MBSS Site Summary for: FIMI-103-R-2000

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site FIMI-103-R-2000-01 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site FIMI-103-R-2000-02 (Opens in a new window)

Located on FIFTEENMILE CR UT1 in the Fifteen Mile Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140511.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/16/2000 and again in the summer on 7/31/2000.

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 - 3.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 51 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 0 %
Forested Land Use 100 %


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) 6.48
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		69 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.7 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:
Cambarus

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 23
Stegopterna Black Fly 20
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 19
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 15
Philopotamidae Fingernet Caddisfly 9
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 7
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 5
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 4
Prosimulium Black Fly 3
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 2
Epeorus Mayfly 2
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 2
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 2
Zavrelimyia Non-Biting Midges 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Caecidotea Isopod 1
Heterotrissocladius European Non-Biting Midge 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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