MBSS Site Summary for: SIDE-191-R-2015
Located on SIDELING HILL CREEK UT in the Sideling Hill Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02140510.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/17/2015 and again in the summer on 7/7/2015.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Poor - 1.0 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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164 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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2 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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9.3 %
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Forested Land Use
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88.6 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
6.63 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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82.1 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.302 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.
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| Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed. |
| Eastern American Toad |
| Longtail Salamander |
| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Wineberry |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Nemouridae |
Nemourid Stonefly
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26 |
| Caecidotea |
Isopod
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23 |
| Stegopterna |
Black Fly
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10 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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8 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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8 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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5 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Limnephilidae |
Northern Casemaker Caddisfly
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4 |
| Capniidae |
Small Winter Stonefly
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3 |
| Sweltsa |
Stonefly
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3 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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2 |
| Paraphaenocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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2 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Stilocladius |
Midge
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1 |
| Zavrelimyia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Agabus |
Predatory Aquatic Beetle
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1 |
| Leuctridae |
Rolledwinged Stonefly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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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.
