MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-111-X-2005
Located on Plumtree Branch in the Deer Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 9/1/2005 and again in the summer on 9/1/2005.
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.
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Fish IBI
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N R |
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.0 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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1,279 acres
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Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
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Urban Land Use
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4 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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73 %
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Forested Land Use
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23 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
18.4 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
7.5 mg/L
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| Conductivity |
218 µmho/cm
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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.
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| Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed. |
| No amphibians and reptiles noted. |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Dubiraphia |
Riffle Beetle
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13 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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9 |
| Rheosmittia |
Non-Biting Midges
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9 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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8 |
| Antocha |
Crane Fly
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8 |
| Dolophilodes |
Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly
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6 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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5 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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4 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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4 |
| Heptageniidae |
Flathead Mayfly
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4 |
| Acentrella |
Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies
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4 |
| Stenonema |
Flatheaded Mayfly
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3 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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3 |
| Simuliidae |
Black Fly
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3 |
| Anchytarsus |
Beetle
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3 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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3 |
| Baetidae |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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2 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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2 |
| Simulium |
Black Fly
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2 |
| Chelifera |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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2 |
| Hemerodromia |
Tiny Fly
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2 |
| Ephemerellidae |
Spiny Crawler Mayfly
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2 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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1 |
| Collembola |
Springtail
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1 |
| Plecoptera |
Stonefly
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1 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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1 |
| Psephenus |
Water Penny
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1 |
| Nigronia |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
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1 |
| Hydroptila |
Microcaddisfly
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1 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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1 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Empididae |
Dance Fly
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1 |
| Physa |
Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail
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1 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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1 |
| Cordulegaster |
Spiketail Dragonfly
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1 |
| Isonychia |
Slate Drake Mayfly
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1 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Thienemannimyia group |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Trissopelopia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
