MBSS Site Summary for: FIMI-404-R-2014
Located on FIFTEEN MILE CREEK in the Fifteen Mile Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02140511.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/26/2014 and again in the summer on 7/21/2014.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Fair - 3.0 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.5 / 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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33,949 acres
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An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
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Urban Land Use
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5.8 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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3.9 %
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Forested Land Use
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89.5 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.35 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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190.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.3154 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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| Eastern American Toad |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Stinkpot |
| Wood Frog |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Tree Of Heaven |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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15 |
| Centroptilum |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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12 |
| Chimarra |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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8 |
| Caenis |
Mayfly
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6 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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6 |
| Nemouridae |
Nemourid Stonefly
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6 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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5 |
| Capniidae |
Small Winter Stonefly
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4 |
| Stenonema |
Flatheaded Mayfly
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4 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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3 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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3 |
| Drunella |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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3 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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3 |
| Phaenopsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Isonychia |
Slate Drake Mayfly
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2 |
| Coenagrionidae |
Narrowwinged Damselfly
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2 |
| Taeniopteryx |
Winter Stonefly
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2 |
| Taenionema |
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2 |
| Stegopterna |
Black Fly
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2 |
| Heterocloeon |
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2 |
| Strophopteryx |
Early Brown Stonefly
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2 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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2 |
| Stenacron |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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1 |
| Procloeon |
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1 |
| Tipula |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Baetidae |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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1 |
| Ancyronyx |
Spider Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Ephemerellidae |
Spiny Crawler Mayfly
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1 |
| Ectopria |
Water Penny Beetle
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1 |
| Rheotanytarsus |
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 |
| Thienemannimyia Group |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Zavrelimyia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Procladius |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Diplocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Paratanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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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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