MBSS Site Summary for: GA-A-309-215-97


Located on GINSENG RUN in the Youghiogheny River watershed, 8-digit code: 05020201.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/8/1997 and again in the summer on 7/17/1997.

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 Good - 5.0 / 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 1,179 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0.5 %
Agricultural Land Use 29.2 %
Forested Land Use 70.1 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 9/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 10/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 7/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality 8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 0 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17.1 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.58
Conductivity 126 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		76.2 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1 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
Creek Chub 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Northern Watersnake

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 28
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 19
Epeorus Mayfly 16
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 11
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 5
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 5
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 4
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 4
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 4
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Tallaperla Roach-Like Stonefly 2
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 2
Bezzia Biting Midge 1
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 1
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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