MBSS Site Summary for: SEAS-210-B-2007
Located on Southeast Creek in the Southeast Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02130508.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/17/2007 and again in the summer on 7/25/2007.
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
|
Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
|
|
Benthic IBI
|
Good - 4.4 / 5.0
|
Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
(Hint: Screen readers will announce definitions; mouse users can hover over dotted text.)
|
|
Catchment area
|
1,664 acres
|
Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
|
|
Urban Land Use
|
2.9 %
|
|
Agricultural Land Use
|
72.5 %
|
|
Forested Land Use
|
24.4 %
|
Stream Water Quality:
|
| Water temperature |
19.2 ° C
|
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
7.1 mg/L
|
| pH (lab) |
7.11 |
| Conductivity |
346 µmho/cm
|
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
|
561.6 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
9.4755 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.
|
 |
| American Bullfrog |
| Eastern Snapping Turtle |
| Fowler's Toad |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Multiflora Rose |
|
|
|
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
|
| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
|
27 |
| Acerpenna |
Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies
|
13 |
| Pseudolimnophila |
Crane Fly
|
8 |
| Isoperla |
Stripetail Stonefly
|
8 |
| Helichus |
Beetle
|
6 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
|
6 |
| Thienemannimyia group |
Non-Biting Midges
|
5 |
| Ablabesmyia |
Non-Biting Midge
|
4 |
| Rheocricotopus |
Non-Biting Midges
|
3 |
| Stempellinella |
Non-Biting Midges
|
3 |
| Tubificidae |
Aquatic Worm
|
3 |
| Lumbriculidae |
Worm
|
2 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
|
2 |
| Paraphaenocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
|
2 |
| Polycentropus |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
|
2 |
| Ormosia |
Cranefly
|
2 |
| Calopteryx |
Damselfly
|
2 |
| Paratendipes |
European Non-Biting Midge
|
2 |
| Stenochironomus |
European Non-Biting Midge
|
1 |
| Musculium |
Fingernail Clam
|
1 |
| Nigronia |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
|
1 |
| Psectrocladius |
Non-Biting Midge
|
1 |
| Diplocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
|
1 |
| Microtendipes |
Non-Biting Midges
|
1 |
| Tabanus |
Biting Horsefly
|
1 |
| Gomphidae |
Clubtail Dragonfly
|
1 |
| Gomphus |
Clubtail Dragonfly
|
1 |
| Tipula |
Crane Fly
|
1 |
| Physa |
Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail
|
1 |
| Naididae |
Aquatic Worm
|
1 |
| Hydroporus |
Water Beetle
|
1 |
| Limnodrilus |
Worm
|
1 |
| Trissopelopia |
Non-Biting Midges
|
1 |
| Ironoquia |
Northern Caddisfly
|
1 |
| Dytiscidae |
Predaceous Diving Beetle
|
1 |
| Dubiraphia |
Riffle Beetle
|
1 |
| Cordulegaster |
Spiketail Dragonfly
|
1 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
|
1 |
| Pseudorthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
|
1 |
| Lype |
Net Tube Caddisfly
|
1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
|
|
Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
(Opens in a new window)
(Opens in a new window)
