MBSS Site Summary for: BRIG-123-R-2014

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site BRIG-123-R-2014-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site BRIG-123-R-2014-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on TRIADELPHIA RESERVOIR UT in the Brighton Dam watershed, 8-digit code: 02131108.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/11/2014 and again in the summer on 6/10/2014.

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 Poor - 2.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 710 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 9.4 %
Agricultural Land Use 62 %
Forested Land Use 27.5 %


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 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 61 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 16 meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 65 %
Embeddedness 45 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6.86
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		301.8 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.3126 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 10 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 128
Tessellated Darter 26
Green Sunfish 25
Rosyside Dace 24
Creek Chub 7
Spottail Shiner 3
Longnose Dace 2
Yellow Bullhead 2
Bluegill 1
White Sucker 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii
Orconectes virilis

Exotic Plants:
Autumn Olive
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Honeysuckle
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 23
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 13
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 10
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 6
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 5
Leptophlebia Pronggilled Mayfly 4
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 4
Antocha Crane Fly 4
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 4
Glossosoma Little Black Caddisfly 4
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 3
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 3
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 2
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 2
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Hydrobaenus Midge 2
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Strophopteryx Early Brown Stonefly 1
Sublettea 1
Naididae Aquatic Worm 1
Ceratopogon Biting Midge 1
Ceratopogonidae Biting Midge 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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