MBSS Site Summary for: MACK-110-R-2004

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site MACK-110-R-2004-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site MACK-110-R-2004-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on MARSHYHOPE CR UT 1 in the Marshyhope Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02130306.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/29/2004 and again in the summer on 6/14/2001.

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 Poor - 1.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.9 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 419 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1 %
Agricultural Land Use 17 %
Forested Land Use 81 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 1/20 (Poor)
Epifaunal Substrate 1/20 (Poor)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 1/20 (Poor)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 5 meters 		2/20 (Poor)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 0 meters 		0/20 (Poor)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 100 %
The embeddedness, a measure of silt on the stream bottom, was 100%. This is very high, and may adversely affect biotic communities.
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Poor' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 18.4 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 1.3 mg/L
Dissolved oxygen levels measured in the stream were very low (1.3 mg/L). Many fishes and other aquatic animals cannot tolerate low levels of oxygen in the water.
pH (lab) 4.34
Conductivity 61 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		-54.2 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 28.7 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 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
No Fish Observed 0
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Fowler's Toad
Gray Treefrog
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Nanocladius Non-Biting Midges 21
Caecidotea Isopod 20
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 16
Tribelos Non-Biting Midges 15
Zavrelimyia Non-Biting Midges 8
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 8
Unniella Non-Biting Midge 4
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 3
Chironomini Non-Biting Midge 2
Crangonyx Amphipod 2
Zalutschia Non-Biting Midge 2
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 2
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 2
Boyeria Spotted Darner Dragonfly 1
Simuliidae Black Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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