MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-276-S-2002

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-276-S-2002-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-276-S-2002-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on DOUBLE LICK RUN in the Savage River watershed, 8-digit code: 02141006.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/28/2002 and again in the summer on 7/24/2002.

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 - 4.5 / 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 408 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1.9 %
Agricultural Land Use 12 %
Forested Land Use 85.9 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 18/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 45 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 30 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 13 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 11.8 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.46
Conductivity 50 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		48.4 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.5 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
Blue Ridge Sculpin 16
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Red-Spotted Newt

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Gammarus Amphipod 30
Epeorus Mayfly 19
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 7
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 5
Alloperla Stonefly 4
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 4
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 4
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 2
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 2
Prosimulium Black Fly 2
Neophylax Caddisfly 2
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 2
Tanytarsini Non-Biting Midges 2
Sweltsa Stonefly 2
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 2
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Ostrocerca Stonefly 1
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 1
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 1
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Cladotanytarsus Non-Biting Midge 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Tipulidae Cranefly 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Paraleuctra 1
Wormaldia Fingernet Caddisfly 1
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 1
Gordiidae Horsehair Worm 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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