MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-191-A-2012

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-191-A-2012_Mid-point_Downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-191-A-2012_Mid-point_Upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on PINE SWAMP RUN in the Savage River watershed, 8-digit code: 02141006.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/13/2012 and again in the summer on 7/23/2012.

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 N R
Benthic IBI Good - 4.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 2,442 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 2 %
Agricultural Land Use 9 %
Forested Land Use 88.6 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
No water quality measurements available for this site.

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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Epeorus Mayfly 38
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 13
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 9
LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE Pronggilled Mayfly 9
EPHEMERELLIDAE Spiny Crawler Mayfly 5
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 4
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 4
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 4
CHLOROPERLIDAE Green Stonefly 4
HEPTAGENIIDAE Flathead Mayfly 3
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 3
Blepharicera Net-Winged Midges 3
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Drunella Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 2
BAETIDAE Small Minnow Mayfly 2
Yugus 1
PERLIDAE Common Stonefly 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Heleniella European Non-Biting Midge 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Cladotanytarsus Non-Biting Midge 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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