MBSS Site Summary for: HA-P-012-205-97


Located on MINE 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 6/9/1997.

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 - 4.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,986 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 0.3 %
Agricultural Land Use 62.7 %
Forested Land Use 36.2 %


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 17/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 16/20 (Optimal)
Shading 70 %
Embeddedness 30 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 13.4 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 10.6 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.18
Conductivity 124 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		329 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.9 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 17 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Rosyside Dace 337
Blacknose Dace 228
Common Shiner 141
Cutlip Minnow 81
Tessellated Darter 78
Creek Chub 65
Longnose Dace 50
Fallfish 35
American Eel 34
White Sucker 20
Margined Madtom 13
Northern Hogsucker 8
Sea Lamprey 5
Green Sunfish 2
Blue Ridge Sculpin 1
Brown Trout 1
Pumpkinseed 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Northern Watersnake
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Prosimulium Black Fly 50
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 11
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 9
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 7
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 6
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 5
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 4
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 4
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 3
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 2
Bezzia Biting Midge 1
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Simulium Black Fly 1
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 1
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 1
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 1
Eccoptura Yellow Stone Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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