MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-121-R-2004
Located on SPOONERS CR in the Deer Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/24/2004 and again in the summer on 7/8/2004.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Poor - 2.7 / 5.0
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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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118 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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0 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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73 %
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Forested Land Use
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27 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
17.8 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
7.2 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.16 |
| Conductivity |
112 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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264.6 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.
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The following 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Common name |
Count |
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Blacknose Dace
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206 |
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Creek Chub
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35 |
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Blue Ridge Sculpin
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4 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| Eastern Box Turtle |
| Eastern Gartersnake |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| 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 |
| Diamesa |
Bloodworm
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18 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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13 |
| Eccoptura |
Yellow Stone Stonefly
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13 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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11 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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10 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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8 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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7 |
| Thienemannimyia group |
Non-Biting Midges
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7 |
| Isoperla |
Stripetail Stonefly
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4 |
| Nigronia |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
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4 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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2 |
| Corynoneura |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Pseudolimnophila |
Crane Fly
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2 |
| Paraleptophlebia |
Blue Quill Mayfly
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2 |
| Perlidae |
Common Stonefly
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2 |
| Prostoia |
Spring Stonefly
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2 |
| Zavrelimyia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Thienemanniella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Habrophlebia |
Prong-Gilled Mayfly
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1 |
| Antocha |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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1 |
| Ceratopogon |
Biting Midge
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1 |
| Stegopterna |
Black Fly
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1 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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1 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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1 |
| Tipula |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Stenonema |
Flatheaded Mayfly
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1 |
| Pycnopsyche |
Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Chloroperlidae |
Green Stonefly
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1 |
| Psilotreta |
Mortarjoint Casemaker 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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