MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-276-S-2011

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-276-S-2011-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-276-S-2011-2 (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 4/5/2011 and again in the summer on 6/6/2011.

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 - 4.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 2,712 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1.9 %
Agricultural Land Use 16.9 %
Forested Land Use 80 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 18/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 19/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 11 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 72 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 5 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6.64
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		48.1 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.7535 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 23
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Seal Salamander

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
No Exotic Plants Observed
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Gammarus Amphipod 35
Epeorus Mayfly 21
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 11
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 9
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 8
LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE Pronggilled Mayfly 6
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 5
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 4
CHLOROPERLIDAE Green Stonefly 3
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 3
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 3
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 2
Heteroplectron Caddisfly 1
Heptagenia 1
Chelifera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Stenacron Mayfly 1
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
PERLODIDAE Perlodid Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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