MBSS Site Summary for: SENE-198-B-2012

Site Photos

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Located on RUSSEL BRANCH DRY SENECA CREEK in the Seneca Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140208.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/8/2012.

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 N R
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,942 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 11.8 %
Agricultural Land Use 54.4 %
Forested Land Use 31.3 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.38
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		1066.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 3.2938 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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Diamesa Bloodworm 21
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 17
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 16
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 14
DIAMESINAE Non-Biting Midges 11
Orthocladiinae Midge 6
Simulium Black Fly 5
Prosimulium Black Fly 4
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 4
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 3
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 2
Diplocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Cryptochironomus Non-Biting Midges 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Potthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
ERPOBDELLIDAE Leech 1
Caenis Mayfly 1
Isotomurus Elongate-Bodied Springtail 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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