MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-203-C-2000

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 4/19/2000 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 - 4.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 5,302 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 4.9 %
Forested Land Use 93.6 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 19/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 18/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 35 meters 		17/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 50 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 10 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.3 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.14
Conductivity 50 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		115.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.2 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 9 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 116
Blacknose Dace 45
Longnose Dace 38
Potomac Sculpin 10
Fantail Darter 8
Rosyside Dace 8
White Sucker 4
Creek Chub 1
Pumpkinseed 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 21
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 8
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 6
Simulium Black Fly 6
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 6
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 6
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 6
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 5
Epeorus Mayfly 5
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 5
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 4
Sweltsa Stonefly 3
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 3
Hexatoma Crane Fly 3
Prosimulium Black Fly 3
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 3
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 3
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 2
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 2
Probezzia Biting Midges 2
Drunella Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 2
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Stempellinella Non-Biting Midges 1
Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonfly 1
Enchytraeidae Aquatic Worm 1
Naididae Aquatic Worm 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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