MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-195-X-2011

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIBE-195-X-2011-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIBE-195-X-2011-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on LIBERTY RESERVOIR UT in the Liberty Reservoir watershed, 8-digit code: 02130907.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/18/2011 and again in the summer on 10/24/2011.

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 N R
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 423 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 26.4 %
Agricultural Land Use 31.3 %
Forested Land Use 36.9 %


Stream showing woody debris, logs, and rocky substrate.
An example of woody debris in a stream.

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
No water quality measurements available for this site.

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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Orconectes virilis

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Anchytarsus Beetle 15
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 15
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 15
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 11
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 10
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 10
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 7
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Neophylax Caddisfly 4
Simulium Black Fly 3
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 3
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 3
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 3
Teloganopsis Mayfly 2
Boyeria Spotted Darner Dragonfly 2
LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE Pronggilled Mayfly 2
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Cladotanytarsus Non-Biting Midge 1
Paracladopelma Non-Biting Midge 1
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Nanocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Stygobromus Amphipod 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
Bezzia Biting Midge 1
Dubiraphia Riffle Beetle 1
Microcylloepus Riffle Beetle 1
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 1
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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