MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-102-S-2009
Located on Timber Run in the Liberty Reservoir watershed,
8-digit code: 02130907.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/23/2009 and again in the summer on 6/26/2009.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Good - 4.0 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 5.0 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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584 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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1 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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28.4 %
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Forested Land Use
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70.3 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
17.2 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
8.8 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.01 |
| Conductivity |
125 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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284.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
0.6054 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.
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| Eastern American Toad |
| Northern Dusky Salamander |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Red Salamander |
| Northern Ring-Necked Snake |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Wood Frog |
| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Orconectes virilis |
| Autumn Olive |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Oriental Bittersweet |
| Privet |
| Wineberry |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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35 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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14 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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14 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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6 |
| Dicranota |
Hairy-Eyed Cranefly
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5 |
| Ephemerellidae |
Spiny Crawler Mayfly
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5 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Paraphaenocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Tanypodinae |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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3 |
| Leuctridae |
Rolledwinged Stonefly
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3 |
| Serratella |
Mayfly
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3 |
| Epeorus |
Mayfly
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2 |
| Corynoneura |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Pseudorthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Thienemanniella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Perlodidae |
Perlodid Stonefly
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1 |
| Leptophlebia |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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1 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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1 |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Prostoia |
Spring Stonefly
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1 |
| Polycentropus |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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1 |
| Ceratopsyche |
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1 |
| Stempellina |
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1 |
| Nigronia |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
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1 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Hexatoma |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Tipula |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Heleniella |
European Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Heptageniidae |
Flathead Mayfly
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1 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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1 |
| Pycnopsyche |
Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Chloroperlidae |
Green Stonefly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
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