MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-414-R-2001
Located on DEER CR in the Deer Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/15/2001 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.
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Fish IBI
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Fair - 3.7 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.3 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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106,079 acres
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Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
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Urban Land Use
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2 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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62 %
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Forested Land Use
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34 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
22.4 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
7.6 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.74 |
| Conductivity |
160 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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467.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.6 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.
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| Eastern Gartersnake |
| Eastern Snapping Turtle |
| Fowler's Toad |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Northern Watersnake |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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20 |
| Tubificidae |
Aquatic Worm
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9 |
| Gammarus |
Amphipod
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8 |
| Cricotopus/Orthocladius |
Midge
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8 |
| Stenonema |
Flatheaded Mayfly
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6 |
| Clinocera |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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4 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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4 |
| Lumbriculidae |
Worm
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4 |
| Nanocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Stilocladius |
Midge
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3 |
| Thienemanniella |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Allocapnia |
Small Winter Stonefly
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3 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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3 |
| Antocha |
Crane Fly
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2 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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2 |
| Strophopteryx |
Early Brown Stonefly
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2 |
| Limnodrilus |
Worm
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2 |
| Polycentropus |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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2 |
| Dubiraphia |
Riffle Beetle
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2 |
| Pisidiidae |
Pill Clam
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2 |
| Lymnaeidae |
Pond Snail
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1 |
| Nemouridae |
Nemourid Stonefly
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1 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Paratanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Sympotthastia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Macronychus |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Ferrissia |
Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets
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1 |
| Taeniopteryx |
Winter Stonefly
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1 |
| Paragnetina |
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1 |
| Hydrobaenus |
Midge
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1 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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1 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Triaenodes |
Long-Horned Caddisfly
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1 |
| Leptoceridae |
Longhorned Casemaker Caddisfly
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1 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Pseudolimnophila |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Gomphidae |
Clubtail Dragonfly
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1 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
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