MBSS Site Summary for: CASS-102-X-2015
Located on NORTH BRANCH CASSELMAN RIVER UT in the Casselman River watershed,
8-digit code: 05020204.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/15/2015 and again in the summer on 7/14/2015.
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 - 3.5 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.5 / 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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515 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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5.7 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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20.1 %
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Forested Land Use
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74.2 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.26 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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248.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.6184 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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Blacknose Dace
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32 |
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Creek Chub
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9 |
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Longnose Dace
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1 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Water Snake |
| Cambaridae |
| Cambarus carinirostris |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Multiflora Rose |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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24 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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16 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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11 |
| Ephemerellidae |
Spiny Crawler Mayfly
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8 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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6 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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5 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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5 |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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5 |
| Acerpenna |
Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies
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4 |
| Isoperla |
Stripetail Stonefly
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4 |
| Chloroperlidae |
Green Stonefly
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4 |
| Hexatoma |
Crane Fly
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3 |
| Pseudolimnophila |
Crane Fly
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3 |
| Anchytarsus |
Beetle
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2 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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2 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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2 |
| Dicranota |
Hairy-Eyed Cranefly
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2 |
| Diphetor |
Mayfly
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2 |
| Serratella |
Mayfly
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2 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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2 |
| Trissopelopia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Ectopria |
Water Penny Beetle
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2 |
| Sweltsa |
Stonefly
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1 |
| Perlodidae |
Perlodid Stonefly
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1 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Microtendipes |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Paratanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Stempellinella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Goera |
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1 |
| Stempellina |
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1 |
| Cinygmula |
Dark Red Quill Mayfly
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1 |
| Heleniella |
European Non-Biting Midge
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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.
