MBSS Site Summary for: FR-P-046-227-96


Located on HAINES BR in the Double Pipe Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140304.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/11/1996 and again in the summer on 8/22/1996.

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 - 3.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,967 acres Cows standing in a stream at a site with high agricultural land use. Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
Urban Land Use 0.1 %
Agricultural Land Use 88 %
Forested Land Use 10.2 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 20 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 16.8 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.6 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.77
Conductivity 488 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		2667 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2 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 9 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Bluntnose Minnow 141
Longnose Dace 98
Blacknose Dace 42
White Sucker 26
Fantail Darter 11
Creek Chub 8
Bluegill 2
Green Sunfish 1
Yellow Bullhead 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Orconectes virilis

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 41
Simulium Black Fly 15
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 12
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 8
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 8
Prosimulium Black Fly 7
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 4
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 4
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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