MBSS Site Summary for: WEST-106-X-2017

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site WEST-106-X-2017-MidpointLookingDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site WEST-106-X-2017-MidpointLookingUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on North Fork Muddy Creek in the West River watershed, 8-digit code: 02131004.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/2017 and again in the summer on 8/1/2017.

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 - 1.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area No data available A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 24.4 %
Agricultural Land Use 20.6 %
Forested Land Use 52.9 %


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 not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
No water quality measurements available for this site.

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:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Bamboo
English Ivy
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
NAIDIDAE Aquatic Worm 49
DIPLOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 32
RHEOCRICOTOPUS Non-Biting Midges 22
PARAMETRIOCNEMUS Non-Biting Midges 11
TUBIFICIDAE Aquatic Worm 5
CULICOIDES 4
ENCHYTRAEIDAE Aquatic Worm 4
ZAVRELIMYIA Non-Biting Midges 4
CAECIDOTEA Isopod 2
CERATOPOGONIDAE Biting Midge 2
TIPULIDAE Cranefly 2
ISOTOMURUS Elongate-Bodied Springtail 1
STENOCHIRONOMUS European Non-Biting Midge 1
GIRARDIA Freshwater Flatworm 1
TIPULA Crane Fly 1
ORTHOCLADIINAE Midge 1
SYNURELLA Amphipod 1
POLYPEDILUM Non-Biting Midges 1
TANYPODINAE Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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