MBSS Site Summary for: ATKI-307-R-2008

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site ATKI-307-R-2008-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site ATKI-307-R-2008-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on WINTERS RUN in the Atkisson Reservoir watershed, 8-digit code: 02130703.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/6/2008 and again in the summer on 7/1/2008.

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 - 2.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 12,599 acres Cows standing in a stream at a site with high agricultural land use. Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
Urban Land Use 3.3 %
Agricultural Land Use 63.6 %
Forested Land Use 32.3 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 17/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 35 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 55 meters 		18/20 (Optimal)
Shading 65 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 18.6 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.4 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.59
Conductivity 173 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		357.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.036 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 19 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 522
Fallfish 214
Common Shiner 186
White Sucker 156
Bluntnose Minnow 109
River Chub 100
Rosyside Dace 91
Longnose Dace 61
Cutlip Minnow 56
Northern Hogsucker 56
Creek Chub 51
Tessellated Darter 41
Blacknose Dace 33
Swallowtail Shiner 25
Rosyface Shiner 18
Smallmouth Bass 5
Bluegill 3
Margined Madtom 3
Satinfin Shiner 3
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Watersnake

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii
Orconectes virilis

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 28
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 19
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 18
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 7
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 6
Antocha Crane Fly 6
Prosimulium Black Fly 5
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 4
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 2
Isonychia Slate Drake Mayfly 2
Ephemerellidae Spiny Crawler Mayfly 2
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Prostoma Freshwater Nemertean (Ribbon Worm) 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Corydalus Dobsonfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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