MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-102-S-2012

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIBE-102-S-2012-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIBE-102-S-2012-2 (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 3/5/2012 and again in the summer on 6/5/2012.

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 Fair - 3.7 / 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 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 51 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 40 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 35 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.05
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		253.6 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.6938 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 297
Blacknose Dace 66
Rosyside Dace 28
Creek Chub 21
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Ringneck Snake
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii
Orconectes virilis

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
Oriental Bittersweet
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 16
LEUCTRIDAE Rolledwinged Stonefly 15
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 12
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 8
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 8
Simulium Black Fly 7
Prosimulium Black Fly 6
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 6
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 4
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 3
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Eurylophella Mayfly 3
Diamesa Bloodworm 3
Anchytarsus Beetle 2
Serratella Mayfly 2
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 2
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 2
PERLODIDAE Perlodid Stonefly 1
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 1
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 1
Lepidostoma Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Bezzia Biting Midge 1
Ceratopogon Biting Midge 1
Diploperla 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 1
Stegopterna Black Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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