MBSS Site Summary for: HA-P-033-203-97


Located on LITTLE DEER CR in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/6/1997 and again in the summer on 6/16/1997.

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 - 3.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 8,116 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 1 %
Agricultural Land Use 66.1 %
Forested Land Use 32.2 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 19/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 17/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 19/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		17/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 18/20 (Optimal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 15 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 20.5 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.6 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.24
Conductivity 138 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		415.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.3 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 18 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 165
Rosyside Dace 87
Blacknose Dace 75
White Sucker 62
American Eel 59
Fallfish 59
Common Shiner 58
Longnose Dace 38
Cutlip Minnow 35
Margined Madtom 26
Spottail Shiner 23
Tessellated Darter 21
Satinfin Shiner 16
River Chub 15
Creek Chub 13
Northern Hogsucker 11
Green Sunfish 1
Smallmouth Bass 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Orconectes limosus

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 16
Prosimulium Black Fly 12
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 10
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 6
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 5
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 5
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 5
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 3
Diamesa Bloodworm 3
Antocha Crane Fly 3
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 3
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Corydalus Dobsonfly 2
Simulium Black Fly 2
Lumbriculidae Worm 2
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 1
Epeorus Mayfly 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 1
Baetidae Small Minnow Mayfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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