MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-101-C-2000

Site Photos

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Located on MONROE RUN in the Savage River watershed, 8-digit code: 02141006.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/11/2000 and again in the summer on 7/10/2000.

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 Good - 5.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 3,022 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 2.9 %
Forested Land Use 96.1 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 16/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 19/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 35 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 45 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 15 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 18.3 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 7.8 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.2
Conductivity 70 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		168.2 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.1 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 4 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 91
Blacknose Dace 23
Longnose Dace 16
Fantail Darter 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Seal 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
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 16
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 13
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 12
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 8
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 7
Diamesa Bloodworm 6
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 5
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 4
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 4
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 4
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 3
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 2
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Sweltsa Stonefly 2
Nanocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Tallaperla Roach-Like Stonefly 1
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 1
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 1
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 1
Diphetor Mayfly 1
Leucrocuta Mayfly 1
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Neophylax Caddisfly 1
Perlidae Common Stonefly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Diamesinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Enchytraeidae Aquatic Worm 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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