MBSS Site Summary for: BRET-124-R-2023
Located on UT GLEBE RUN in the Breton Bay watershed,
8-digit code: 02140104.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/16/2023 and again in the summer on 6/8/2023.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 5.0 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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No data available
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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3.7 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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12 %
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Forested Land Use
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84 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
16.4 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
8.31 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
6.28 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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43.3 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.945 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.
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| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Water Snake |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Plethodontid Salamander (unknown) |
| Procambarus acutus / zonangulus |
| No Exotic Plants Observed |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| HAPLOPERLA |
Green Stonefly
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13 |
| ACERPENNA |
Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies
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12 |
| MICROPSECTRA |
Non-Biting Midges
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10 |
| ABLABESMYIA |
Non-Biting Midge
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7 |
| APSECTROTANYPUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| PARAMETRIOCNEMUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| TRIBELOS |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| ANCHYTARSUS |
Beetle
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5 |
| SIMULIUM |
Black Fly
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5 |
| ZAVRELIMYIA |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| HETEROTRISSOCLADIUS |
European Non-Biting Midge
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4 |
| THIENEMANNIMYIA GROUP |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| TRISSOPELOPIA |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| RHEOCRICOTOPUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| RHEOTANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| NEOPHYLAX |
Caddisfly
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3 |
| PERLIDAE |
Common Stonefly
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2 |
| CERATOPOGON/CULICOIDES/STILOBEZZIA |
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2 |
| STENONEMA |
Flatheaded Mayfly
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2 |
| PYCNOPSYCHE |
Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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2 |
| PSEUDOLIMNOPHILA |
Crane Fly
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2 |
| DIPLECTRONA |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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2 |
| DINEUTUS |
Whirlygig Beetle
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2 |
| LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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1 |
| OULIMNIUS |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| TANYTARSINI |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| TANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| POLYPEDILUM |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| EUKIEFFERIELLA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| NANOCLADIUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| NATARSIA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| ORTHOCLADIUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| BEZZIA/PALPOMYIA/PROBEZZIA |
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1 |
| LEPIDOSTOMA |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| EURYLOPHELLA |
Mayfly
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1 |
| LYPE |
Net Tube Caddisfly
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1 |
| CHEUMATOPSYCHE |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| SYNURELLA |
Amphipod
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1 |
| STENELMIS |
Beetle
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1 |
| HEXATOMA |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| HYDROPSYCHIDAE |
Common Netspinner Caddisfly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
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