MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-101-R-2015

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-101-R-2015_Midpoint-looking-downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-101-R-2015_Midpoint-looking-upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on DEER CREEK UT in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/12/2015 and again in the summer on 9/2/2015.

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.
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 5.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 68.1 %
Forested Land Use 22.6 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 18 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 57 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 70 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.36
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		373.3 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.0943 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 14 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 189
Blue Ridge Sculpin 107
American Eel 69
Longnose Dace 34
Rosyside Dace 30
Creek Chub 24
White Sucker 19
Margined Madtom 13
Cutlip Minnow 7
Fallfish 6
Common Shiner 2
Satinfin Shiner 2
Cyprinid Hybrid 1
River Chub 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

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

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 25
Ephemerellidae Spiny Crawler Mayfly 22
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 14
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 13
Neophylax Caddisfly 10
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 7
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 6
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 5
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 4
Serratella Mayfly 3
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 2
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 2
Perlidae Common Stonefly 2
Diamesa Bloodworm 2
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 2
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisfly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 1
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 1
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 1
Isonychia Slate Drake Mayfly 1
Capniidae Small Winter Stonefly 1
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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