MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-114-R-2017
Located on Big Branch in the Deer Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/2017 and again in the summer on 6/6/2017.
Located on Big Branch in the Deer Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/2017 and again in the summer on 6/6/2017.
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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Good - 4.04.0 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 5.05.0 / 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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1,116 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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8.5 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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74.6 %
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Forested Land Use
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14.5 %
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Catchment area
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1,116 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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8.5 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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74.6 %
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Forested Land Use
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14.5 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.45 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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315.7 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
0.5907 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.
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| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Creeping Charlie |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Norway Maple |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| LEUCTRA |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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21 |
| AMPHINEMURA |
Spring Stonefly
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20 |
| BAETIS |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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17 |
| EPHEMERELLA |
Sulphur Mayfly
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15 |
| PROSIMULIUM |
Black Fly
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9 |
| EPEORUS |
Mayfly
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9 |
| DIPHETOR |
Mayfly
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6 |
| CLINOCERA |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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5 |
| THIENEMANNIMYIA GROUP |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| PROSTOIA |
Spring Stonefly
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3 |
| ISOPERLA |
Stripetail Stonefly
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3 |
| HAPLOPERLA |
Green Stonefly
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3 |
| CHEUMATOPSYCHE |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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2 |
| ISONYCHIA |
Slate Drake Mayfly
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2 |
| POLYPEDILUM |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| THIENEMANNIELLA |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| TVETENIA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| OULIMNIUS |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| BOYERIA |
Spotted Darner Dragonfly
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1 |
| ALLOPERLA |
Stonefly
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1 |
| HYDROPSYCHE |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| MICROPSECTRA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| PARAMETRIOCNEMUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| NIGRONIA |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
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1 |
| ORTHOCLADIINAE |
Midge
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1 |
| SIMULIUM |
Black Fly
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1 |
| AMELETUS |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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1 |
| CHIMARRA |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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1 |
| RHYACOPHILA |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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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.
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