MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-115-R-2004

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-115-R-2004-56 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-115-R-2004-57 (Opens in a new window)

Located on DEER CR UT 1 in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/25/2004 and again in the summer on 7/12/2004.

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 Fair - 3.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 507 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 44 %
Forested Land Use 54 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 27 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 48 meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Shading 30 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17.3 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.64
Conductivity 222 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		811.6 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.8 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 201
Rosyside Dace 74
Creek Chub 38
American Eel 17
Tessellated Darter 11
Sea Lamprey 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern American Toad
Gray Treefrog
Northern Green Frog
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Spring Peeper
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Northern Watersnake
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Gammarus Amphipod 36
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 19
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 14
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 12
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 10
Antocha Crane Fly 6
Epeorus Mayfly 5
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 2
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 2
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 2
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Platysmittia 1
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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