MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-192-A-2012

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-192-A-2012_Mid-pointDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-192-A-2012_Mid-pointUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on WEST BRANCH BLUE LICK in the Savage River watershed, 8-digit code: 02141006.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/6/2012 and again in the summer on 7/3/2012.

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 Fair - 3.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 640 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1.7 %
Agricultural Land Use 16.4 %
Forested Land Use 81.5 %


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:
Eastern Gartersnake
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Two-Lined 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
Epeorus Mayfly 23
Gammarus Amphipod 18
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 18
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 9
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 9
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 4
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 4
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 3
LEUCTRIDAE Rolledwinged Stonefly 3
Drunella Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 3
Hexatoma Crane Fly 3
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 2
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 2
PERLODIDAE Perlodid Stonefly 2
LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE Pronggilled Mayfly 2
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Cladotanytarsus Non-Biting Midge 1
NEMOURIDAE Nemourid Stonefly 1
Yugus 1
Lanthus Clubtail Dragonfly 1
CHLOROPERLIDAE Green Stonefly 1
HEPTAGENIIDAE Flathead Mayfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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