MBSS Site Summary for: FIMI-204-R-2008

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site FIMI-204-R-2008-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site FIMI-204-R-2008-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on WHITE SULPHUR RUN in the Fifteen Mile Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140511.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/17/2008 and again in the summer on 6/19/2008.

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 - 3.7 / 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 1,450 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 3.4 %
Agricultural Land Use 0.1 %
Forested Land Use 96.6 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 61 meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 18 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Shading 75 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 13.7 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.5 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.89
Conductivity 53 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		105.8 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.4356 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 4 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 101
Potomac Sculpin 33
Creek Chub 16
Fantail Darter 3
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Slimy Salamander
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Simulium Black Fly 17
Epeorus Mayfly 10
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 8
Hexatoma Crane Fly 7
Neophylax Caddisfly 5
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 5
Sweltsa Stonefly 5
Lumbriculidae Worm 5
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 4
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 3
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 2
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 2
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 2
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 2
Physa Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 2
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Diptera True Fly 1
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 1
Caecidotea Isopod 1
Lepidostoma Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Neoporus 1
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 1
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Limnephilidae Northern Casemaker Caddisfly 1
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 1
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 1
Ephemerellidae Spiny Crawler Mayfly 1
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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