MBSS Site Summary for: LIKG-201-B-2008

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIKG-201-B-2008-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIKG-201-B-2008-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on RATTLE RUN in the Licking Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140506.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/18/2008 and again in the summer on 7/1/2008.

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 Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 2,240 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1.1 %
Agricultural Land Use 6.3 %
Forested Land Use 92.5 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 10/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 9/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 45 meters 		9/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 41 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 75 %
Embeddedness 0 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 18 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.7 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.16
Conductivity 118 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		177.7 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.1529 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. 		Close-up of a mayfly indicator species.

Fish Survey Results:
The following 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 226
Fantail Darter 43
Creek Chub 27
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
Cambaridae
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Norway Maple
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 21
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 12
Empididae Dance Fly 10
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 8
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 8
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 6
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 6
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 5
Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonfly 4
Polycentropus Tube Maker Caddisfly 3
Lanthus Clubtail Dragonfly 2
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Elmidae Riffle Beetle 2
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 1
Cryptochironomus Non-Biting Midges 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Stenacron Mayfly 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Caenis Mayfly 1
Perlidae Common Stonefly 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Ectopria Water Penny Beetle 1
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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