MBSS Site Summary for: SIDE-401-H-2009
Located on Sideling Hill Creek in the Sideling Hill Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02140510.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/23/2009 and again in the summer on 8/4/2009.
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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Good - 4.7 / 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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65,818 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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6.5 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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17.4 %
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Forested Land Use
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76 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
22.1 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
7.4 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.5 |
| Conductivity |
128 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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381.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.471 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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| Eastern Gartersnake |
| Northern Brownsnake |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Northern Watersnake |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Multiflora Rose |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Simulium |
Black Fly
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18 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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17 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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9 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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7 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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7 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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5 |
| Strophopteryx |
Early Brown Stonefly
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4 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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3 |
| Leucrocuta |
Mayfly
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3 |
| Nemouridae |
Nemourid Stonefly
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3 |
| Prostoia |
Spring Stonefly
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3 |
| Ephemerellidae |
Spiny Crawler Mayfly
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3 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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3 |
| Argia |
Narrow-Winged Damselfly
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2 |
| Allocapnia |
Small Winter Stonefly
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2 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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2 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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2 |
| Dibusa |
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2 |
| Atherix |
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1 |
| Ceratopsyche |
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1 |
| Philopotamidae |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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1 |
| Gomphidae |
Clubtail Dragonfly
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1 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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1 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Corynoneura |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Perlodidae |
Perlodid Stonefly
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1 |
| Microcylloepus |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Taeniopteryx |
Winter Stonefly
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1 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Thienemannimyia Group |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Glossosomatidae |
Saddlecase Maker Caddisfly
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1 |
| Isonychia |
Slate Drake Mayfly
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1 |
| Baetidae |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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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.
