MBSS Site Summary for: BA-P-080-314-97


Located on EBAUGH'S CR in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/3/1997 and again in the summer on 6/17/1997.

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 - 4.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 4,348 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 %
Agricultural Land Use 72.9 %
Forested Land Use 23.8 %


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 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 17/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		18/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 25 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 15.8 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.6 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.3
Conductivity 589 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		399.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.7 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 13 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 182
Common Shiner 117
Rosyside Dace 68
White Sucker 57
Cutlip Minnow 50
Creek Chub 35
Tessellated Darter 30
Fallfish 28
American Eel 24
Longnose Dace 16
Northern Hogsucker 8
Margined Madtom 7
Brown Trout 3
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Box Turtle
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Wood Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 77
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 4
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 3
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 2
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 2
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 2
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 2
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 1
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 1
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Simulium Black Fly 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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