MBSS Site Summary for: HA-P-087-207-97


Located on STOUT BOTTLE BR in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/12/1997 and again in the summer on 6/6/1997.

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 Fair - 3.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 2,783 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 2.1 %
Agricultural Land Use 76.1 %
Forested Land Use 21.3 %


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 18/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 17/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		17/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 50 %
Embeddedness 40 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 12.7 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 10.5 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.28
Conductivity 170 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		389.1 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.1 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 19 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 446
Blue Ridge Sculpin 318
Rosyside Dace 262
Creek Chub 114
White Sucker 95
Cutlip Minnow 57
Tessellated Darter 54
Fallfish 45
Longnose Dace 45
American Eel 41
Sea Lamprey 38
Common Shiner 21
Northern Hogsucker 16
Satinfin Shiner 8
Swallowtail Shiner 6
Margined Madtom 4
Bluegill 3
River Chub 2
Pumpkinseed 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Eastern Snapping Turtle
Northern Green Frog
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
Orconectes limosus

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 47
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 23
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 12
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 11
Prosimulium Black Fly 9
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 6
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 6
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 5
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 4
Chelifera Aquatic Dance Fly 4
Antocha Crane Fly 3
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 2
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 2
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 2
Serratella Mayfly 2
Ferrissia Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets 1
Nanocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Naididae Aquatic Worm 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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