MBSS Site Summary for: STCL-102-B-2008

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site STCL-102-B-2008-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site STCL-102-B-2008-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on UT ST. CLEMENTS CREEK in the St. Clements Bay watershed, 8-digit code: 02140105.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/5/2008 and again in the summer on 6/3/2008.

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 - 2.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 172 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 3.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 55.8 %
Forested Land Use 38 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 10/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 6/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 5/20 (Poor)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 54 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 23 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 50 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 19 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.2 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.64
Conductivity 168 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		1617.7 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 3.8302 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 4 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
American Eel 7
Eastern Mudminnow 5
Bluegill 2
Blacknose Dace 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Eastern Cricket Frog
Eastern Ratsnake
Eastern Snapping Turtle
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Cambarus diogenes

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Diplocladius Non-Biting Midges 42
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 15
Musculium Fingernail Clam 7
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 6
Pilaria 4
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 3
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 2
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 2
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 2
Ceratopogon Biting Midge 2
Ceratopogonidae Biting Midge 2
Phagocata 2
Zavrelimyia Non-Biting Midges 2
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 1
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 1
Limnodrilus Worm 1
Gammarus Amphipod 1
Stegopterna Black Fly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Ormosia Cranefly 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Prostoma Freshwater Nemertean (Ribbon Worm) 1
Caecidotea Isopod 1
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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