MBSS Site Summary for: DOUB-113-R-2016

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DOUB-113-R-2016-MidpointDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DOUB-113-R-2016-MidpointUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on UT to Big Pipe Creek in the Double Pipe Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140304.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/13/2016.

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 Poor - 1.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 120 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 8.9 %
Agricultural Land Use 86.3 %
Forested Land Use 3.9 %


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) 7.68
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		1413.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.9025 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
Chaetocladius Non-Biting Midges 38
Diamesa Bloodworm 22
Neophylax Caddisfly 11
Stegopterna Black Fly 8
Simulium Black Fly 6
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 5
Prosimulium Black Fly 4
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 2
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 2
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Agabus Predatory Aquatic Beetle 1
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Simuliidae Black Fly 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 1
Diamesinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Clioperla Green-Winged Stonefly 1
Hydrobaenus Midge 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Psectrocladius Non-Biting Midge 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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