lepomis macrochirus

77

?

010

Orangespotted Sunfish

28.7

30.9

31.3

35.4 Lepomis humilis

77?

011

Longear Sunfish

24.1

28.0

31.8

35.9 Lepomis megalotis

77

?

013

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

28.4

30.5

30.5

34.6

Lepomis gibbosus

80

?

001

Sauger

23.9

26.9

30.3

32.9

Stizostedion canadense

80?

002

Walleye

22.8

26.2

30.0

32.9

Stizostedion vitreum

80

?

003

Yellow Perch

22.6

26.0

29.8

32.9

Perca flavescens

80?

004

Dusky Darter

22.5

26.0

29.6

32.9

Percina sciera sciera

80?

014

Johnny Darter

22.7

26.3

30.3

33.6

Etheostoma nigrum

80

?

024

Fantail Darter

19.7

24.1

30.6

32.8

Etheostoma flabellare

85?

001

Freshwater Drum

29.1

30.5

31.2

33.4

Aplodinotus grunniens

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Appendix Table 2C. Thermal criteria results for general use RAS alternate list 2.

Fish Temperature Model -- Thermal Thresholds Percentile Report

Category

100% 90% 75%

50%

Optimum

19.70 22.59 25.70

28.10

Growth

23.80 26.00 28.23

30.25

Avoidance (UAT)

25.70 29.53 30.53

31.55

Survival (LT)

27.00 30.49. 31.33

32.65

Survival (ST)

29.00 32.49 33.33

34.65

Species Used

N=

50

Common Name

Common

Name

Common Name

Longnose Gar

Fathead Minnow

Walleye

Skipjack Herring

Bluntnose Minnow

Yellow Perch

Gizzard Shad

Stoneroller

Dusky Darter

Northern Pike

Channel Catfish

Johnny Darter

Bigmouth Buffalo

Yellow Bullhead

Fantail Darter

Smallmouth Buffalo

Black Bullhead

Freshwater Drum

Quillback Carpsucker

Flathead Catfish

River Carpsucker

StOnecat Madtom

Golden Redhorse

Blackstripe Topminnow

Smallmouth Redhorse

Brook Silversides

Northern Hog Sucker

White Bass

White Sucker

White Crappie

Common Carp

Black Crappie

Golden Shiner

Rock Bass

Creek Chub

Smallmouth Bass

Emerald Shiner

Largemouth Bass

Redfin Shiner

Green Sunfish

Striped Shiner

Bluegill Sunfish

Spottail Shiner

Orangespotted Sunfish

Spotfin Shiner

Longear Sunfish

Bigmouth Shiner

Sand Shiner

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Sauger

■

40

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Appendix Table 3C. Thermal tolerance rankings for general use RAS alternate list 2.

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

19.7

67.5

Fantail Darter [1]

21.2

70.2

Stonecat Madtom [2]

21.8

71.2

Northern Pike [3]

22.5

72.5

Emerald Shiner [4]

22.5

72.5

Dusky Darter [5]

22.6

72.7

Yellow Perch [6]

22.7

72.9

Johnny Darter [7]

22.8

73.0

Walleye [8]

23.8

74.8

Stonecat Madtom [1]

23.9

75.0

Sauger [9]

24.1

75.4

Longear Sunfish [10]

24.1

75.4

Fantail Darter [2]

25.0

77.0

Brook Silversides [11]

25.3

77.5

Northern Pike [3]

25.5

77.9

Smallmouth Redhorse [12]

25.6

78.1

Golden Redhorse [13]

25.7

78.3

Emerald Shiner [4]

25.7

78.3

Stonecat Madtom [1]

26.0

78.8

White Sucker [14]

26.0

78.8

Yellow Perch [5]

26.0

78.8

Dusky Darter [6]

26.2

79.2

Walleye [7]

26.3

79.3

Johnny Darter [8]

26.9

80.4

Sauger [9]

27.3

81.1

Skipjack Herring [15]

27.3

81.1

Northern Hog Sucker [16]

27.3

81.1

Spottail Shiner [17]

27.5

81.5

Bluntnose Minnow [18]

27.6

81.7

Black Bullhead [19]

27.6

81.7

Black Crappie [20]

27.7

81.9

Fathead Minnow [21]

27.8

82.0

White Sucker [10]

ULIT Exceeded

41

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Appendix Table 3C. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded.

