MBSS Site Summary for: ATKI-105-X-2011

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site ATKI-105-X-2011-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site ATKI-105-X-2011-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on WINTER'S RUN TO WHEEL CREEK UT in the Atkisson Reservoir watershed, 8-digit code: 02130703.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/30/2011 and again in the summer on 7/13/2011.

Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Results:

An Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) is a scientific tool used to identify and classify stream health. An IBI associates anthropogenic influences on a stream or with biological condition in the stream, and is formulated using data developed from biosurveys.
Details on the development and application of MBSS IBIs are in this document.
Fish IBI Fair - 3.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 107 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 62.7 %
Agricultural Land Use 19.9 %
Forested Land Use 17.4 %


Stream showing woody debris, logs, and rocky substrate.
An example of woody debris in a stream.

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 8/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 65 meters 		9/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 10 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Shading 55 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.39
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		891.2 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.0691 mg/L

Biological Stream Condition:

Surveys of the organisms living within a stream can give indications of stream health. Species richness, or the number of different species present, as well as indicator species (species whose presence, absence or abundance can serve as a measure of environmental conditions) are informative for stream health. 		Close-up of a mayfly indicator species.

Fish Survey Results:
The following 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Creek Chub 121
Blacknose Dace 29
Blue Ridge Sculpin 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Snapping Turtle
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Stiltgrass
Kudzu
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
Tree Of Heaven
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 46
Stenelmis Beetle 20
TUBIFICIDAE Aquatic Worm 8
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 7
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 6
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 5
Hydrobaenus Midge 5
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Calopteryx Damselfly 3
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 3
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 2
LUMBRICULIDAE Worm 2
PISIDIIDAE Pill Clam 1
LYMNAEIDAE Pond Snail 1
Chironomini Non-Biting Midge 1
Dicrotendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Phaenopsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Musculium Fingernail Clam 1
ENCHYTRAEIDAE Aquatic Worm 1
NAIDIDAE Aquatic Worm 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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