MBSS Site Summary for: LWIN-108-X-2016

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site LWIN-108-X-2016_Midpoint looking downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site LWIN-108-X-2016_Midpoint looking upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on Winters Run UT in the Lower Winters Run watershed, 8-digit code: 02130702.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/5/2016 and again in the summer on 8/17/2016.

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 Good - 4.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 412 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 73 %
Agricultural Land Use 2.6 %
Forested Land Use 23.9 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 12 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 63 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 50 %


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:
The following 14 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 114
Blacknose Dace 108
Creek Chub 56
Rosyside Dace 48
Margined Madtom 11
White Sucker 11
American Eel 10
Bluntnose Minnow 8
Longnose Dace 8
Common Shiner 7
Largemouth Bass 2
Fallfish 1
River Chub 1
Smallmouth Bass 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Empress Tree
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Oriental Bittersweet
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 20
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 19
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 13
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 11
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 9
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 7
Hydrobaenus Midge 4
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 4
Simulium Black Fly 3
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Brillia Non-Biting Midges 3
Chironomini Non-Biting Midge 2
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 2
Ferrissia Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets 1
Ancyronyx Spider Riffle Beetle 1
Diamesinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsini Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Neoporous Predaceous Diving Beetle 1
Psychodidae Moth Fly 1
Ablabesmyia Non-Biting Midge 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Stagnicola Air Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
Stygobromus Amphipod 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Anchytarsus Beetle 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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