ULET Exceeded

27.8

82.0

Golden Shiner [22]

27.8

82.0

Green Sunfish [23]

28.0

82.4

Striped Shiner [24]

28.0

82.4

Longear Sunfish [11]

28.1

82.6

Smallmouth Redhorse [12]

28.1

82.6

Creek Chub [25]

28.1

82.6

Rock Bass [26]

28.2

82.8

Golden Redhorse [13]

28.2

82.8

Stoneroller [27]

28.3

82.9

Yellow Bullhead [28]

28.3

82.9

Brook Silversides [14]

28.4

83.1

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [29]

28.5

83.3

Smallmouth Buffalo [30]

28.5

83.3

Golden Redhorse [2]

28.5

83.3

Smallmouth Redhorse [3]

28.6

83.5

Redfin Shiner [31]

28.6

83.5

White Crappie [32]

28.7

83.7

White Sucker [4]

28.7

83.7

Orangespotted Sunfish [33]

28.9

84.0

Northern Pike [5]

29.0

84.2

Bigmouth Shiner [34]

29.0

84.2

Stonecat Madtom [1]

29.1

84.4

Bluntnose Minnow [15]

29.1

84.4

Largemouth Bass [35]

29.1

84.4

Freshwater Drum [36]

29.2

84.6

Northern Hog Sucker t16]

29.4

84.9

Sand Shiner [37]

29.5

85.1

River Carpsucker [38]

29.5

85.1

White Bass [39]

29.6

85.3

Skipjack Herring [17]

29.6

85.3

Dusky Darter [6]

29.7

85.5

Black Crappie [7]

42

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Appendix Table 3C. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT

Exceeded

29.8

85.6

Emerald Shiner [8]

29.8

85.6

Spotfin Shiner [40]

29.8

85.6

yellow

Perch [9]

29.9

85.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [41]

29.9

85.8

Golden Shiner [18]

29.9

85.8

Striped Shiner [19]

29.9

85.8

White Crappie [20]

30.0

86.0

Gizzard Shad [42]

30.0

86.0

Quillback Carpsucker [43]

30.0

86.0

Creek Chub [21]

30.0

86.0

Fathead Minnow [22]

30.0

86.0

Black Crappie [23]

30.0

86.0

Smallmouth Bass [44]

30.0

86.0

Walleye [10]

30.1

86.2

Spottail Shiner [24]

30.2

86.4

Black Bullhead [25]

30.2

86.4

Blackstripe Topminnow [45]

30.3

86.5

Green Sunfish [26]

30.3

86.5

Sauger [11]

30.3

86.5

lohnny

Darter [12]

30.4

86.7

Rock Bass [27]

30.4

86.7

Bluegill Sunfish [46]

30.5

86.9

Redfin Shiner [28]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [29]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [13]

30.5

86.9

Freshwater Drum [30]

30.6

87.1

Stoneroller [31]

30.6

87.1

Fantail Darter [14]

30.7

87.3

Skipjack Herring [15]

30.7

87.3

Golden Shiner [16]

30.8

87.4

White Crappie [17]

30.9

87.6

Bigmouth Shiner [32]

ULIT Exceeded

43

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Appendix Table 3C. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT

Exceeded

ULIT

Exceeded

30.9

87.6

Largemouth Bass [33]

30.9

87.6

Green Sunfish [18]

30.9

87.6

Orangespotted Sunfish [34]

31.0

87.8

Yellow Bullhead [35]

31.1

88.0

Channel Catfish [47]

31.1

88.0

Flathead Catfish [48]

31.2

88.2

Freshwater Drum [19]

31.3

88.3

Striped Shiner [20]

31.3

88.3

Sand Shiner [36]

31.3

88.3

Yellow Bullhead [21]

31.3

88.3

Orangespotted Sunfish [22]

31.4

88.5

River Carpsucker [37]

31.4

88.5

:Creek Chub [23]

31.4

88.5

Bluntnose Minnow [24]

31.5

88.7

Smallmouth Buffalo [38]

31.5

88.7

White Sucker [2]

31.5

88.7

Common Carp [49]

31.5

88.7

Fathead Minnow [25]

31.5

88.7

White Bass [39]

31.6

88.9

Northern Hog Sucker [26]

31.6

88.9

Smallmouth Bass [40]

31.6

88.9

Largemouth Bass [27]

31.7

89.1

Quiliback Carpsucker [41]

31.7

89.1

Brook Silversides [28]

31.8

89.2

Longear Sunfish [29]

31.9

89.4

Gizzard Shad [42]

31.9

89.4

Redfin Shiner [30]

31.9

89.4

Spotfin Shiner [43]

32.0

89.6

Smallmouth Bass [31]

32.1

89.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [44]

32.1

89.8

Emerald Shiner [3]

32.1

89.8

Black Bullhead [32]

44

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Appendix Table 3C. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

32.2

90.0

Northern Pike [4]

32.3

90.1

Bigmouth Shiner [33]

32.4

90.3

Bluntnose Minnow [5]

32.4

90.3

Bluegill Sunfish [45]

32.5

90.5

Longnose Gar [50]

32.5

90.5

White. Crappie [6]

32.7

90.9

Sand Shiner [34]

32.8

91.0

Blackstripe Topminnow [46]

32.8

91.0

Fantail Darter [7]

32.9

91.2

Sauger [8]

32.9

91.2

Walleye [9]

32.9

91.2

Yellow Perch [10]

32.9

91.2

Dusky Darter [11]

33.0

91.4

Northern Hog Sucker [12]

33.0

91.4

Stoneroller [35]

33.0

91.4

Rock Bass [36]

33.3

91.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [37]

33.3

91.9

Smallmouth Redhorse [13]

33.3

91.9

White Bass [38]

33.4

92.1

Golden Redhorse [14]

33.4

92.1

Common Carp [47]?

