MBSS Site Summary for: FIMI-109-R-2014

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site FIMI-109-R-2014-MidpointDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site FIMI-109-R-2014-MidpointUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on BLACK SULPHUR RUN in the Fifteen Mile Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140511.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/8/2014 and again in the summer on 6/3/2014.

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 Poor - 2.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 760 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 4 %
Agricultural Land Use 4.6 %
Forested Land Use 91.5 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 46 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 41 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 10 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.13
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		153.6 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.6302 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 2 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 171
Creek Chub 159
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Ringneck Snake
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Stiltgrass
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Prosimulium Black Fly 26
Epeorus Mayfly 24
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 14
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 8
Neophylax Caddisfly 8
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 6
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 6
Stenacron Mayfly 4
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 3
Hexatoma Crane Fly 3
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 2
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 2
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 2
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 2
Tanytarsini Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 1
Chironomini Non-Biting Midge 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Sweltsa Stonefly 1
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 1
Ectopria Water Penny Beetle 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonfly 1
Diphetor Mayfly 1
Empididae Dance Fly 1
Wormaldia Fingernet Caddisfly 1
Constempellina 1
Stegopterna Black Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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