MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-119-R-2004

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-119-R-2004-54 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-119-R-2004-55 (Opens in a new window)

Located on MINE BR UT 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 7/13/2004.

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 - 1.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 143 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 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 95 %
Forested Land Use 5 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 30 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 45 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 75 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 18.7 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.4 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.94
Conductivity 142 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		356.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1 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 4 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 37
American Eel 4
Bluegill 4
Creek Chub 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

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

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Neophylax Caddisfly 31
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 23
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 17
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 7
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 7
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 7
Stegopterna Black Fly 6
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 5
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 3
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Antocha Crane Fly 2
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 2
Calopteryx Damselfly 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Simulium Black Fly 1
Epeorus Mayfly 1
Limnephilidae Northern Casemaker Caddisfly 1
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 1
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 1
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 1
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 1
Limnodrilus Worm 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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