MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-109-R-2004

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-109-R-2004-62 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-109-R-2004-63 (Opens in a new window)

Located on STOUT BOTTLE BR in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/29/2004 and again in the summer on 7/13/2004.

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 - 1.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 142 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 31 %
Agricultural Land Use 52 %
Forested Land Use 17 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 10/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 9/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 6/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 33 meters 		6/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 42 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 16.5 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.5 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.16
Conductivity 196 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		402.9 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.7 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 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
No Fish Observed 0
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

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

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Gammarus Amphipod 85
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 22
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 9
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 5
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 3
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 3
Stegopterna Black Fly 2
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 2
Chelifera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Planariidae Flatworm 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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