MBSS Site Summary for: SIDE-103-R-2008

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site SIDE-103-R-2008-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site SIDE-103-R-2008-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on UT BEAR CREEK in the Sideling Hill Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140510.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/26/2008 and again in the summer on 6/16/2008.

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 - 1.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 616 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 8.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 40.7 %
Forested Land Use 51.1 %


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 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 59 meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 18 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 25 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17.4 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 6.9 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.33
Conductivity 236 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		227.2 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.3678 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 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Black Racer
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Green Frog
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Northern Watersnake

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 31
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 12
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 11
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 9
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 9
Epeorus Mayfly 7
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 6
Stegopterna Black Fly 6
Prosimulium Black Fly 5
Lumbriculidae Worm 5
Neophylax Caddisfly 4
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 2
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 2
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 2
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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