MBSS Site Summary for: HA-P-178-202-97


Located on BIG BR 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 6/19/1997.

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 Poor - 2.7 / 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 4,084 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 0.1 %
Agricultural Land Use 72.7 %
Forested Land Use 26.9 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 16/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality 16/20 (Optimal)
Shading 65 %
Embeddedness 20 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 16.5 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 10 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.1
Conductivity 123 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		258.9 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 11 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 430
Longnose Dace 114
Brown Trout 72
Creek Chub 61
Tessellated Darter 29
White Sucker 13
American Eel 11
Cutlip Minnow 11
Rosyside Dace 8
Margined Madtom 2
Northern Hogsucker 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Eastern American Toad
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 38
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 11
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 9
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 6
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 6
Epeorus Mayfly 5
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 4
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 4
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Acerpenna Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 2
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 2
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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