MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-101-R-2001

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-101-R-2001-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-101-R-2001-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on DEER CR UT5 in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/15/2001 and again in the summer on 6/14/2001.

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 Good - 4.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 5.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,213 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 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 80 %
Forested Land Use 18 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 17/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 17/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 9/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 30 meters 		9/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 50 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 96 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 19.1 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.4 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.84
Conductivity 170 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		398.3 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1 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 11 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 441
Blue Ridge Sculpin 280
American Eel 81
Rosyside Dace 77
Creek Chub 68
Longnose Dace 64
Tessellated Darter 26
Cutlip Minnow 15
Northern Hogsucker 3
White Sucker 3
Sea Lamprey 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 78
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 25
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 23
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 10
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 8
Neophylax Caddisfly 7
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 6
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 4
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 3
Rheosmittia Non-Biting Midges 3
Epeorus Mayfly 3
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 3
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 3
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 3
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 2
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 2
Psychomyia Trumpet-Net Caddisfly 1
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Glossosoma Little Black Caddisfly 1
Stylogomphus Clubtail Dragonfly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Paragnetina 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Leptophlebia Pronggilled Mayfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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