MBSS Site Summary for: MO-P-129-114-97


Located on SENECA CR UT2 in the Seneca Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140208.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/20/1997 and again in the summer on 7/14/1997.

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 - 2.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 81 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 88.4 %
Forested Land Use 11.4 %


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 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 9/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		6/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality 6/20 (Marginal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 15 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 21 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.1 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.91
Conductivity 120 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		337.3 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.3 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 195
Blue Ridge Sculpin 42
Creek Chub 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Red 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
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 56
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 28
Naididae Aquatic Worm 14
Simulium Black Fly 7
Ceratopogon Biting Midge 4
Cryptochironomus Non-Biting Midges 3
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 2
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Paramerina Non-Biting Midge 1
Probezzia Biting Midges 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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