MBSS Site Summary for: GA-A-358-115-95


Located on PINEY CR UT2 in the Casselman River watershed, 8-digit code: 05020204.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/6/1995 and again in the summer on 7/18/1995.

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 Good - 4.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,032 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1 %
Agricultural Land Use 37.7 %
Forested Land Use 60.9 %


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 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 9/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality 10/20 (Marginal)
Shading 98 %
Embeddedness 10 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 19.1 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.2 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.12
Conductivity 90 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		177 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 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 200
Creek Chub 80
White Sucker 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Pickerel Frog
Wood Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 46
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 17
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 15
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 12
Stenacron Mayfly 11
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 6
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 5
Diphetor Mayfly 5
Stegopterna Black Fly 4
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 4
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 3
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 3
Prosimulium Black Fly 3
Limnophila 2
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 2
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Lype Net Tube Caddisfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 1
Acerpenna Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 1
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 1
Pisidiidae Pill Clam 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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