•

33.4

92.1

Flathead Catfish [48]

33.4

92.1

Freshwater Drum [15]

33.5

92.3

River Carpsucker [39]

33.5

92.3

Channel Catfish [49]

33.6

92.5

Striped Shiner [16]

33.6

92.5

Johnny Darter [17]

33.7

92.7

Creek Chub [18]

33.7

92.7

Spotfin Shiner [40]

33.8

92.8

Bluegill Sunfish [41]

34.0

93.2

Gizzard Shad [42]

34.0

93.2

Golden Shiner [19]

45

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Appendix Table 3C. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Repo

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

34.1

93.4

Smallmouth Buffalo

[43]

34.2

93.6

Quillback Carpsucker [44]

34.2

93.6

Redfin Shiner [20]

34.3

93.7

Longnose Gar [50]

34.3

93.7

Skipjack Herring [21]

34.5

94.1

Longnose Gar [45]

34.5

94.1

Spottail Shiner [46]

34.5

94.1

Fathead Minnow [22]

34.5

94.1

Largemouth Bass [23]

34.6

94.3

Bigmouth Shiner [24]

34.6

94.3

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [25]

34.7

94.5

Flathead Catfish [47]

34.7

94.5

Blackstripe Topminnow [48]

34.7

94.5

Black Crappie [26]

34.7

94.5

Smallmouth Bass [27]

34.8

94.6

Channel Catfish [49]

34.9

94.8

Common Carp [50]

35.0

95.0

Sand Shiner [28]

35.0

95.0

Brook Silversides [29)

35.0

95.0

Rock Bass [30]

35.2

95.4

Quillback Carpsucker [31]

35.2

95.4

River Carpsucker [32]

35.3.

95.5

Green Sunfish [33]

35.4

95.7

Black Bullhead [34]

35.4

95.7

Orangespotted Sunfish [35]

35.5

95.9

Stoneroller [36]

35.6

96.1

Spottail Shiner [37]

35.6

96.1

White Bass [38]

35.8

96.4

Gizzard Shad [39]

35.9

96.6

Longear Sunfish [40]

36.0

96.8

Spotfin Shiner [41]

36.4

97.5

Yellow Bullhead [42]

46

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Appendix Table 3C. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded?

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

36.4

97.5

Bluegill Sunfish [43]

36.6

97.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [44]

37.3

99.1

Common Carp [45]

37.4

99.3

Smallmouth Buffalo [46]

37.8

100.0

Longnose Gar [47]

38.0

100.4

Flathead Catfish [48]

38.0

100.4

Blackstripe Topminnow [49]

38.3

100.9

Channel Catfish [50]

47

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Appendix Table 1D Thermal thresholds for general use RAS alternate list 3.

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

Family Species

Code?

Code

Common Name

Optimum

°C

MWAT'

