MBSS Site Summary for: MO-P-128-118-97


Located on BUCKLODGE BR in the Seneca Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140208.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/19/1997 and again in the summer on 7/1/1997.

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 - 2.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 155 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 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 81.1 %
Forested Land Use 17.3 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 10/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 8/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality 7/20 (Marginal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 15 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.3 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.86
Conductivity 87 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		446.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 3.7 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 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 17
Creek Chub 4
Largemouth Bass 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 45
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 15
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 11
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 6
Naididae Aquatic Worm 5
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 5
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 5
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 4
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 3
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 3
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 2
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 2
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 2
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 2
Simulium Black Fly 2
Drunella Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 1
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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