MBSS Site Summary for: HA-P-035-208-97


Located on PLUMTREE BR in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/3/1997 and again in the summer on 6/18/1997.

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 - 3.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 23,234 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 1.6 %
Agricultural Land Use 67.1 %
Forested Land Use 30.8 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 18/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 8/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality 16/20 (Optimal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 40 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 16.4 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.7 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.29
Conductivity 140 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		319.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.2 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 10 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 146
Margined Madtom 35
Longnose Dace 33
Creek Chub 27
Rosyside Dace 22
American Eel 14
Tessellated Darter 6
Cutlip Minnow 5
White Sucker 2
Brown Trout 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern American Toad
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander
Fowler's Toad
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 25
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 17
Prosimulium Black Fly 13
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 12
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 9
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 7
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 5
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 3
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 2
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 2
Strophopteryx Early Brown Stonefly 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 1
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 1
Sublettea 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Epeorus Mayfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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