Growth

°C

Upper

Avoidance

°C

UILT

°C

Latin Name

10

004

Longnose Gar

32.5

34.3

34.5

37.8

Lepisosteus osseus

20

001

Skipjack Herring

27.3

29.6

30.7

34.3

Alosa chrysochloris

20

003

Gizzard Shad

30.0

31.9

34.0

35.8

Dorosoma cepedianum

37

003

Northern Pike

21.8

25.3

28.9

32.2

Esox lucius

40

002

Bigmouth Buffalo

29.9

32.1

33.3

36.6

Ictiobus cyprinellus

40

004

Smallmouth Buffalo

28.5

31.5

34.1

37.4

Ictiobus bubalus

40

005

Quiliback Carpsucker

30.0

31.7

34.2

35.2

Carpiodes cyprinus

40

006

River Carpsucker

29.5

31.4

33.5

35.2

Carpiodes carpio carpio

40

010

Golden Redhorse

25.6

28.2

28.5

33.4

Moxostoma erythrurum

40

011

Smallmouth Redhorse

25.5

28.1

28.5

33.3

Moxostoma macrolepidotum

40

015

Northern Hog Sucker

27.3

29.2

31.6

33.0

Hypentelium nigricans

40

016

White Sucker

26.0

27.8

28.7

31.5

Catostomus commersoni

43

001

Common Carp

31.5

33.4

34.9

37.3

Cyprinus carpio

43

003

Golden Shiner

27.8

29.9

30.7

34.0

Notemigonus crysoleucas

43

013

Creek Chub

28.1

30.0

31.4

33.7

Semotilus atromaculatus

43

020

Emerald Shiner

22.5

25.7

29.8

32.1

Notropis atherinoides

43

023

Redfin Shiner

28.6

30.5

31.9

34.2

Lythrurus umbratilis

43

025

Striped Shiner

28.0

29.9

31.3

33.6

. Luxilus chrysocephalus

43

028

Spottail Shiner

27.3

30.1

34.5

35.6

Notropis hudsonius

43

032

Spotfin Shiner

29.8

31.9

33.7

36.0

Cyprinella spiloptera

43

033

Bigmouth Shiner

29.0

30.9

32.3

34.6

Notropis dorsalis

43

034

Sand Shiner

29.4

31.3

32.7

35.0

Notropis stramineus

43

042

Fathead Minnow

27.7

30.0

31.5

34.5

Pimephales promelas

43

043

Bluntnose Minnow

27.5

29.1

31.4

32.4

Pimephales notatus

43

044

Stoneroller

28.2

30.6

33.0

35.5

Campostoma anomalum

47

002

Channel Catfish

31.1

33.5

34.8

38.3

Ictalurus punctatus

47

004

Yellow Bullhead

28.3

31.0

31.3

36.4

Ameiurus natalis

47

006

Black Bullhead

27.6

30.2

32.1

35.4

Ameiurus melas

47

007

Flathead Catfish

31.1

33.4

34.7

38.0

Pylodictis olivaris

54

002

Blackstripe Topminnow

30.2

32.8

34.7

38.0

Fundulus notatus

70

001

Brook Silversides

25.0

28.3

31.7

35.0

Labidesthes sicculus

74

001

White Bass

29.5

31.5

33.3

35.6

Morone chrysops

48

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Appendix Table 1 D. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

MWAT

Upper

Family Species

Optimum Growth

Avoidance

UILT

Code?

Code

Common Name

°C

°C

°C

°C

Latin Name

77?

001

White Crappie

28.6

29.9

30.8

32.5

Pomoxis annularis

77?

002

Black Crappie

27.6

30.0

29.7

34.7

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

77?

003

Rock Bass

28.1

30.4

33.0

35.0

Ambloplites rupestris

77

?

004

Smallmouth Bass

30.0

31.6

32.0

34.7

Micropterus dolomieui

77?

006

Largemouth Bass

29.1

30.9

31.6

34.5

Micropterus salmoides

77?

008

Green Sunfish

27.8

30.3

30.9

35.3

Lepomis cyanellus

77?

009

Bluegill Sunfish

30.4

32.4

33.8

36.4

Lepomis macrochirus

77?

010

Orangespotted Sunfish

28.7

30.9

31.3

35.4

Lepomis humilis

77

?

011

Longear Sunfish

24.1

28.0

31.8

35.9

Lepomis megalotis

77

?

013

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

28.4

30.5

30.5

34.6

Lepomis gibbosus

80?

001

Sauger

23.9

26.9

30.3

32.9

Stizostedion canadense

80?

002

Walleye

22.8

26.2

30.0

32.9

Stizostedion vitreum

80?

003

Yellow Perch

22.6

26.0

29.8

32.9

Perca flavescens

80?

004

Dusky Darter

22.5

26.0

29.6

32.9

Percina sciera sciera

80?

014

Johnny Darter

22.7

26.3

30.3

33.6 Etheostoma nigrum

80?

024

Fantail Darter

19.7

24.1

30.6

32.8

Etheostoma flabellare

85?

001

Freshwater Drum

29.1

30.5

31.2

33.4

Aplodinotus grunniens

49

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Fish Temperature Model -- Thermal Thresholds Percentile Report

Category

100%

90%

75%

50%

Optimum

19.70

22.68

26.00

28.10

Growth

24.10

26.16

28.30

30.30

Avoidance (UAT)

28.50

29.68

30.60

31.60

Survival (LT)

29.50

30.74

31.40

32.70

Survival

(ST)

31.50

32.74

33.40

34.70

Species Used

N =

49

Common Name

Longnose Gar

Skipjack Herring

Gizzard Shad

Northern Pike

Bigmouth Buffalo

Smallmouth Buffalo

Quillback Carpsucker

River Carpsucker

Golden Redhorse

Smallmouth Redhorse

Northern Hog Sucker

White Sucker

Common Carp

Golden Shiner

Creek Chub

Emerald Shiner

Redfin Shiner

Striped Shiner

Spottail Shiner

Spotfin Shiner

Bigmouth Shiner

Sand Shiner

Common Name

Fathead Minnow

Bluntnose Minnow

Stoneroller

Channel Catfish

Yellow Bullhead

Black Bullhead

Flathead Catfish

Blackstripe Topminnow

Brook Silversides

White Bass

White Crappie

Black Crappie

Rock Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Largemouth Bass

Green Sunfish

Bluegill Sunfish

Orangespotted Sunfish

Longear Sunfish

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Sauger

Walleye

Common Name

Yellow Perch

Dusky Darter

Johnny Darter

Fantail Darter

Freshwater Drum

50

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Temperature

°C

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded?

