MBSS Site Summary for: PRET-102-R-2014
Located on PRETTYBOY BRANCH UT in the Prettyboy Reservoir watershed,
8-digit code: 02130806.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/3/2014 and again in the summer on 6/20/2014.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Poor - 2.3 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.3 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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308 acres
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Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
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Urban Land Use
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21.5 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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45.6 %
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Forested Land Use
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30.3 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.08 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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289.8 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.2888 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.
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The following 2 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Common name |
Count |
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Blacknose Dace
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485 |
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Creek Chub
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127 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Orconectes virilis |
| Canada Thistle |
| Daylily |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Oriental Bittersweet |
| Shrub Honeysuckle |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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21 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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12 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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11 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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8 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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8 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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6 |
| Diphetor |
Mayfly
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6 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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5 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Rheotanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Sympotthastia |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Thienemanniella |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Trissopelopia |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Limnephilidae |
Northern Casemaker Caddisfly
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3 |
| Antocha |
Crane Fly
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3 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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3 |
| Baetis |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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2 |
| Parakiefferiella |
European Non-Biting Midge
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2 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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2 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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2 |
| Psilotreta |
Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisfly
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2 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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1 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Thienemannimyia Group |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanypodinae |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Microtendipes |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tipula |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Anchytarsus |
Beetle
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1 |
| Helichus |
Beetle
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1 |
| Stenelmis |
Beetle
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1 |
| Ceratopogon |
Biting Midge
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1 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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1 |
| Simulium |
Black Fly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
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