MBSS Site Summary for: BUSH-201-X-2017


Located on James Run in the Bush River watershed, 8-digit code: 02130701.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/13/2017 and again in the summer on 8/22/2017.

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 Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 7,118 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 18.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 39.5 %
Forested Land Use 35.3 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 69 meters 		18/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 10 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 35 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
No water quality measurements available for this site.

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 24 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Eastern Mosquitofish 565
Blue Ridge Sculpin 82
Swallowtail Shiner 61
Tessellated Darter 60
Redbreast Sunfish 44
American Eel 30
Sea Lamprey 22
Green Sunfish 21
White Sucker 20
Smallmouth Bass 19
Pumpkinseed 17
Creek Chubsucker 11
Largemouth Bass 11
Creek Chub 6
Margined Madtom 6
Bluegill 4
Eastern Mudminnow 4
Northern Hogsucker 3
Satinfin Shiner 3
Blacknose Dace 2
Banded Killifish 1
Goldfish 1
Spotfin Shiner 1
Yellow Bullhead 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
Orconectes limosus
Procambarus sp.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
Oriental Bittersweet
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
CHEUMATOPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 26
CHIMARRA Fingernet Caddisfly 18
HYDROPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 16
NAIDIDAE Aquatic Worm 14
PSEPHENUS Water Penny 12
ORTHOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 9
ANTOCHA Crane Fly 4
POLYPEDILUM Non-Biting Midges 3
ACENTRELLA Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 3
OULIMNIUS Riffle Beetle 2
GAMMARUS Amphipod 2
STENELMIS Beetle 2
HYDROPSYCHIDAE Common Netspinner Caddisfly 1
SUBLETTEA 1
PHYSA Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
EMPIDIDAE Dance Fly 1
CORYDALUS Dobsonfly 1
HYDROPTILA Microcaddisfly 1
POTTHASTIA Non-Biting Midges 1
RHEOCRICOTOPUS Non-Biting Midges 1
CHIRONOMINI Non-Biting Midge 1
CRICOTOPUS Non-Biting Midges 1
EUKIEFFERIELLA Non-Biting Midges 1
AMPHINEMURA Spring Stonefly 1
HEMERODROMIA Tiny Fly 1
POLYCENTROPUS Tube Maker Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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