MBSS Site Summary for: TUCK-203-R-2003

Site Photos

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Located on TUCKAHOE CR UT2 in the Tuckahoe Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02130405.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/25/2003 and again in the summer on 7/15/2003.

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 Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.4 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 3,597 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 5 %
Agricultural Land Use 77 %
Forested Land Use 17 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 16/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 40 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 67 meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Shading 87 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 19.2 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 7.9 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.77
Conductivity 245 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		428.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 5 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 9 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Fallfish 36
Eastern Mudminnow 32
Tessellated Darter 17
American Eel 13
Least Brook Lamprey 4
Pirate Perch 4
Chain Pickerel 2
Largemouth Bass 1
Redfin Pickerel 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Acerpenna Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 16
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 15
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 12
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 8
Rheosmittia Non-Biting Midges 6
Prosimulium Black Fly 5
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Orthocladiinae Midge 4
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 4
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 3
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 3
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 3
Lype Net Tube Caddisfly 3
Enchytraeidae Aquatic Worm 3
Calopteryx Damselfly 2
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 2
Leptoceridae Longhorned Casemaker Caddisfly 2
Stenelmis Beetle 2
Hydrobaenus Midge 2
Phaenopsectra Non-Biting Midges 2
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 2
Ancyronyx Spider Riffle Beetle 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Potthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselfly 1
Triaenodes Long-Horned Caddisfly 1
Musculium Fingernail Clam 1
Corbicula Basket Clam 1
Physa Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
Stygobromus Amphipod 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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