MBSS Site Summary for: ATKI-109-R-2004

Site Photos

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Located on WINTERS RUN UT 5 in the Atkisson Reservoir watershed, 8-digit code: 02130703.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/18/2004 and again in the summer on 7/14/2004.

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 Good - 5.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 319 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 52 %
Agricultural Land Use 19 %
Forested Land Use 29 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 25 meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 53 meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 15 %
Embeddedness 10 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 24.9 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 7 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.79
Conductivity 214 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		931 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.5 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 9 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 324
Creek Chub 50
Blacknose Dace 42
Bluntnose Minnow 14
Bluegill 5
Fallfish 5
Common Shiner 4
Rosyside Dace 4
White Sucker 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Gray Treefrog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Queen Snake

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 59
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 24
Antocha Crane Fly 24
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 19
Diamesa Bloodworm 6
Naididae Aquatic Worm 3
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 3
Crangonyx Amphipod 2
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 2
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 2
Ironoquia Northern Caddisfly 1
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Pseudorthocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 1
Anchytarsus Beetle 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
Simuliidae Black Fly 1
Stylogomphus Clubtail Dragonfly 1
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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