MBSS Site Summary for: FIMI-401-A-2009
Located on Fifteenmile Creek in the Fifteen Mile Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02140511.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/5/2009 and again in the summer on 8/3/2009.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Good - 4.3 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.0 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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38,048 acres
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An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
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Urban Land Use
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5.7 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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4.7 %
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Forested Land Use
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89.5 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
21.9 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
8.7 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.31 |
| Conductivity |
173 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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240 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.7587 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.
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| Intergrade Ring-Necked Snake |
| Long-Tailed Salamander |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Northern Watersnake |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Multiflora Rose |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Simulium |
Black Fly
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29 |
| Nemouridae |
Nemourid Stonefly
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11 |
| Strophopteryx |
Early Brown Stonefly
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10 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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8 |
| Taenionema |
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7 |
| Prostoia |
Spring Stonefly
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7 |
| Alloperla |
Stonefly
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6 |
| Diplocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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6 |
| Caenis |
Mayfly
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4 |
| Stenacron |
Mayfly
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3 |
| Argia |
Narrow-Winged Damselfly
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3 |
| Isonychia |
Slate Drake Mayfly
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3 |
| Taeniopteryx |
Winter Stonefly
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2 |
| Paraphaenocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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2 |
| Leucrocuta |
Mayfly
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2 |
| Basiaeschna |
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2 |
| Drunella |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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2 |
| Corduliidae |
Emerald Dragonfly
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2 |
| Chimarra |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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2 |
| Heptageniidae |
Flathead Mayfly
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1 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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1 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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1 |
| Helichus |
Beetle
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1 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Paratanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanypodinae |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Dubiraphia |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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1 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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1 |
| Polycentropus |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
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