MBSS Site Summary for: BRIG-123-R-2023
Located on LITTLE CATTAIL CREEK in the Brighton Dam watershed,
8-digit code: 02131108.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/14/2023 and again in the summer on 6/26/2023.
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 - 3.0 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Fair - 3.0 / 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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Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
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Urban Land Use
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15 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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62.7 %
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Forested Land Use
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20.9 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
19.9 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
7.84 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.3 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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475.7 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.285 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 Two-Lined Salamander |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Wood Frog |
| Faxonius limosus |
| Faxonius virilis |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| CHEUMATOPSYCHE |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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30 |
| CHIMARRA |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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13 |
| PARAMETRIOCNEMUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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10 |
| POLYPEDILUM |
Non-Biting Midges
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9 |
| RHEOTANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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8 |
| CRICOTOPUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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6 |
| NEOPHYLAX |
Caddisfly
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6 |
| MICROTENDIPES |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| STENONEMA |
Flatheaded Mayfly
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3 |
| ANTOCHA |
Crane Fly
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3 |
| ANCHYTARSUS |
Beetle
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3 |
| THIENEMANNIMYIA GROUP |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| OULIMNIUS |
Riffle Beetle
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3 |
| GLOSSOSOMATIDAE |
Saddlecase Maker Caddisfly
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2 |
| OPTIOSERVUS |
Riffle Beetle
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2 |
| PSEPHENUS |
Water Penny
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2 |
| PARATANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| TRICHOCLINOCERA |
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2 |
| LYPE |
Net Tube Caddisfly
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2 |
| ORTHOCLADIUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| EUKIEFFERIELLA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| GLOSSOSOMA |
Little Black Caddisfly
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1 |
| PHYSA |
Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail
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1 |
| STYGOBROMUS |
Amphipod
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1 |
| CLINOCERA |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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1 |
| STENELMIS |
Beetle
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1 |
| SIMULIUM |
Black Fly
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1 |
| STYLOGOMPHUS |
Clubtail Dragonfly
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1 |
| PHAENOPSECTRA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| TVETENIA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| SYMPOTTHASTIA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| TANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| AMPHINEMURA |
Spring Stonefly
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1 |
| PLECOPTERA |
Stonefly
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1 |
| HEMERODROMIA |
Tiny Fly
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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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