UAT Exceeded

19.7

67.5

Fantail Darter [1]

21.8

71.2

Northern Pike [2]

22.5

72.5

Emerald Shiner [3]

22.5

72.5

Dusky Darter [4]

22.6

72.7

Yellow Perch [5]

22.7

72.9

Johnny Darter [6]

22.8

73.0

Walleye [7]

23.9

75.0

Sauger [8]

24.1

75.4

Longear Sunfish [9]

24.1

75.4

Fantail Darter [1]

25.0

77.0

Brook Silversides [10]

25.3

77.5

Northern Pike [2]

25.5

77.9

Smallmouth Redhorse [11]

25.6

78.1

Golden Redhorse [12]

25.7

78.3

Emerald Shiner [3]

26.0

78.8

White Sucker [13]

26.0

78.8

Yellow Perch [4]

26.0

78.8

Dusky Darter [5]

26.2

79.2

Walleye [6]

26.3

79.3

Johnny Darter [7]

26.9

80.4

Sauger [8]

27.3

81.1

Skipjack Herring [14]

27.3

81.1

Northern Hog Sucker [15]

27.3

81.1

Spottail Shiner [16]

27.5

81.5

Bluntnose Minnow [17]

27.6

81.7

Black Bullhead [18]

27.6

81.7

Black Crappie [19]

27.7

81.9

Fathead Minnow [20]

27.8

82.0

White Sucker [9]

27.8

82.0

Golden Shiner [21]

27.8

82.0

Green Sunfish [22]

28.0

82.4

Striped Shiner [23]

51

ULIT Exceeded

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Appendix Table 3D. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

28.0

82.4

Longear Sunfish [10]

28.1

82.6

Smallmouth Redhorse 111]

28.1

82.6

Creek Chub [24]

28.1

82.6

Rock Bass [25]

28.2

82.8

Golden Redhorse [12]

28.2

82.8

Stoneroller [26]

28.3

82.9 Yellow Bullhead [27]

28.3

82.9

Brook Silversides [13]

28.4

83.1

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [28]

28.5

83.3 Smallmouth Buffalo [29]

28.5

83.3

Golden Redhorse [1]

28.5

83.3

Smallmouth Redhorse [2]

28.6

83.5

Redfin Shiner [30]

28.6

83.5

White Crappie [31]

28.7

83.7

White Sucker [3]

28.7

83.7

Orangespotted Sunfish [32]

28.9

84.0

Northern Pike [4]

29.0

84.2 Bigmouth Shiner [33]

29.1

84.4

Bluntnose Minnow [14]

29.1

84.4

Largemouth Bass [34]

29.1

84.4

Freshwater Drum [35]

29.2

84.6

Northern Hog Sucker [15]

29.4

84.9

Sand Shiner [36]

29.5

85.1

River Carpsucker [37]

29.5

85.1

White Bass [38]

29.6

85.3

Skipjack Herring [16]

29.6

85.3

Dusky Darter [5]

29.7

85.5

Black Crappie [6]

29.8

85.6

Emerald Shiner [7]

29.8

85.6

Spotfin Shiner [39]

29.8

85.6

Yellow Perch [8]

29.9

85.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [40]

ULIT Exceeded

52

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Appendix Table 3D. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

29.9

85.8

Golden Shiner [17]

29.9

85.8

Striped Shiner [18]

29.9

85.8

White Crappie [19]

30.0

86.0

Gizzard Shad [41]

30.0

86.0

Quillback Carpsucker [42]

30.0

86.0

Creek Chub [20]

30.0

86.0

Fathead Minnow [21]

30.0

86.0

Black Crappie [22]

30.0

86.0

Smallmouth Bass [43]

30.0

86.0

Walleye [9]

30.1

86.2

Spottail Shiner [23]

30.2

86.4

Black Bullhead [24]

30.2

86.4

Blackstripe Topminnow [44]

30.3

86.5

Green Sunfish [25]

30.3

86.5

Sauger [10]

30.3

86.5

Johnny Darter [11]

30.4

86.7

Rock Bass [26]

30.4

86.7

Bluegill Sunfish [45]

30.5

86.9

Redfin Shiner [27]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [28]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [12]

30.5

86.9

Freshwater Drum [29]

30.6

87.1

Stoneroller [30]

30.6

87.1

Fantail Darter [13]

30.7

87.3

Skipjack Herring [14]

30.7

87.3

Golden Shiner [15]

30.8

87.4

White Crappie [16]

30.9

87.6

Bigmouth Shiner [31]

30.9

87.6

Largemouth Bass [32]

30.9

87.6

Green Sunfish [17]

30.9

87.6

Orangespotted Sunfish [33]

31.0

87.8

Yellow Bullhead [34]

ULIT Exceeded

53

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Appendix Table 3D. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

31.1

88.0

Channel Catfish [46]

31.1

88.0 Flathead Catfish [47]

31.2

88.2

Freshwater Drum [18]

31.3

88.3

Striped Shiner [19]

31.3

88.3

Sand Shiner [35]

31.3

88.3

Yellow Bullhead [20] •

31.3

88.3

Orangespotted Sunfish [21]

31.4

88.5

River Carpsucker [36]

31.4

88.5

Creek Chub [22]

31.4

88.5

Bluntnose Minnow [23]

31.5

88.7

Smallmouth Buffalo [37]

31.5

88.7

White Sucker [1]

31.5

88.7 Common Carp [48]

31.5

88.7

Fathead Minnow [24]

