MBSS Site Summary for: FIMI-407-R-2000

Site Photos

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Located on FIFTEENMILE CR in the Fifteen Mile Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140511.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/3/2000 and again in the summer on 8/22/2000.

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 Good - 4.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 33,583 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0.6 %
Agricultural Land Use 3.3 %
Forested Land Use 92.8 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 16/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 18/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 75 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 25 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Shading 65 %
Embeddedness 10 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 19.2 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 7.7 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.4
Conductivity 190 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		254.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.3 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 19 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Central Stoneroller 529
Rainbow Darter 207
Longnose Dace 118
Potomac Sculpin 77
River Chub 74
Fantail Darter 57
Bluntnose Minnow 55
Smallmouth Bass 49
Greenside Darter 48
Creek Chub 46
Rock Bass 35
Blacknose Dace 31
Fallfish 18
Green Sunfish 14
Redbreast Sunfish 13
Northern Hogsucker 12
Common Shiner 9
Margined Madtom 6
Rosyface Shiner 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Fowler's Toad
Long-Tailed Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Philopotamidae Fingernet Caddisfly 49
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 23
Serratella Mayfly 11
Prosimulium Black Fly 9
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 6
Simulium Black Fly 5
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 3
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 3
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 3
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 2
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Stempellinella Non-Biting Midges 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Naididae Aquatic Worm 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
Drunella Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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