MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-102-S-2015
Located on TIMBER RUN in the Liberty Reservoir watershed,
8-digit code: 02130907.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/2/2015 and again in the summer on 6/23/2015.
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 - 4.7 / 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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7 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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10.8 %
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Forested Land Use
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77.1 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.13 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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275.1 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
0.7746 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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| Cope's Gray Treefrog |
| Eastern Box Turtle |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Spring Peeper |
| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Orconectes virilis |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Wavyleaf Basketgrass |
| 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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36 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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11 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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10 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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8 |
| Baetis |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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6 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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5 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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4 |
| Perlidae |
Common Stonefly
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4 |
| Anchytarsus |
Beetle
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4 |
| Chloroperlidae |
Green Stonefly
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3 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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3 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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2 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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1 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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1 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Serratella |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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1 |
| Helichus |
Beetle
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1 |
| Bezzia |
Biting Midge
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1 |
| Diamesa |
Bloodworm
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1 |
| Antocha |
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 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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1 |
| Thienemannimyia Group |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Trissopelopia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Prostoia |
Spring Stonefly
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1 |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Pseudorthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Stempellinella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanypodinae |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Brillia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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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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