31.5

88.7

White Bass [38]

31.6

88.9

Northern Hog Sucker [25]

31.6

88.9

Smallmouth Bass [39]

31.6

88.9

Largemouth Bass [26]

31.7

89.1

Quillback Carpsucker [40]

31.7

89.1

Brook Silversides [27]

31.8

89.2

Longear Sunfish [28]

31.9

89.4

Gizzard Shad [41]

31.9

89.4

Redfin Shiner [29]

31.9

89.4

Spotfin Shiner [42]

32.0

89.6

Smallmouth Bass [30]

32.1

89.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [43]

32.1

89.8

Emerald Shiner [2]

32.1

89.8

Black Bullhead [31]

32.2

90.0

Northern Pike [3]

32.3

90.1

Bigmouth Shiner [32]

32.4

90.3

Bluntnose Minnow [4]

32.4

90.3

Bluegill Sunfish [44]

54

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Appendix Table 3D. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

32.5

90.5

Longnose Gar [49]

32.5

90.5

White Crappie [5]

32.7

90.9

Sand Shiner [33]

32.8

91.0

Blackstripe Topminnow [45]

32.8

91.0

Fantail Darter [6]

32.9

91.2

Sauger [7]

32.9

91.2

Walleye [8]

32.9

91.2

Yellow Perch [9]

32.9

91.2

Dusky Darter [10]

33.0

91.4

Northern Hog Sucker [11]

33.0

91.4

Stoneroller [34]

33.0

91.4

Rock Bass [35]

33.3

91.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [36]

33.3

91.9

Smailmouth Redhorse [12]

33.3

91.9

White Bass [37]

33.4

92.1

Golden Redhorse [13]

33.4

92.1

Common Carp [46]

33.4

92.1

Flathead Catfish [47]

33.4

92.1

Freshwater Drum [14]

33.5

92.3

River Carpsucker [38]

33.5

92.3

Channel Catfish [48]

33.6

92.5

Striped Shiner [15]

33.6

92.5

Johnny Darter [16]

33.7

92.7

Creek Chub [17]

33.7

92.7

Spotfin Shiner [39]

33.8

92.8

Bluegill Sunfish [40]

34.0

93.2

Gizzard Shad [41]

34.0

93.2

Golden Shiner [18]

34.1

93.4

Smallmouth Buffalo [42]

34.2

93.6

Quillback Carpsucker [43]

34.2

93.6

Redfin Shiner [19]

34.3

93.7

Longnose Gar [49]

55

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Appendix Table 3D. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

34.3

93.7

Skipjack Herring [20]

34.5

94.1

Longnose Gar [44]

34.5

94.1

Spottail Shiner [45]

34.5

94.1

Fathead Minnow [21]

34.5

94.1

Largemouth Bass [22]

34.6

94.3

Bigmouth Shiner [23]

34.6

94.3

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [24]

34.7

94.5

Flathead Catfish [46]

34.7

94.5

Blackstripe Topminnow [47]

34.7

94.5

Black Crappie [25]

34.7

94.5

Smallmouth Bass [26]

34.8

94.6

Channel Catfish [48]

34.9

94.8

Common Carp [49]

35.0

95.0

Sand Shiner [27]

35.0

95.0

Brook Silversides [28]

35.0

95.0

Rock Bass [29]

35.2

95.4

Quillback Carpsucker [30]

35.2

95.4

River Carpsucker [31]

35.3

95.5

Green Sunfish [32]

35.4

95.7

Black Bullhead [33]

35.4

95.7

Orangespotted Sunfish [34]

35.5

95.9

Stoneroller [35]

35.6

96.1

Spottail Shiner [36]

35.6

96.1

White Bass [37]

35.8

96.4

Gizzard Shad [38]

35.9

96.6

Longear Sunfish [39]

36.0

96.8

Spotfin Shiner [40]

36.4

97.5

Yellow Bullhead [41]

36.4

97.5

Bluegill Sunfish [42]

36.6

97.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [43]

37.3

99.1

Common Carp

[44]

37.4

99.3

Smallmouth Buffalo [45]

56

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Temperature

°C

?

°F?

Optimum Exceeded

?

Growth Exceeded

?

UAT Exceeded?

ULIT Exceeded

?

37.8

?100.0

?

Longnose Gar [46]

?

38.0

?100.4

?

Flathead Catfish [47]

?

38.0

?100.4

?

Blackstripe Topminnow [48]

?

38.3

?100.9

?

Channel Catfish [49]

57

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Appendix Table 1 E. Thermal thresholds for modified use RAS 1 list (includes golden redhorse).

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

Family Species

Code

?

