MBSS Site Summary for: HA-P-033-212-97


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 - 4.3 / 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 8,918 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 0.9 %
Agricultural Land Use 66.1 %
Forested Land Use 32.3 %


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 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 17/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		19/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 5/20 (Poor)
Shading 40 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17.6 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 10.6 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.26
Conductivity 135 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		458.6 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.4 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 21 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Fallfish 151
White Sucker 128
Tessellated Darter 71
Creek Chub 45
Spottail Shiner 35
Common Shiner 33
Northern Hogsucker 32
Blue Ridge Sculpin 28
Blacknose Dace 23
American Eel 19
Longnose Dace 16
Redbreast Sunfish 14
Satinfin Shiner 12
Cutlip Minnow 10
River Chub 9
Smallmouth Bass 4
Pumpkinseed 3
Bluegill 2
Margined Madtom 2
Sea Lamprey 2
Swallowtail Shiner 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

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

Crayfish:
Orconectes limosus

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 22
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 20
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 16
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 6
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 5
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 5
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 4
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 3
Perlidae Common Stonefly 3
Prosimulium Black Fly 3
Antocha Crane Fly 2
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 2
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Simulium Black Fly 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 1
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 1
Isonychia Slate Drake Mayfly 1
Baetidae Small Minnow Mayfly 1
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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