MBSS Site Summary for: DOUB-115-R-2002

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DOUB-115-R-2002-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DOUB-115-R-2002-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on BEAVER DAM CR in the Double Pipe Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140304.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/4/2002 and again in the summer on 7/18/2002.

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 Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 3,138 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 1 %
Agricultural Land Use 93 %
Forested Land Use 5 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 8/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 47 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 28 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 83 %
Embeddedness 25 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 22.9 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 4.3 mg/L
Dissolved oxygen levels measured in the stream were very low (4.3 mg/L). Many fishes and other aquatic animals cannot tolerate low levels of oxygen in the water.
pH (lab) 7.83
Conductivity 460 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		2451 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 3.9 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 8 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Bluntnose Minnow 303
Blacknose Dace 102
Fantail Darter 53
Yellow Bullhead 23
Redbreast Sunfish 13
Longnose Dace 9
White Sucker 5
Eastern Mosquitofish 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Canada Thistle
Japanese Honeysuckle
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 31
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 21
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 15
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 12
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 7
Simulium Black Fly 6
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Rheosmittia Non-Biting Midges 4
Prosimulium Black Fly 4
Pisidiidae Pill Clam 4
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 4
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Naididae Aquatic Worm 3
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 3
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 2
Crangonyx Amphipod 2
Stenelmis Beetle 2
Psephenus Water Penny 2
Elmidae Riffle Beetle 1
Anchytarsus Beetle 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Cryptochironomus Non-Biting Midges 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Brillia Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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