MBSS Site Summary for: SENE-117-R-2001

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site SENE-117-R-2001-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site SENE-117-R-2001-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on BUCKLODGE BR UT1 in the Seneca Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140208.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/20/2001 and again in the summer on 7/9/2001.

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 Poor - 2.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 456 acres Cows standing in a stream at a site with high agricultural land use. Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
Urban Land Use 5 %
Agricultural Land Use 83 %
Forested Land Use 11 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 9/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 40 meters 		6/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 40 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Shading 72 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 19.4 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 10 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.55
Conductivity 240 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		550 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.6 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 6 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 519
Largemouth Bass 6
Fantail Darter 5
Blue Ridge Sculpin 4
Bluegill 4
White Sucker 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Northern Watersnake

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Canada Thistle
Japanese Honeysuckle
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 27
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 15
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 14
Prosimulium Black Fly 12
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 10
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 10
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 7
Baetidae Small Minnow Mayfly 5
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 4
Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisfly 3
Eurylophella Mayfly 3
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 2
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 2
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 2
Diamesa Bloodworm 2
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 2
Potthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Simulium Black Fly 1
Stegopterna Black Fly 1
Chrysops Deerfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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