MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-102-R-2007

Site Photos

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Located on Poplar Lick Run in the Savage River watershed, 8-digit code: 02141006.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/24/2007 and again in the summer on 6/4/2007.

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 - 2.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 144 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 2.5 %
Forested Land Use 97.6 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 7/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 8/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 6/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 71 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 11 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 50 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 13.78 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.6 mg/L
pH (lab) 4.86
Conductivity 17 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		-11.4 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.5949 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:
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Slimy Salamander
Pickerel Frog
Wood Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
No Exotic Plants Observed
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Stegopterna Black Fly 38
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 34
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 9
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 7
Ostrocerca Stonefly 3
Zavrelimyia Non-Biting Midges 2
Ptilostomis Giant Casemaker Caddisfly 2
Sialis Alderfly 1
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 1
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Polycentropus Tube Maker Caddisfly 1
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Oligostomis 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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