MBSS Site Summary for: SOUT-101-R-2008

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site SOUT-101-R-2008-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site SOUT-101-R-2008-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on UT TO FLAT CREEK in the South River watershed, 8-digit code: 02131003.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/10/2008 and again in the summer on 6/11/2008.

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 - 2.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 497 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 7.4 %
Agricultural Land Use 46.8 %
Forested Land Use 45.8 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 8/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 7/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 56 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 27 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 95 %
Embeddedness 100 %
The embeddedness, a measure of silt on the stream bottom, was 100%. This is very high, and may adversely affect biotic communities.


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 18.1 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8 mg/L
pH (lab) 5.54
Conductivity 200 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		35.3 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.6516 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 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 29
Tessellated Darter 2
Creek Chubsucker 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Broad-Headed Skink
Eastern American Toad
Gray Treefrog
Northern Green Frog
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Pickerel Frog
Spotted Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No Exotic Plants Observed
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Synurella Amphipod 32
Sialis Alderfly 19
Caecidotea Isopod 17
Heterotrissocladius European Non-Biting Midge 9
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 6
Tipula Crane Fly 5
Lype Net Tube Caddisfly 4
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 2
Polycentropus Tube Maker Caddisfly 2
Dineutus Whirlygig Beetle 2
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 2
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 2
Ptilostomis Giant Casemaker Caddisfly 2
Mallochohelea 1
Stygobromus Amphipod 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Tribelos Non-Biting Midges 1
Hydatophylax Northern Caddisfly 1
Cordulegaster Spiketail Dragonfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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