MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-111-R-2003
Located on MORGAN RUN UT3 in the Liberty Reservoir watershed,
8-digit code: 02130907.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/5/2003 and again in the summer on 6/18/2003.
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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Fair - 3.7 / 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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1,425 acres
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Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
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Urban Land Use
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2 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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67 %
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Forested Land Use
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30 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
14 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
8.6 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.25 |
| Conductivity |
151 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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323.8 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
0.8 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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| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Canada Thistle |
| 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 |
| Sympotthastia |
Non-Biting Midges
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28 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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15 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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10 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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7 |
| Stenonema |
Flatheaded Mayfly
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6 |
| Prostoia |
Spring Stonefly
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5 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Capniidae |
Small Winter Stonefly
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3 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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3 |
| Tipula |
Crane Fly
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3 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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2 |
| Nemouridae |
Nemourid Stonefly
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2 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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2 |
| Conchapelopia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Enchytraeidae |
Aquatic Worm
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2 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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2 |
| Allocapnia |
Small Winter Stonefly
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2 |
| Sweltsa |
Stonefly
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2 |
| Polycentropus |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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1 |
| Plecoptera |
Stonefly
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1 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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1 |
| Microtendipes |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Nigronia |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
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1 |
| Rheosmittia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Thienemanniella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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1 |
| Anchytarsus |
Beetle
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1 |
| Mystacides |
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1 |
| Gammarus |
Amphipod
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1 |
| Chelifera |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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1 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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1 |
| Stegopterna |
Black Fly
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1 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Pteronarcys |
Giant Stonefly
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1 |
| Strophopteryx |
Early Brown 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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