MBSS Site Summary for: DOUB-103-R-2016

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DOUB-103-R-2016-MidpointDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DOUB-103-R-2016-MidpointUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on UT Big Pipe Creek in the Double Pipe Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140304.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/9/2016 and again in the summer on 6/7/2016.

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 Fair - 3.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 197 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 5.6 %
Agricultural Land Use 88.4 %
Forested Land Use 5.4 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 7/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 8/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 8/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 55 meters 		6/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 20 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 0 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.63
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		848.9 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.7159 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:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
Poison Hemlock
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Neophylax Caddisfly 46
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 20
Prosimulium Black Fly 13
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 7
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 6
Capniidae Small Winter Stonefly 5
Stegopterna Black Fly 5
Stenelmis Beetle 3
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 3
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Isotomidae Springtail 1
Clioperla Green-Winged Stonefly 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Diamesinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Simuliidae Black Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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