MBSS Site Summary for: ATKI-107-X-2015

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site ATKI-107-X-2015_Midpoint-looking-downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site ATKI-107-X-2015_Midpoint-looking-upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on WHEEL CREEK in the Atkisson Reservoir watershed, 8-digit code: 02130703.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/22/2015 and again in the summer on 6/9/2015.

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 Poor - 1.0 / 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 50 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 66.4 %
Agricultural Land Use 0 %
Forested Land Use 27.4 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 10/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 9/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 7/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 25 meters 		6/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 53 meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 30 %
Embeddedness 50 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6.98
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		816.2 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.047 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 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
Procambarus

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 43
Diamesa Bloodworm 13
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 13
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 12
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 10
Lumbriculidae Worm 5
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 4
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 3
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 3
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Physa Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 2
Psephenus Water Penny 2
Tanytarsini Non-Biting Midges 1
Alotanypus Non-Biting Midges 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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