MBSS Site Summary for: WEST-108-X-2020

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site WEST-108-X-2020_Midpoint-facing-down-stream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site WEST-108-X-2020_Midpoint-facing-upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on BLUEJAY BRANCH in the West River watershed, 8-digit code: 02131004.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/27/2020.

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 - 1.9 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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No land use information available.


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 taken in the field.

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:
Pickerel Frog

Crayfish:

Exotic Plants:
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
CAECIDOTEA Isopod 75
SYNURELLA Amphipod 12
TUBIFICIDAE Aquatic Worm 3
ACRONEURIA Golden Stoneflies 3
ZAVRELIMYIA Non-Biting Midges 3
LUMBRICULIDAE Worm 2
PISIDIUM Freshwater Pea (Pill) Clam 2
NAIDIDAE Aquatic Worm 2
CERATOPOGONIDAE Biting Midge 1
CLADOTANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midge 1
NANOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 1
IRONOQUIA Northern Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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