U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 20071115 Vol. 72, No. 220 vector digital data Federal Register 50 CFR Part 17 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service State of Florida http://www.fws.gov/panamacity/hottopics/Mussels.html This geospatial dataset shows the designation of critical habitat for the endangered fat threeridge, shinyrayed pocketbook, Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, and oval pigtoe, and the threatened Chipola slabshell and purple bankclimber (collectively referred to as the seven mussels). This dataset is provided for illustrative purposes only. This dataset does not represent the legal definition of critical habitat units for the seven mussels. For the precise legal definition, please refer to the narrative unit descriptions as listed in the Federal Register, 50 CFR Part 17, Designation of Critical Habitat for Five Endangered and Two Threatened Mussels in Four Northeast Gulf of Mexico Drainages; [Final Rule 11/15/2007]. Final determination of critical habitat for seven listed mussels created under court order (Civil Action No. 1:04 CV-0729-GET). Critical habitat identifies specific areas that are essential to the conservation of a listed species, and that may require special management considerations or protection. Section 7(a)(2) of the Act requires that Federal agencies ensure that actions they fund, permit, or carry out are not likely to result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat. The regulatory effect of the critical habitat designation does not extend beyond those activities funded, permitted, or carried out by Federal agencies. State or private actions, with no Federal involvement, are not affected. 20071115 publication date Complete As needed -85.604217 -82.118691 33.424226 29.840627 None Medionidus simpsonianus oval pigtoe mussels fat threeridge Ochlockonee moccasinshell Chipola slabshell Pleurobema pyriforme shinyrayed pocketbook Elliptoideus sloatianus Amblema neislerii Gulf moccasinshell critical habitat Hamiota (Lampsilis) subangulata Medionidus penicillatus purple bankclimber Elliptio chipolaensis None Flint River Chattahoochee River Chipola River Georgia Northeast Gulf of Mexico drainage Econfina Creek Florida Alabama Suwannee River Apalachicola River Ochlockonee River None These data are not to be used in any way for legal or site-specific uses. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not responsible for any misuse or misinterpretation of these data. It is the responsibility of the user to use the data in an appropriate and consistent manner, recognizing its limitations. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jerry Ziewitz Biologist mailing

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Panama City FL 32405 850-769-0552 x223 850-763-2177 Jerry_Ziewitz@fws.gov 8:00 - 4:30 Please contact via email or phone. For information regarding the GIS data please contact Wendy Gierhart. For information regarding the critical habitat rule and associated biological questions please contact Jerry Ziewitz. Unclassified Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595 FFWCC Mussel Info: http://www.myfwc.com/RULESANDREGS/freshwater_MusselTaking.htm GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data. These data appear to be logically consistent. No feature errors were identified The data represents sites with known use by one of the seven species of mussels mapped. Mapped sites were identified based on survey results and the knowledge of biologists. Omissions may be possible due to the extent of coverage and difficulty of surveying all rivers and streams within the northeastern Gulf of Mexico drainages. Horizontal accuracy was not tested; however, data was created using USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) at a scale of 1:100,000. Not Applicable Gierhart, US Fish and Wildlife Service unpublished material vector digital data Compilation of all known mussel survey data from published reports, unpublished survey data, and field notes from biologists working in the northeast Gulf of Mexico drainages. None 19150101 20070101 Unknown MSSL Spatial and Attribute Information U.S. Geological Survey 20040625 vector digital data http://nhd.usgs.gov/ http://nhdgeo.usgs.gov/metadata/nhd_medium.htm 100000 CD-ROM 20040101 publication date USFWS Spatial and Attribute Information US Fish and Wildlife Service Atlanta, GA http://www.fws.gov/endangered/recovery/index.html None 7 Mussels Recovery Plan Spatial and Attribute Information Using mussel locations from source data, river reaches were selected from the NHD arc shapefiles and exported into a new shapefile. Biologists with expertise in current mussel occurrences reviewed the river reaches to identify missing streams or remove extra stream segments. New river reaches were added based on survey data received during the proposed critical habitat comment period. Fields were added to the attribute table for river distance (in meters, miles, and kilometers), unit name, unit number, and the species that occupy each unit. The upstream boundary of a unit in an occupied stream is the first perennial tributary confluence or first permanent barrier to fish passage (such as a dam) upstream of the upstream-most current occurrence record. The downstream boundary of a unit in an occupied stream is the mouth of the stream, the upstream extent of tidal influence, or the upstream extent of an impoundment, whichever comes first, downstream of the downstream-most occurrence record. Survey locations are typically at road crossings, because that is where surveyors can most easily gain access to the stream. These road crossings do not typically represent a meaningful ecological boundary for longitudinal stream habitat conditions. Data layers defining map units were created with USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) GIS data. The 1:100,000 river reach (route) files were used to calculate river kilometers and miles. The following data sources were referenced to identify upstream and downstream extents of critical habitat units: USGS 7.5' quadrangles; Georgia Department of Transportation county highway maps; U.S. Census Bureau 1:100,000 TIGER line road data; 1993 Georgia digital orthographic quarter quads (DOQQs); 2004 Florida DOQQs; and DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteers for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. The projection used in mapping all units was Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), NAD 83, Zone 16 North. unknown U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wendy Gierhart Biologist mailing and physical

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Panama City FL 32405 US 850-769-0552 x244 850-763-2177 wendy_gierhart@fws.gov 8:00 am - 5:00 pm GeoPlan downloaded the data in October 2009 via the USFWS Critical Habitat portal in NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_16N Transverse Mercator projection. - Reprojected the dataset to FGDL Albers - Renamed dataset from 7mussels_ch to mussels_ch_nov07 - Upcased all fields - Added a DESCRIPT field based on NAME - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data. GeoPlan 20091104 Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. GeoPlan 20091119 Vector String 911 NAD 1983 HARN Florida GDL Albers 24.0 31.5 -84.0 24.0 400000.0 0.0 coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D North American 1983 HARN GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 MUSSELS_CH_NOV07 MUSSELS_CH_NOV07.DBF USFWS NAME River or creek name NHD OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. UNIT_NO Critical habitat unit number USFWS 1 11 UNIT_NAME Critical habitat unit name USFWS LEVEL_ COM_ID Common identifier NHD The 10-digit common identifier value uniquely identifies each reach and feature. RCH_CODE Reach code NHD A reach code is a numeric code that uniquely labels each reach. This 14-digit code has 2 parts: the first 8 digits are the hydrologic unit code for the subbasin in which the reach exists; the last 6 digits are assigned in sequential order, and arbitrarily among the reaches. GNIS_ID Geographic Names Information System NHD Geographic names designated as being official for Federal use are encoded for many reaches and features. These eight-digit identifier names were taken from the National Geographic Names Database of the Geographic Names Information System. SOURCETHM Cataloging Unit Number NHD The "Source Theme" field was automatically created while using the X-Tools extension Merge Themes command. The 8-digit HUC (Hydrologic Unit Code) was retained. BASIN Basin Name NHD The basin name corresponding to the HUC (Hydrologic Unit Code) value. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. LENGTH Length in meters X-Tools extension 28.932 33793.978 meters LGTH_MILES Length in miles [Length] / 1609.344 0.018 20.999 miles LNGTH_KM Length in kilometers [Length] / 1000 0.029 33.794 kilometers Species Species (common name) that occupy the CH unit USFWS SpeciesSci Species (scientific name) that occupy the CH unit USFWS DESCRIPT Based on NAME GeoPlan FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan aquired the data GeoPlan AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan GeoPlan SHAPE.LEN Length in meters GeoPlan Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) mailing

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