MBSS Site Summary for: TUCK-113-R-2017

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site TUCK-113-R-2017-MidpointFacingDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site TUCK-113-R-2017-MidpointFacingUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on UT1 Mason Branch in the Tuckahoe Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02130405.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/28/2017 and again in the summer on 7/12/2017.

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 N R
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.4 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area No data available 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 7.6 %
Agricultural Land Use 71.9 %
Forested Land Use 20.1 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading 75 %
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		233.6 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 6.1908 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
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
New Jersey Chorus Frog
Northern Green Frog
Southern Leopard Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
TUBIFICIDAE Aquatic Worm 27
SYNURELLA Amphipod 21
CHAETOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 17
MUSCULIUM Fingernail Clam 11
DIPLOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 8
LUMBRICULIDAE Worm 8
MICROPSECTRA Non-Biting Midges 7
ISOTOMIDAE Springtail 3
IRONOQUIA Northern Caddisfly 3
ORTHOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 2
CAECIDOTEA Isopod 2
ORTHOCLADIINAE Midge 2
HYDROBAENUS Midge 1
PROSIMULIUM Black Fly 1
PHYSA Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
CRANGONYX Amphipod 1
LIMNEPHILIDAE Northern Casemaker Caddisfly 1
AGABUS Predatory Aquatic Beetle 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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