MBSS Site Summary for: LWIN-112-R-2004

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site LWIN-112-R-2004-3 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site LWIN-112-R-2004-4 (Opens in a new window)

Located on WINTERS RUN UT 3 in the Lower Winters Run watershed, 8-digit code: 02130702.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/17/2004 and again in the summer on 7/20/2004.

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.
Fish IBI Fair - 3.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 410 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 28 %
Agricultural Land Use 10 %
Forested Land Use 60 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 55 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 21 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 25 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 21.3 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 6.2 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.83
Conductivity 571 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		286.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 5.4 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 11 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Creek Chub 98
Rosyside Dace 39
White Sucker 34
Blacknose Dace 10
Largemouth Bass 7
Tessellated Darter 7
Common Shiner 2
Creek Chubsucker 2
Bluegill 1
Bluntnose Minnow 1
Redbreast Sunfish 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern American Toad
Northern Green Frog
Northern Watersnake
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Common Reed (Phragmites)
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 69
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 10
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 5
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 5
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 4
Diplocladius Non-Biting Midges 4
Hydrobaenus Midge 4
Caecidotea Isopod 2
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 2
Stenelmis Beetle 2
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 2
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 2
Limnephilidae Northern Casemaker Caddisfly 2
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 1
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Tipulidae Cranefly 1
Prostoma Freshwater Nemertean (Ribbon Worm) 1
Stegopterna Black Fly 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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