MBSS Site Summary for: GA-A-130-110-97


Located on COVE RUN in the Youghiogheny River watershed, 8-digit code: 05020201.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/10/1997 and again in the summer on 8/6/1997.

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 Poor - 2.0 / 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 179 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0.4 %
Agricultural Land Use 46.1 %
Forested Land Use 49.7 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 8/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 6/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality 6/20 (Marginal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 14.3 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.1 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.82
Conductivity 510 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		138 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.9 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 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 11
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Dusky 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
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 35
Naididae Aquatic Worm 26
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 13
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 7
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Pisidium Freshwater Pea (Pill) Clam 3
Clioperla Green-Winged Stonefly 3
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 3
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 3
Thienemannimyia Non-Biting Midges 2
Tipulidae Cranefly 2
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 2
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Diamesa Bloodworm 2
Neophylax Caddisfly 2
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Ceratopogon Biting Midge 1
Chelifera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Chauliodes 1
Goera 1
Malirekus 1
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 1
Natarsia Non-Biting Midges 1
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 1
Ectopria Water Penny Beetle 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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