MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-276-S-2005
Located on Double Lick Run in the Savage River watershed,
8-digit code: 02141006.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/21/2005 and again in the summer on 9/7/2005.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Good - 4.5 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.0 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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408 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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1.9 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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12 %
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Forested Land Use
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85.9 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
11.9 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
9.5 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
6.82 |
| Conductivity |
52 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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73.21249 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
0.5073 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.
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The following 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Common name |
Count |
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Blue Ridge Sculpin
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9 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| No amphibians and reptiles noted. |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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30 |
| Gammarus |
Amphipod
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23 |
| Epeorus |
Mayfly
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13 |
| Diamesa |
Bloodworm
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7 |
| Perlodidae |
Perlodid Stonefly
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7 |
| Cinygmula |
Dark Red Quill Mayfly
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6 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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5 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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3 |
| Chloroperlidae |
Green Stonefly
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3 |
| Dicranota |
Hairy-Eyed Cranefly
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3 |
| Paraleptophlebia |
Blue Quill Mayfly
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2 |
| Synurella |
Amphipod
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2 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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2 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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2 |
| Chelifera |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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1 |
| Heptagenia |
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1 |
| Malirekus |
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1 |
| Baetis |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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1 |
| Drunella |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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1 |
| Dolophilodes |
Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Pteronarcys |
Giant Stonefly
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1 |
| Isotomurus |
Elongate-Bodied Springtail
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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