MBSS Site Summary for: CASS-105-D-2013

Site Photos

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Located on MEADOW RUN in the Casselman River watershed, 8-digit code: 05020204.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/15/2013 and again in the summer on 6/19/2013.

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 - 2.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,166 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 3.3 %
Agricultural Land Use 16.7 %
Forested Land Use 70 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 8/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 10/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 7/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 70 meters 		9/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 19 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6.64
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		76 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.4829 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 2 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 20
Creek Chub 10
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Wood Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus carinirostris

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Stenacron Mayfly 13
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 8
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 8
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 7
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 6
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 6
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 6
Centroptilum Small Minnow Mayfly 5
Eurylophella Mayfly 4
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 4
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 4
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 4
Prosimulium Black Fly 3
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 3
Leptophlebia Pronggilled Mayfly 3
Zavrelimyia Non-Biting Midges 2
Stegopterna Black Fly 2
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 2
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 2
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 2
Stempellinella Non-Biting Midges 2
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Ephemera Mayfly 1
Clioperla Green-Winged Stonefly 1
Heleniella European Non-Biting Midge 1
Heterotrissocladius European Non-Biting Midge 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Molophilus 1
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 1
Tribelos Non-Biting Midges 1
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Ostrocerca Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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