MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-103-C-2001
Located on COOKS BR in the Liberty Reservoir watershed,
8-digit code: 02130907.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/11/2001 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.
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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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769 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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33 %
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Forested Land Use
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64 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
17.3 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
8.6 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.38 |
| Conductivity |
140 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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682.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.2 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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| Fowler's Toad |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
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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 |
| Serratella |
Mayfly
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24 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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5 |
| Tanytarsini |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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4 |
| Ancyronyx |
Spider Riffle Beetle
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3 |
| Rheosmittia |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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3 |
| Clinocera |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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3 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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3 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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3 |
| Ceratopogonidae |
Biting Midge
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2 |
| Cricotopus/Orthocladius |
Midge
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2 |
| Pycnopsyche |
Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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2 |
| Epeorus |
Mayfly
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2 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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2 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Baetidae |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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2 |
| Trissopelopia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Zavrelimyia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Perlodidae |
Perlodid Stonefly
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1 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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1 |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Thienemannimyia group |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanypodinae |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Chironominae |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Corynoneura |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Gordiidae |
Horsehair Worm
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1 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Dolophilodes |
Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Dixa |
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1 |
| Tubificidae |
Aquatic Worm
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1 |
| Hydropsychidae |
Common Netspinner Caddisfly
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1 |
| Perlidae |
Common Stonefly
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1 |
| Hexatoma |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Sphaerium |
Fingernail Clam
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1 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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1 |
| Ephemerellidae |
Spiny Crawler Mayfly
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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.
