MBSS Site Summary for: BROA-212-R-2008
Located on DEEP RUN in the Broad Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02120205.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/19/2008 and again in the summer on 6/25/2008.
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 - 3.7 / 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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4,446 acres
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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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0.8 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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56.9 %
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Forested Land Use
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41.7 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
16.6 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
9.5 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.2 |
| Conductivity |
127 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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216.6 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
0.735 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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| Common Five-Lined Skink |
| Long-Tailed Salamander |
| Northern Red Salamander |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Orconectes virilis |
| Procambarus clarkii |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Wineberry |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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31 |
| Ephemerellidae |
Spiny Crawler Mayfly
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10 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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10 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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9 |
| Isonychia |
Slate Drake Mayfly
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4 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Drunella |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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3 |
| Perlidae |
Common Stonefly
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3 |
| Heptageniidae |
Flathead Mayfly
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2 |
| Clinocera |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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2 |
| Stenelmis |
Beetle
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2 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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2 |
| Chironomidae |
Non-Biting Midge
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2 |
| Glossosoma |
Little Black Caddisfly
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2 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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2 |
| Thienemanniella |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Perlodidae |
Perlodid Stonefly
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1 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Promoresia |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Leuctridae |
Rolledwinged Stonefly
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1 |
| Paratanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Rheotanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanypodinae |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Psychomyia |
Trumpet-Net Caddisfly
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1 |
| Lumbriculidae |
Worm
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1 |
| Nigronia |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
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1 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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1 |
| Brillia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Corynoneura |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Hydropsychidae |
Common Netspinner Caddisfly
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1 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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1 |
| Antocha |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Chimarra |
Fingernet 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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