MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-109-R-2001

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-109-R-2001-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-109-R-2001-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on BUCK BR 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 6/26/2001.

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 Fair - 3.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 389 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 81 %
Forested Land Use 19 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 7/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 39 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 40 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 92 %
Embeddedness 28 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17.7 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.2 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.25
Conductivity 180 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		513.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.1 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 6 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 118
Rosyside Dace 88
Creek Chub 51
Tessellated Darter 23
American Eel 22
Largemouth Bass 3
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

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 99
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 24
Epeorus Mayfly 7
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 7
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 6
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 6
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 5
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 4
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 3
Diamesa Bloodworm 3
Gammarus Amphipod 2
Habrophlebia Prong-Gilled Mayfly 2
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Unniella Non-Biting Midge 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
Perlidae Common Stonefly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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