MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-301-D-2014

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-301-D-2014-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site SAVA-301-D-2014-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on SAVAGE RIVER in the Savage River watershed, 8-digit code: 02141006.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/9/2014 and again in the summer on 8/4/2014.

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 - 4.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 8,537 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 7.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 21.4 %
Forested Land Use 70.2 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 38 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 40 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 35 %
Embeddedness 20 %


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:
The following 11 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 228
Blue Ridge Sculpin 133
White Sucker 123
Creek Chub 116
Cutlip Minnow 115
Rosyside Dace 91
Common Shiner 88
Fantail Darter 72
Longnose Dace 47
Potomac Sculpin 34
Pumpkinseed 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Slimy Salamander
Northern Spring Peeper

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Prosimulium Black Fly 81
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 15
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 6
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 4
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 3
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 2
Ephemera Mayfly 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 1
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 1
Pagastia 1
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Acerpenna Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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