MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-304-R-2017

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-304-R-2017-MidpointLookingDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-304-R-2017-MidpointLookingUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on Deer Creek in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/2017 and again in the summer on 8/9/2017.

Located on Deer Creek in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/2017 and again in the summer on 8/9/2017.

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 - 4.74.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.74.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 8,297 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 22.8 %
Agricultural Land Use 50.2 %
Forested Land Use 24 %
Catchment area 8,297 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 22.8 %
Agricultural Land Use 50.2 %
Forested Land Use 24 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 1515/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 1616/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 1717/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 2222 meters 		1616/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 7070 meters 		1818/20 (Optimal)
Shading 25 %
Embeddedness 70 %
Shading 25 %
Embeddedness 70 %
The embeddedness, a measure of silt on the stream bottom, was 70%. This is relatively high, and may exclude some biota.
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.5
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		647.6 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.746 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 20 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 387
Common Shiner 308
Cutlip Minnow 201
Rosyside Dace 153
White Sucker 98
Creek Chub 80
Fallfish 68
River Chub 55
Tessellated Darter 46
Northern Hogsucker 41
Margined Madtom 38
Longnose Dace 23
Rosyface Shiner 21
American Eel 4
Brown Trout 3
Bluegill 2
Pumpkinseed 2
Green Sunfish 1
Redbreast Sunfish 1
Smallmouth Bass 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Snapping Turtle
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Hops
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
Poison Hemlock
Privet
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
CHEUMATOPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 25
HYDROPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 24
ANTOCHA Crane Fly 15
EPHEMERELLA Sulphur Mayfly 10
TVETENIA Non-Biting Midges 4
ORTHOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 3
PARAMETRIOCNEMUS Non-Biting Midges 3
TELOGANOPSIS Mayfly 2
HYDROPTILA Microcaddisfly 2
CRICOTOPUS Non-Biting Midges 2
MACRONYCHUS Riffle Beetle 2
OULIMNIUS Riffle Beetle 2
ORTHOCLADIINAE Midge 2
RHEOTANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midges 2
CHIMARRA Fingernet Caddisfly 2
MACCAFFERTIUM March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 2
SERRATELLA Mayfly 1
STROPHOPTERYX Early Brown Stonefly 1
SPHAERIUM Fingernail Clam 1
CARDIOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midge 1
CORYNONEURA Non-Biting Midges 1
NEURECLIPSIS 1
OPHIOGOMPHUS 1
PENELOMAX 1
PERICOMA 1
NAIDIDAE Aquatic Worm 1
PROSIMULIUM Black Fly 1
SIMULIIDAE Black Fly 1
SIMULIUM Black Fly 1
NEOPHYLAX Caddisfly 1
TAENIOPTERYX Winter Stonefly 1
ISONYCHIA Slate Drake Mayfly 1
MICROTENDIPES Non-Biting Midges 1
HYDROBAENUS Midge 1
PARATANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midges 1
POLYPEDILUM Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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