MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-314-R-2017

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-314-R-2017-MidpointFacingDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-314-R-2017-MidpointFacingUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on Ebaugh's 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 Ebaugh's 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 - 4.04.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 4,348 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 19.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 56.2 %
Forested Land Use 22.9 %
Catchment area 4,348 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 19.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 56.2 %
Forested Land Use 22.9 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 1414/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 1515/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 1515/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 4040 meters 		1515/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 4040 meters 		1616/20 (Optimal)
Shading 52 %
Embeddedness 40 %
Shading 52 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.56
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		506.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.9928 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 15 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Rosyside Dace 486
Blacknose Dace 236
Common Shiner 118
White Sucker 113
Tessellated Darter 58
Cutlip Minnow 43
Creek Chub 38
Fallfish 26
Margined Madtom 20
Longnose Dace 16
Northern Hogsucker 12
Brown Trout 11
American Eel 7
River Chub 6
Rosyface Shiner 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern American Toad
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
CHEUMATOPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 33
EPHEMERELLA Sulphur Mayfly 24
HYDROPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 15
CHIMARRA Fingernet Caddisfly 9
MACCAFFERTIUM March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 5
RHEOTANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midges 5
ISONYCHIA Slate Drake Mayfly 5
POLYPEDILUM Non-Biting Midges 4
ANTOCHA Crane Fly 3
ORTHOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 3
TELOGANOPSIS Mayfly 2
STENELMIS Beetle 2
PERLIDAE Common Stonefly 1
BRILLIA Non-Biting Midges 1
OPTIOSERVUS Riffle Beetle 1
HEMERODROMIA Tiny Fly 1
PSEPHENUS Water Penny 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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