MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-102-S-2001

Site Photos

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Located on TIMBER RUN in the Liberty Reservoir watershed, 8-digit code: 02130907.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/9/2001 and again in the summer on 6/15/2001.

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 - 4.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 5.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 590 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0.9 %
Agricultural Land Use 28.5 %
Forested Land Use 70.3 %


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 17/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 50 meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 58 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 88 %
Embeddedness 25 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17.5 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.4 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.14
Conductivity 100 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		221.6 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 4 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 250
Blacknose Dace 128
Creek Chub 52
Rosyside Dace 45
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern American Toad
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Southern Leopard Frog
Wood Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Prosimulium Black Fly 64
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 18
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 7
Neophylax Caddisfly 5
Diamesa Bloodworm 3
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 3
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 3
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Epeorus Mayfly 2
Leptophlebia Pronggilled Mayfly 2
Elmidae Riffle Beetle 2
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Dixa 2
Polycentropodidae Trupetnet And Tubemaking Caddisfly 1
Ectopria Water Penny Beetle 1
Serratella Mayfly 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 1
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 1
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Hydatophylax Northern Caddisfly 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Apsectrotanypus Non-Biting Midges 1
Brillia Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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