MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-221-R-2023

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-221-R-2023_Midpoint_facing_downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-221-R-2023_Midpoint_facing_upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on ISLAND BRANCH in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/15/2023 and again in the summer on 7/20/2023.

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 - 4.0 / 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 No data available 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 10.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 64.6 %
Forested Land Use 24.1 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 17/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 5 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 70 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 15 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 20 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.42 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.38
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		285.4 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.015 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 10 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 628
Rosyside Dace 297
Cutlip Minnow 171
Creek Chub 33
White Sucker 26
Longnose Dace 15
Margined Madtom 14
American Eel 10
Northern Hogsucker 8
Brown Trout 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog
Northern Water Snake

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Spiraea
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Oriental Bittersweet
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
HYDROPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 21
ISONYCHIA Slate Drake Mayfly 19
CHEUMATOPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 19
EPHEMERELLA Sulphur Mayfly 19
AMPHINEMURA Spring Stonefly 9
STENONEMA Flatheaded Mayfly 5
ANTOCHA Crane Fly 4
LEUCTRA  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 2
TVETENIA Non-Biting Midges 2
OPTIOSERVUS Riffle Beetle 2
EUKIEFFERIELLA Non-Biting Midges 2
POLYPEDILUM Non-Biting Midges 2
OSTROCERCA Stonefly 2
POLYCENTROPODIDAE Trupetnet And Tubemaking Caddisfly 1
RHEOTANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midges 1
PROSTOIA Spring Stonefly 1
DRUNELLA Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
SUBLETTEA 1
TRICHOCLINOCERA 1
CHIMARRA Fingernet Caddisfly 1
RHYACOPHILA Free-Living Caddisfly 1
ACRONEURIA Golden Stoneflies 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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