MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-105-R-2001

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-105-R-2001-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-105-R-2001-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on DEER CR UT2 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 6/25/2001.

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 - 2.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 384 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 78 %
Forested Land Use 21 %


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 17/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 8/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 8 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 71 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 18 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 14.6 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 10.2 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.24
Conductivity 150 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		268.2 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 4 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 214
Rosyside Dace 22
Creek Chub 21
American Eel 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Box Turtle
Long-Tailed Salamander
Northern Green Frog
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
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 35
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 31
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 10
Epeorus Mayfly 10
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 9
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 9
Prosimulium Black Fly 7
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 7
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 3
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Apsectrotanypus Non-Biting Midges 1
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 1
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 1
Potthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Pagastia 1
Stegopterna Black Fly 1
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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