MBSS Site Summary for: LIKG-593-A-2012

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIKG-593-A-2012-MidpointDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site LIKG-593-A-2012-MidpointUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on LICKING CREEK in the Licking Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140506.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/20/2012.

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 - 4.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 129,421 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 6.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 23.4 %
Forested Land Use 70.1 %


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:
Eastern Box Turtle

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 22
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 14
Isonychia Slate Drake Mayfly 9
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 7
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 6
Serratella Mayfly 6
Stenelmis Beetle 5
Prosimulium Black Fly 5
Neophylax Caddisfly 4
Teloganopsis Mayfly 4
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 4
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 3
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
NEMOURIDAE Nemourid Stonefly 2
Simulium Black Fly 2
Diamesa Bloodworm 2
Drunella Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
PERLIDAE Common Stonefly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
EMPIDIDAE Dance Fly 1
Corydalus Dobsonfly 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Hydroptila Microcaddisfly 1
Leucrocuta Mayfly 1
CHLOROPERLIDAE Green Stonefly 1
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 1
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Macronychus Riffle Beetle 1
Ferrissia Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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