Code

Common Name

,

Optimum

°C

MWAT

Growth

°C

Upper

Avoidance

°C

UILT

°C

Latin Name

20

003

Gizzard Shad

30.0

31.9

34.0

35.8

Dorosoma cepedianum

37

003

Northern Pike

21.8

25.3

28.9

32.2

Esox lucius

40

002

Bigmouth Buffalo

29.9

32.1

33.3

36.6

Ictiobus cyprinellus

40

010

Golden Redhorse

25.6

28.2

28.5

33.4

Moxostoma erythrurum

40

016

White Sucker

26.0

27.8

28.7

31.5

Catostomus commersoni

43

001

Common Carp

31.5

33.4

34.9

37.3

Cyprinus carpio

43

003

Golden Shiner

27.8

29.9

30.7

34.0

Notemigonus crysoleucas

43

020

Emerald Shiner

22.5

25.7

29.8

32.1

Notropis atherinoides

43

028

Spottail Shiner

27.3

30.1

34.5

35.6

Notropis hudsonius

43

032

Spotfin Shiner

29.8

31.9

33.7

36.0

Cyprinella spiloptera

43

042

Fathead Minnow

27.7

30.0

31.5

34.5

Pimephales promelas

43

043

Bluntnose Minnow

27.5

29.1

31.4

32.4

Pimephales notatus

47

002

Channel Catfish

31.1

33.5

34.8

38.3

Ictalurus punctatus

47

004

Yellow Bullhead

28.3

31.0

31.3

36.4

Ameiurus natalis

47

006

Black Bullhead

27.6

30.2

32.1

35.4

Ameiurus melas

47

007

Flathead Catfish

31.1

33.4

34.7

38.0

Pylodictis olivaris

54

002

Blackstripe Topminnow

30.2

32.8

34.7

38.0

Fundulus notatus

70

001

Brook Silversides

25.0

28.3

31.7

35.0

Labidesthes sicculus

77

002

Black Crappie

27.6

30.0

29.7

34.7

POrrioxis nigromaculatus

77

003

Rock Bass

28.1

30.4

33.0

35.0

Ambloplites rupestris

77

004

Smallmouth Bass

30.0

31.6

32.0

34.7

Micropterus dolomieui

77

006

Largemouth Bass

29.1

30.9

31.6

34.5

Micropterus salmoides

77

008

Green Sunfish

27.8

30.3

30.9

35.3

Lepomis cyanellus

77

009

Bluegill Sunfish

30.4

32.4

33.8

36.4

Lepomis macrochirus

77

013

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

28A

30.5

30.5

34.6

Lepomis gibbosus

80

002

Walleye

22.8

26.2

30.0

32.9

Stizostedion vitreum

85

001

Freshwater Drum

29.1

30.5

31.2

33.4

Aplodinotus grunniens

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ppendix Table 2E. Thermal criteria results for modified use RAS 1 list (includes golden redhorse).

Fish Temperature Model -- Thermal Thresholds Percentile Report

Category

100%

90%

75%

50%

Optimum

21.80

24.12

27.40

28.10

Growth

25.30

27.16

29.50

30.40

Avoidance (UAT)

28.50

29.38

30.60

31.60

Survival (LT)

29.50

30.32

31.70

33.00

Survival (ST)

31.50

32.32

33.70

35.00

Species Used

N =

27

Common Name

?

Common Name

?

Common Name

Gizzard Shad

?

Green Sunfish

Northern Pike

?

Bluegill Sunfish

Bigmouth Buffalo

?

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Golden Redhorse?

Walleye

White Sucker

?

Freshwater Drum

Common Carp

Golden Shiner

Emerald Shiner

Spottail Shiner

Spotfin Shiner

Fathead Minnow

Bluntnose Minnow

Channel Catfish

Yellow Bullhead

Black Bullhead

Flathead Catfish

Blackstripe Topminnow

Brook Silversides

Black Crappie

Rock Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Largemouth Bass

59.

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Appendix Table 3E. Thermal tolerance rankings for modified use RAS 1 list (includes golden redhorse).

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

21.8

71.2

Northern Pike [1]

22.5

72.5 Emerald Shiner [2]

22.8

73.0

Walleye [3]

25.0

77.0

Brook Silversides [4]

25.3

77.5

Northern Pike [1]

25.6

78.1

Golden Redhorse [5]

25.7

78.3

Emerald Shiner [2]

26.0

78.8

White Sucker [6]

26.2

79.2

Walleye [3]

27.3

81.1

Spottail Shiner [7]

27.5

81.5

Bluntnose Minnow [8]

27.6

81.7

Black Bullhead [9]

27.6

81.7 Black Crappie [10]

27.7

81.9

Fathead Minnow [11]

27.8

82.0

White Sucker [4]

27.8

82.0

Golden Shiner [12]

27.8

82.0

Green Sunfish [13]

28.1

82.6

Rock Bass [14]

28.2

82.8

Golden Redhorse [5]

28.3

82.9

Yellow Bullhead [15]

28.3

82.9

Brook Silversides [6]

28.4

83.1

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [16]

28.5

83.3

Golden Redhorse [1]

28.7

83.7

White Sucker [2]

28.9

84.0

Northern Pike [3]?

