MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-302-R-2001

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-302-R-2001-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-302-R-2001-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on DEER CR in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/8/2001 and again in the summer on 7/17/2001.

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 - 4.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 5.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 60,277 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 65 %
Forested Land Use 31 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 18/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 17/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 65 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 60 meters 		19/20 (Optimal)
Shading 35 %
Embeddedness 30 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 23.4 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.2 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.92
Conductivity 150 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		347 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.1 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 24 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
River Chub 316
American Eel 226
Fallfish 207
Common Shiner 198
Northern Hogsucker 99
Tessellated Darter 68
Cutlip Minnow 57
Spottail Shiner 52
Margined Madtom 51
Sea Lamprey 50
Blue Ridge Sculpin 40
Satinfin Shiner 40
Smallmouth Bass 36
Rosyface Shiner 30
White Sucker 29
Redbreast Sunfish 26
Rock Bass 21
Rosyside Dace 21
Longnose Dace 20
Creek Chub 8
Blacknose Dace 5
Rainbow Trout 2
Swallowtail Shiner 2
Pumpkinseed 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Watersnake
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

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

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 48
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 8
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 8
Lepidostoma Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly 6
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 6
Paragnetina 5
Taeniopteryx Winter Stonefly 3
Lumbriculidae Worm 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Isonychia Slate Drake Mayfly 2
Allocapnia Small Winter Stonefly 2
Prosimulium Black Fly 2
Serratella Mayfly 2
Strophopteryx Early Brown Stonefly 2
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Enallagma Narrow-Winged Damselfly 1
Dolichopodidae Long-Legged Fly 1
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Micrasema 1
Neureclipsis 1
Pagastia 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Corbicula Basket Clam 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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