MBSS Site Summary for: LWIN-T07-X-2006


Located on Otter Point Creek in the Lower Winters Run watershed, 8-digit code: 02130702.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/4/2006 and again in the summer on 7/19/2006.

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 N R

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 37,308 acres Cows standing in a stream at a site with high agricultural land use. Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
Urban Land Use 20 %
Agricultural Land Use 45 %
Forested Land Use 34 %


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:
The following 17 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Yellow Perch 99
Eastern Silvery Minnow 42
Common Carp 41
Gizzard Shad 24
American Eel 23
Largemouth Bass 8
Bluegill 6
Brown Bullhead 6
Pumpkinseed 6
Tessellated Darter 6
White Perch 5
Yellow Bullhead 5
Creek Chubsucker 2
Golden Shiner 2
Redbreast Sunfish 1
Striped Bass 1
White Sucker 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Gammarus Amphipod 35
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 16
Endochironomus 8
Cryptochironomus Non-Biting Midges 5
Dicrotendipes Non-Biting Midges 4
Stempellinella Non-Biting Midges 4
Parachironomus 4
Corbicula Basket Clam 3
Chironomini Non-Biting Midge 3
Stictochironomus Non-Biting Midge 3
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 3
Tribelos Non-Biting Midges 3
Cryptotendipes 3
Limnodrilus Worm 2
Ceratopogonidae Biting Midge 2
Peltodytes Crawling Water Beetle 1
Physa Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
Lepidoptera Aquatic Moth 1
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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