MBSS Site Summary for: FURN-106-B-2008

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site FURN-106-B-2008-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site FURN-106-B-2008-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on PRINCIPIO CREEK UT in the Furnace Bay watershed, 8-digit code: 02130609.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/12/2008 and again in the summer on 6/2/2008.

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 - 3.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 404 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 2.1 %
Agricultural Land Use 73.2 %
Forested Land Use 23 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 35 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 40 meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 75 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 16.7 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.6 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.15
Conductivity 146 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		444.3 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.7258 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 7 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 103
Creek Chub 79
Rosyside Dace 32
Tessellated Darter 22
White Sucker 7
Cutlip Minnow 6
Redbreast Sunfish 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern American Toad
Northern Green Frog
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Spring Peeper
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Pickerel Frog
Wood Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Prosimulium Black Fly 59
Diamesa Bloodworm 16
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 7
Gammarus Amphipod 5
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 5
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Gordiidae Horsehair Worm 3
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 3
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 3
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 3
Pisidiidae Pill Clam 2
Stenelmis Beetle 2
Stegopterna Black Fly 2
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Ironoquia Northern Caddisfly 1
Hydrobaenus Midge 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Diplocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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