MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-460-A-2011

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-460-A-2011-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-460-A-2011-2 (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 3/22/2011 and again in the summer on 9/19/2011.

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 N R
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 99,536 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 9.8 %
Agricultural Land Use 49.9 %
Forested Land Use 37 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.545
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		439.3 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.7436 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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 34
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 10
EPHEMERELLIDAE Spiny Crawler Mayfly 9
Prosimulium Black Fly 7
Isonychia Slate Drake Mayfly 6
NEMOURIDAE Nemourid Stonefly 5
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 5
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 4
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 3
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 3
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 3
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Helopicus 2
Goniobasis 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
PERLIDAE Common Stonefly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Musculium Fingernail Clam 1
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 1
AGNETINA Golden Stoneflies 1
BRACHYCENTRIDAE Humpless Case Maker Caddisfly 1
Lepidostoma Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Promoresia Riffle Beetle 1
PERLODIDAE Perlodid Stonefly 1
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 1
Agapetus Tiny Black Short-Horned Caddisfly 1
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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