MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-103-R-2001

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-103-R-2001-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-103-R-2001-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on LITTLE DEER CR in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/8/2001 and again in the summer on 6/27/2001.

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 Poor - 1.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 120 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 8 %
Agricultural Land Use 82 %
Forested Land Use 10 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 7/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 7/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 7/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 47 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 30 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 15.8 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.2 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.28
Conductivity 270 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		485 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.2 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. 		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 35
Creek Chub 24
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 29
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 18
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 13
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 11
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 6
Diamesa Bloodworm 6
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 5
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 4
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Limnodrilus Worm 4
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 3
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 3
Hexatoma Crane Fly 3
Eurylophella Mayfly 3
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 3
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 2
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 2
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 2
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 2
Hydroporus Water Beetle 1
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 1
Agabus Predatory Aquatic Beetle 1
Helocombus 1
Sialis Alderfly 1
Ceratopogon Biting Midge 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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