MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-352-A-2007

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-352-A-2007-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-352-A-2007-2 (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 4/23/2007 and again in the summer on 7/26/2007.

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 - 5.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 54,477 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 2.7 %
Agricultural Land Use 67.2 %
Forested Land Use 29.2 %


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 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 55 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 75 meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Shading 15 %
Embeddedness 35 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 25.6 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 11.7 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.59
Conductivity 161 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		338.6 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.4653 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 25 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
American Eel 331
River Chub 279
Tessellated Darter 233
Spottail Shiner 231
Common Shiner 169
Longnose Dace 155
White Sucker 121
Blacknose Dace 107
Cutlip Minnow 104
Fallfish 71
Margined Madtom 61
Creek Chub 55
Rosyface Shiner 39
Rosyside Dace 24
Blue Ridge Sculpin 22
Sea Lamprey 17
Swallowtail Shiner 16
Northern Hogsucker 13
Satinfin Shiner 10
Pumpkinseed 8
Largemouth Bass 5
Redbreast Sunfish 4
Rock Bass 4
Smallmouth Bass 3
Bluegill 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

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

Crayfish:
Orconectes limosus

Exotic Plants:
Canada Thistle
Hydrilla Verticillata
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 41
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 10
Stenelmis Beetle 6
Antocha Crane Fly 6
Perlidae Common Stonefly 4
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Lepidostoma Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly 4
Serratella Mayfly 4
Promoresia Riffle Beetle 4
Psychomyia Trumpet-Net Caddisfly 3
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 3
Simulium Black Fly 3
Drunella Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 3
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 2
Cardiocladius Non-Biting Midge 2
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 2
Rheosmittia Non-Biting Midges 2
Isonychia Slate Drake Mayfly 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Stempellinella Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsini Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 1
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 1
Dubiraphia Riffle Beetle 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Corydalus Dobsonfly 1
Micrasema 1
Nyctiophylax 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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