MBSS Site Summary for: SAVA-414-R-2002

Site Photos

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Located on SAVAGE R in the Savage River watershed, 8-digit code: 02141006.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/10/2002 and again in the summer on 8/6/2002.

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 - 4.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 73,031 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 4 %
Agricultural Land Use 9 %
Forested Land Use 85 %


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 18/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 16/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 70 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 75 meters 		19/20 (Optimal)
Shading 70 %
Embeddedness 20 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 15.5 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 10.9 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.38
Conductivity 90 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		210.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.5 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 4 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 525
Longnose Dace 78
Brown Trout 32
Rainbow Trout 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
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 31
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 12
Leptophlebia Pronggilled Mayfly 10
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 10
Epeorus Mayfly 9
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 6
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 6
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisfly 2
Leucrocuta Mayfly 2
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 2
Baetidae Small Minnow Mayfly 2
Paracapnia Small Winter Stonefly 1
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Gammarus Amphipod 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 1
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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