Table 1. FRAGSTATS metrics calculated for thirteen US Fish and Wildlife Service fisheries survey sites on the Canadian and North Canadian rivers and the two replacement sites (not ranked).
| Site | River | Total Area (km2) | % Vegetation | % Shallow Water | % Deep Water | % Sand | Shape Index | Contagion Index | Average Rank# |
| Caddo | Canadian | 6.53 (8) | 0.00 | 32.20 | 47.68 | 20.12 | 1.49 (2) | 38.54 (2) | 4 |
| Wanette | Canadian | 14.86 (3) | 0.00 | 24.75 | 35.18 | 40.07 | 1.41 (6) | 40.51 (3) | 4 |
| Roll | Canadian | 6.03 (9) | 0.00 | 45.81 | 18.61 | 35.59 | 1.38 (7) | 38.4 (1) | 5.67 |
| Bridgeport | Canadian | 8.08 (7) | 0.06 | 10.76 | 40.26 | 48.92 | 1.61 (1) | 58.44 (12) | 6.67 |
| Ada | Canadian | 11.57 (5) | 0.00 | 37.43 | 9.00 | 53.57 | 1.34 (13) | 42.63 (4) | 7.33 |
| Taloga | Canadian | 5.68 (10) | 1.24 | 37.31 | 15.35 | 46.10 | 1.48 (3) | 49.03 (9) | 7.33 |
| Ft. Supply | North Canadian | 0.69 (13) | 1.40 | 46.22 | 52.38 | 0.00 | 1.47 (4) | 45.74 (5) | 7.33 |
| Calvin | Canadian | 17.98 (1) | 0.00 | 20.42 | 7.20 | 72.38 | 1.37 (9) | 59.35 (13) | 7.67 |
| Norman | Canadian | 16.56 (2) | 4.25 | 44.99 | 11.09 | 39.68 | 1.36 (11) | 51.76 (10) | 7.67 |
| Thomas | Canadian | 9.29 (6) | 0.00 | 49.42 | 5.69 | 44.89 | 1.37 (10) | 47.69 (7) | 7.67 |
| Laverne | North Canadian | 0.69 (12) | 3.42 | 36.10 | 54.14 | 6.34 | 1.42 (5) | 46.5 (6) | 7.67 |
| Camargo | Canadian | 4.47 (11) | 3.10 | 51.94 | 23.75 | 21.21 | 1.37 (8) | 48.4 (8) | 9 |
| Purcell | Canadian | 12.03 (4) | 1.41 | 45.96 | 9.99 | 42.65 | 1.35 (12) | 54.32 (11) | 9 |
| Norman | Canadian | 13.79 | 7.92 | 23.20 | 20.73 | 48.14 | 1.44 | 46.82 | |
| El Reno | North Canadian | 2.15 | 8.54 | 7.18 | 82.46 | 1.82 | 1.33 | 67.66 |
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Initial sites ranked on the metrics total area, shape index and contagion index. Number in parentheses shows ranking. Sites in bold represent those selected for egg transport tests.