Table 1: Species habitat models that were merged for community level criteria with sources (reference numbers) and key variables used to define riverine conditions that will support a diversity of fishes.

Species Source Water quality Reproduction Food and cover Temperature (C) Dissolved oxygen (mg/l) Acidity (pH) Turbidity (NTU) Temperature (C) Dissolved oxygen (mg/l) Riffle cm/s Pool cm/s Riffle cm Cover (%) Pools (%) Acipenser brevirostrum [3] √ √ Polyodon spathula [4] √ √ √ √ Dorosoma cepedianum [5] √ √ √ Esox lucius [6] √ √ √ Esox masquinongy [7] √ √ √ Rhinichthys atratulus [8] √ √ √ √ √ √ Rhinichthys cataractae [9] √ √ √ √ Semotilus atromaculatus [10] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Semotilus corporalis [11] √ √ √ √ √ Catostomus catostomus [12] √ √ √ Catostomus commersoni [13] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Ictiobus bubalus [14] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Ictiobus cyprinella [15] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Ameiurus melas [16] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Ictalurus punctatus [17] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Menidia beryllina [18] √ √ Morone chrysops [19] √ √ Morone saxatilis [20] √ √ Lepomis auritus [21] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Lepomis cyanellus [22] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Lepomis gulosus [23] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Lepomis macrochirus [24] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Lepomis microlophus [25] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Micropterus dolomieu [26] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Micropterus punctulatus [27] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Micropterus salmoides [28] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Pomoxis annularis [29] √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Etheostoma gracile [30] √ √ √ √ √ Perca flavescens [31] √ √ √ √ √ √ Sander vitreus [32] √ √ √ √ √ √