MBSS Site Summary for: FR-P-223-225-96


Located on BEAVER DAM CR in the Double Pipe Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140304.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/7/1996 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 - 3.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 3,927 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 0.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 82.5 %
Forested Land Use 17 %


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 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 18/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		18/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 16/20 (Optimal)
Shading 70 %
Embeddedness 12 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 18.9 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.7 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.62
Conductivity 314 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		1831 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.9 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 17 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Bluntnose Minnow 222
White Sucker 50
Longnose Dace 25
Yellow Bullhead 22
Bluegill 21
Fantail Darter 15
Largemouth Bass 15
Creek Chub 10
Satinfin Shiner 9
Central Stoneroller 8
Banded Killifish 6
Redbreast Sunfish 6
Blacknose Dace 4
Common Shiner 3
Green Sunfish 3
Greenside Darter 3
Pumpkinseed 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Pickerel Frog

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 43
Stenelmis Beetle 12
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 10
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 6
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 6
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 5
Paramerina Non-Biting Midge 3
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 3
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Chironomus Non-Biting Midges 2
Ectopria Water Penny Beetle 2
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 2
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Dubiraphia Riffle Beetle 1
Macronychus Riffle Beetle 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Argia Narrow-Winged Damselfly 1
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 1
Sialis Alderfly 1
Hyalella Amphipod 1
Naididae Aquatic Worm 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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