MBSS Site Summary for: CASS-101-D-2012
Located on PINEY CREEK UT in the Casselman River watershed,
8-digit code: 05020204.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/14/2012 and again in the summer on 6/18/2012.
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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Poor - 1.5 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Fair - 3.5 / 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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214 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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4.5 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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59.1 %
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Forested Land Use
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36.2 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.02 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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173.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
2.0415 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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The following 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Common name |
Count |
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Creek Chub
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147 |
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Blacknose Dace
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44 |
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Bluegill
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3 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| Eastern Red-Backed Salamander |
| Northern Slimy Salamander |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| TUBIFICIDAE |
Aquatic Worm
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9 |
| Ceratopogon |
Biting Midge
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9 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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8 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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6 |
| LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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6 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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6 |
| Zavrelimyia |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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3 |
| BAETIDAE |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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3 |
| Ptilostomis |
Giant Casemaker Caddisfly
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3 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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3 |
| Physa |
Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail
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2 |
| Chrysops |
Deerfly
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2 |
| Clioperla |
Green-Winged Stonefly
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2 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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2 |
| NEMOURIDAE |
Nemourid Stonefly
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2 |
| LIMNEPHILIDAE |
Northern Casemaker Caddisfly
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2 |
| Isoperla |
Stripetail Stonefly
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2 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Phaenopsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Stempellinella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Thienemanniella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Ectopria |
Water Penny Beetle
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1 |
| Sweltsa |
Stonefly
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1 |
| LYMNAEIDAE |
Pond Snail
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1 |
| Chironomus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| CHLOROPERLIDAE |
Green Stonefly
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1 |
| Haploperla |
Green Stonefly
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1 |
| Pseudolimnophila |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Heterotrissocladius |
European Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Wormaldia |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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1 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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1 |
| Sialis |
Alderfly
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1 |
| Tabanus |
Biting Horsefly
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1 |
| Bezzia |
Biting Midge
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1 |
| Sphaeromias |
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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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