MBSS Site Summary for: TUCK-450-H-2009
Located on Tuckahoe Creek in the Tuckahoe Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02130405.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/18/2009 and again in the summer on 7/22/2009.
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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Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 5.0 / 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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47,725 acres
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Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
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Urban Land Use
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0.5 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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68.1 %
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Forested Land Use
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30.1 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
21.5 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
7.4 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.03 |
| Conductivity |
191 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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507.5 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
3.2744 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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| American Bullfrog |
| Common Five-Lined Skink |
| Eastern Snapping Turtle |
| Eastern Wormsnake |
| Fowler's Toad |
| Intergrade Ring-Necked Snake |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Spring Peeper |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Southern Leopard Frog |
| Wood Frog |
| Cambarus diogenes |
| Orconectes limosus |
| Autumn Olive |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Porcelainberry |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Hydrobaenus |
Midge
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18 |
| Isoperla |
Stripetail Stonefly
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9 |
| Siphlonurus |
Gray Drake Mayfly
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8 |
| Eurylophella |
Mayfly
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7 |
| Acerpenna |
Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies
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5 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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4 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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4 |
| Polycentropus |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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3 |
| Stempellinella |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Ironoquia |
Northern Caddisfly
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3 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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3 |
| Lype |
Net Tube Caddisfly
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2 |
| Cricotopus |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Ablabesmyia |
Non-Biting Midge
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2 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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2 |
| Gammarus |
Amphipod
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2 |
| Calopteryx |
Damselfly
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1 |
| Strophopteryx |
Early Brown Stonefly
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1 |
| Parakiefferiella |
European Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Musculium |
Fingernail Clam
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1 |
| Brachycentridae |
Humpless Case Maker Caddisfly
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1 |
| Caecidotea |
Isopod
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1 |
| Triaenodes |
Long-Horned Caddisfly
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1 |
| Coenagrionidae |
Narrowwinged Damselfly
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1 |
| Argia |
Narrow-Winged Damselfly
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1 |
| Nyctiophylax |
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1 |
| Physa |
Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail
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1 |
| Sialis |
Alderfly
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1 |
| Clinotanypus |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Psectrocladius |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Rheocricotopus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Rheotanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Ancyronyx |
Spider Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Taeniopteryx |
Winter Stonefly
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1 |
| Hemerodromia |
Tiny Fly
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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.
