MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-126-R-2004

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-126-R-2004-33 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-126-R-2004-34 (Opens in a new window)

Located on WET STONE BR 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.
Fish IBI Good - 4.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 343 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 2 %
Agricultural Land Use 55 %
Forested Land Use 41 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 16/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 17/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 34 meters 		9/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 49 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 10 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 16.6 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.7 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.91
Conductivity 851 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		144.9 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.4 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 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 132
Blacknose Dace 67
American Eel 17
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Green Frog
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
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 20
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 18
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 15
Prosimulium Black Fly 12
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 9
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 6
Tallaperla Roach-Like Stonefly 4
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 4
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 3
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 2
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 2
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Brillia Non-Biting Midges 1
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Sweltsa Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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