MBSS Site Summary for: CHRI-101-X-2006


Located on in the Christina River watershed, 8-digit code: 02130607.
Sampling date information is not available for this stream.

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 N R
Benthic IBI Good - 4.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 290 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 3 %
Agricultural Land Use 68 %
Forested Land Use 28 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Diphetor Mayfly 12
Anchytarsus Beetle 8
Psilotreta Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisfly 6
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 6
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 6
Simulium Black Fly 5
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 4
Stenelmis Beetle 4
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 4
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Chaetocladius Non-Biting Midges 4
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 4
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 4
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 4
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 3
Neophylax Caddisfly 3
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Prosimulium Black Fly 2
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 2
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 2
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 2
Acerpenna Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 2
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Limnodrilus Worm 1
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 1
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Helichus Beetle 1
Chrysops Deerfly 1
Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonfly 1
Lype Net Tube Caddisfly 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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