MBSS Site Summary for: LIBE-201-X-2011

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIBE-201-X-2011-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIBE-201-X-2011-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on CHIMNEY BRANCH in the Liberty Reservoir watershed, 8-digit code: 02130907.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/9/2011 and again in the summer on 6/1/2011.

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 - 5.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 431 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 14.3 %
Agricultural Land Use 8 %
Forested Land Use 65.9 %


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:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Acerpenna Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 20
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 19
NEMOURIDAE Nemourid Stonefly 19
Neophylax Caddisfly 9
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 6
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 4
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 4
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 4
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 3
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 3
Prosimulium Black Fly 2
PERLIDAE Common Stonefly 2
Polycentropus Tube Maker Caddisfly 2
LEUCTRIDAE Rolledwinged Stonefly 2
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 2
Argia Narrow-Winged Damselfly 1
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
TANYTARSINI Non-Biting Midges 1
Culicoides 1
Macronychus Riffle Beetle 1
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
EMPIDIDAE Dance Fly 1
Strophopteryx Early Brown Stonefly 1
Stegopterna Black Fly 1
Stylogomphus Clubtail Dragonfly 1
Diphetor Mayfly 1
Stenacron Mayfly 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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