MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-228-R-2004

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-228-R-2004-52 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-228-R-2004-53 (Opens in a new window)

Located on STOUT BOTTLE BR 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 7/19/2004.

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 - 5.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 2,825 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 6 %
Agricultural Land Use 75 %
Forested Land Use 18 %


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 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 36 meters 		17/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 39 meters 		17/20 (Optimal)
Shading 55 %
Embeddedness 15 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 18.7 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.3 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.38
Conductivity 175 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		354.5 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 17 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 445
Blacknose Dace 153
Rosyside Dace 79
Creek Chub 55
White Sucker 43
Longnose Dace 38
Cutlip Minnow 36
American Eel 18
Common Shiner 15
Swallowtail Shiner 13
Tessellated Darter 12
Redbreast Sunfish 7
Sea Lamprey 7
Fallfish 3
Margined Madtom 3
Northern Hogsucker 2
Satinfin Shiner 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Box Turtle
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
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 45
Diamesa Bloodworm 21
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 7
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 5
Prosimulium Black Fly 5
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 5
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 3
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 2
Perlidae Common Stonefly 2
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Ephemerellidae Spiny Crawler Mayfly 2
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 2
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Empididae Dance Fly 1
Prostoma Freshwater Nemertean (Ribbon Worm) 1
Glossosoma Little Black Caddisfly 1
Anchytarsus Beetle 1
Crangonyctidae Scud 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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