MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-110-R-2001

Site Photos

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Located on DEER CR UT4 in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/14/2001 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 Poor - 1.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 131 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1 %
Agricultural Land Use 42 %
Forested Land Use 56 %


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 7/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 6 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 71 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 89 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 16.1 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.8 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.49
Conductivity 160 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		448.7 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 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 8
American Eel 1
Creek Chub 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Dusky 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
Gammarus Amphipod 35
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 18
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 15
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 11
Epeorus Mayfly 8
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 6
Diamesinae Non-Biting Midges 5
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 4
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 4
Neophylax Caddisfly 3
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 3
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 2
Lype Net Tube Caddisfly 2
Ectopria Water Penny Beetle 2
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 2
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Nanocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Isotomurus Elongate-Bodied Springtail 1
Wormaldia Fingernet Caddisfly 1
Cura Flatworm 1
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Anchytarsus Beetle 1
Ceratopogonidae Biting Midge 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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