MBSS Site Summary for: BIRD-107-R-2002

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site BIRD-107-R-2002-462 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site BIRD-107-R-2002-463 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site BIRD-107-R-2002-464 (Opens in a new window)

Located on HONEY GO RUN in the Bird River watershed, 8-digit code: 02130803.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/6/2002 and again in the summer on 6/10/2002.

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 - 1.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,306 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 24 %
Agricultural Land Use 44 %
Forested Land Use 30 %


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 = 41 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 34 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 19.9 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 7.5 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.21
Conductivity 240 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		806.4 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 3.1 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
Blacknose Dace 152
Creek Chub 125
Rosyside Dace 46
Swallowtail Shiner 32
White Sucker 29
Tessellated Darter 12
Least Brook Lamprey 9
Longnose Dace 6
American Eel 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Common Reed (Phragmites)
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Hydrobaenus Midge 45
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 18
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 15
Diamesa Bloodworm 10
Orthocladiinae Midge 9
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 7
Diamesinae Non-Biting Midges 4
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 2
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 2
Prostoma Freshwater Nemertean (Ribbon Worm) 1
Gordiidae Horsehair Worm 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Synurella Amphipod 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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