MBSS Site Summary for: CR-P-249-103-96
Located on BIG PIPE CR UT1 in the Double Pipe Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02140304.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/1996 and again in the summer on 6/5/1996.
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 - 1.0 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Poor - 2.3 / 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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197 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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0 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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88.3 %
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Forested Land Use
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12.2 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
17.3 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
9 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
6.95 |
| Conductivity |
212 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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402.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
2 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 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Common name |
Count |
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No Fish Observed
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0 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| Eastern Red-Backed Salamander |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Stegopterna |
Black Fly
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34 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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26 |
| Paracapnia |
Small Winter Stonefly
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15 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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7 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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2 |
| Prostoia |
Spring Stonefly
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2 |
| Collembola |
Springtail
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1 |
| Chelifera |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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1 |
| Diamesa |
Bloodworm
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1 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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1 |
| Pseudolimnophila |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Krenopelopia |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Corynoneura |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Planorbidae |
Ramshorn Snail
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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.
