MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-102-S-2011

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIBE-102-S-2011-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIBE-102-S-2011-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on TIMBER RUN in the Liberty Reservoir watershed, 8-digit code: 02130907.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/7/2011 and again in the summer on 6/3/2011.

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 Good - 4.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 584 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1 %
Agricultural Land Use 28.4 %
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 16/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 37 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 44 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.01
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		283.7 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.7539 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 165
Blacknose Dace 96
Rosyside Dace 22
Creek Chub 15
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

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

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii
Orconectes virilis

Exotic Plants:
Burning Bush
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Oriental Bittersweet
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Prosimulium Black Fly 39
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 17
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 6
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Serratella Mayfly 5
NEMOURIDAE Nemourid Stonefly 4
Neophylax Caddisfly 4
PERLIDAE Common Stonefly 2
Heleniella European Non-Biting Midge 2
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 2
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 2
LEUCTRIDAE Rolledwinged Stonefly 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 1
Pedicia 1
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 1
DIAMESINAE Non-Biting Midges 1
PHILOPOTAMIDAE Fingernet Caddisfly 1
CHLOROPERLIDAE Green Stonefly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Stegopterna Black Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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