MBSS Site Summary for: HA-P-005-206-97


Located on BIG BR in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/10/1997 and again in the summer on 6/19/1997.

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 Fair - 3.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 2,576 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 77.8 %
Forested Land Use 21.8 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 17/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		17/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 30 %
Embeddedness 20 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17.6 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 10.1 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.04
Conductivity 123 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		223.1 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.5 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 9 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 112
Rosyside Dace 49
Creek Chub 29
Brown Trout 26
Longnose Dace 23
Tessellated Darter 23
American Eel 14
Cutlip Minnow 12
White Sucker 10
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Gartersnake
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Northern Watersnake
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 30
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 30
Prosimulium Black Fly 9
Epeorus Mayfly 8
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 7
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 5
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 5
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 4
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 3
Heptagenia 2
Bezzia Biting Midge 2
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 2
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 2
Promoresia Riffle Beetle 1
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 1
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 1
Limnophora 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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