•

29.1

84.4

Bluntnose Minnow [7]

29.1

84.4

Largemouth Bass [17]

29.1

84.4

Freshwater Drum [18]

29.7

85.5

Black Crappie [4]

29.8

85.6

Emerald Shiner [5]

29.8

85.6

Spotfin Shiner [19]

29.9

85.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [20]

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Appendix Table 3E. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT

Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

29.9

85.8

Golden Shiner [8]

30.0

86.0

Gizzard Shad [21]

30.0

86.0

Fathead Minnow [9]

30.0

86.0

Black Crappie [10]

30.0

86.0

Smallmouth Bass [22]

30.0

86.0

Walleye [6]

30.1

86.2

Spottail Shiner [11]

30.2

86.4

Black Bullhead [12]

30.2

86.4

Blackstripe Topminnow [23]

30.3

86.5

Green Sunfish [13]

30.4

86.7

Rock Bass [14]

30.4

86.7

Bluegill Sunfish [24]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [15]

30.5

86.9

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [7]

30.5

86.9

Freshwater Drum [16]

30.7

87.3

Golden Shiner [8]

30.9

87.6

Largemouth Bass [17]

30.9

87.6

Green Sunfish [9]

31.0

87.8

, Yellow Bullhead [18]

31.1

88.0

Channel Catfish [25]

31.1

88.0

Flathead Catfish [26]

31.2

88.2

Freshwater Drum [10]

31.3

88.3

Yellow Bullhead [11]

31.4

88.5

Bluntnose Minnow [12]

31.5

88.7

White Sucker [1]

31.5

88.7

Common Carp [27]

31.5

88.7

Fathead Minnow [13]

31.6

88.9

Smallmouth Bass [19]

31.6

88.9

Largemouth Bass [14]

31.7

89.1

Brook Silversides [15]

31.9

89.4

Gizzard Shad [20]

31.9

89.4

Spoffin Shiner [21]

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Appendix Table 3E. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°C

°F

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded

ULIT Exceeded

32.0

89.6

Smallmouth Bass [16]

32.1

89.8

Bigmouth Buffalo [22]

32.1

89.8

Emerald Shiner [2]

32.1

89.8

Black Bullhead [17]

32.2

90.0

Northern Pike [3]

32.4

90.3

Bluntnose Minnow [4]

32.4

90.3

Bluegill Sunfish [23]

32.8

91.0

plackstripe Topminnow [24]

32.9

91.2

Walleye [5]

33.0

91.4

Rock Bass [18]

33.3

91.9

Bigmouth Buffalo [19]

33.4

92.1

Golden Redhorse [6]

33.4

92.1

Common Carp [25]

33.4

92.1

Flathead Catfish [26]

33.4

92.1

Freshwater Drum [7]

33.5

92.3

Channel Catfish [27]

33.7

92.7

Spotfin Shiner [20]

33.8

92.8

Bluegill Sunfish [21]

34.0

93.2

Gizzard Shad [22]

34.0

93.2

Golden Shiner [8]

34.5

94.1

Spottail Shiner [23]

34.5

94.1

Fathead Minnow [9]

34.5

94.1

Largemouth Bass [10]

34.6

94.3

Pumpkinseed Sunfish [11]

34.7

94.5

Flathead Catfish [24]

34.7

94.5

Blackstripe Topminnow [25]

34.7

94.5

Black Crappie [12]

34.7

94.5

Smallmouth Bass [13]

34.8

94.6

Channel Catfish [26]

34.9

94.8

Common Carp [27]

35.0

95.0

Brook Silversides [14]

35.0

95.0

Rock Bass [15]

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Appendix Table 3E. continued

Fish Temperature Model -- Species Thermal Tolerance Rank Report

Temperature

°F?

Optimum Exceeded

Growth Exceeded

UAT Exceeded?

ULIT Exceeded

35.3

?

95.5

35.4?

95.7

35.6?

96.1

35.8?

96.4

36.0

?

96.8

36.4?

97.5

36.4?

97.5

36.6?

97.9

37.3?

99.1

38.0?

100.4

38.0?

100.4

38.3

?

100.9

Green Sunfish [16]

Black Bullhead [17]

Spottail Shiner [18]

Gizzard Shad [19]

Spotfin Shiner [20]

Yellow Bullhead [21]

Bluegill Sunfish [22]

Bigmouth Buffalo [23]

Common Carp [24]

Flathead Catfish [25]

Blackstripe Topminnow [26]

Channel Catfish [27]

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Appendix Table 1 F. Thermal thresholds for modified use RAS 2 list (excludes golden redhorse).

Fish Temperature Model -- Selected Species Report

MWAT

Upper

Family Species

Optimum

Growth Avoidance

UILT

Code?

Code

Common Name

°C

°C

°C

°C

Latin Name

20

?

003

Gizzard Shad

30.0

31.9

34.0

35.8

Dorosoma cepedianum

37?

003

Northern Pike

21.8

25.3

28.9

32.2 Esox lucius

40

?

002

Bigmouth Buffalo

29.9

32.1

33.3

36.6

lctiobus cyprinellus

40

?

016 White Sucker

26.0

27.8

28.7

31.5

Catostomus commersoni

43

?

001

Common Carp

31.5