MBSS Site Summary for: LIKG-211-R-2004
Located on RATTLE RUN UT in the Licking Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02140506.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/29/2004 and again in the summer on 6/3/2004.
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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Poor - 1.7 / 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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413 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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4 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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19 %
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Forested Land Use
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78 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
14.6 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
8.4 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.16 |
| Conductivity |
64 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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191.8 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1 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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The following 2 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Common name |
Count |
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Blacknose Dace
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266 |
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Creek Chub
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13 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Red-Spotted Newt |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Multiflora Rose |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Epeorus |
Mayfly
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26 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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16 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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12 |
| Paraleptophlebia |
Blue Quill Mayfly
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8 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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6 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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6 |
| Hexatoma |
Crane Fly
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5 |
| Chloroperlidae |
Green Stonefly
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5 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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4 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Thienemannimyia |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Lumbriculidae |
Worm
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3 |
| Rheosmittia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Pteronarcys |
Giant Stonefly
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2 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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2 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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2 |
| Perlidae |
Common Stonefly
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1 |
| Cinygmula |
Dark Red Quill Mayfly
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1 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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1 |
| Gomphidae |
Clubtail Dragonfly
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1 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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1 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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1 |
| Diamesa |
Bloodworm
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1 |
| Stenacron |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Nemouridae |
Nemourid Stonefly
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1 |
| Polycentropodidae |
Trupetnet And Tubemaking Caddisfly
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1 |
| Zavrelimyia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Perlodidae |
Perlodid Stonefly
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1 |
| Baetidae |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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1 |
| Sweltsa |
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.
