MBSS Site Summary for: BUSH-101-R-2004

Site Photos

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Located on CHURCH CR UT 1 BUSH R in the Bush River watershed, 8-digit code: 02130701.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/17/2004 and again in the summer on 6/21/2004.

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 - 2.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 193 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 23 %
Agricultural Land Use 23 %
Forested Land Use 54 %


Stream showing woody debris, logs, and rocky substrate.
An example of woody debris in a stream.

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 9/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 7/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 15 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 60 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 19.5 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.4 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.06
Conductivity 531 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		459.2 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.8 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 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Creek Chub 66
Blacknose Dace 30
Rosyside Dace 4
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
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
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 91
Diamesa Bloodworm 11
Stegopterna Black Fly 2
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 2
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 1
Rheosmittia Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Eccoptura Yellow Stone Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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