MBSS Site Summary for: WEST-110-R-2017

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site WEST-110-R-2017-MidpointLookingDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site WEST-110-R-2017-MidpointLookingUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on Muddy Creek in the watershed, 8-digit code: .
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/2017 and again in the summer on 6/19/2017.

Located on Muddy Creek in the watershed, 8-digit code: .
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/2017 and again in the summer on 6/19/2017.

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 - 2.12.1 / 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 No data available
Agricultural Land Use No data available
Forested Land Use No data available
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 No data available
Agricultural Land Use No data available
Forested Land Use No data available


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 11/20 (Poor)
Epifaunal Substrate 11/20 (Poor)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 22/20 (Poor)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 00 meters 		00/20 (Poor)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 7575 meters 		22/20 (Poor)
Shading 15 %
Embeddedness 100 %
Shading 15 %
Embeddedness 100 %
The embeddedness, a measure of silt on the stream bottom, was 100%. This is very high, and may adversely affect biotic communities.
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Poor' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.07
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		972 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.0643 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
No Fish Observed 0
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Autumn Olive
Bush Honeysuckle
Japanese Honeysuckle
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
PARAMETRIOCNEMUS Non-Biting Midges 53
POLYPEDILUM Non-Biting Midges 21
GAMMARUS Amphipod 10
ORTHOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 8
CORYNONEURA Non-Biting Midges 5
TUBIFICIDAE Aquatic Worm 5
DIPLOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 4
MICROPSECTRA Non-Biting Midges 4
THIENEMANNIMYIA GROUP Non-Biting Midges 3
RHEOCRICOTOPUS Non-Biting Midges 3
TVETENIA Non-Biting Midges 2
LIMNEPHILIDAE Northern Casemaker Caddisfly 1
RHEOTANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midges 1
TANYPODINAE Non-Biting Midges 1
NAIDIDAE Aquatic Worm 1
PARALAUTERBORNIELLA 1
PHYSA Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
BEZZIA Biting Midge 1
CERATOPOGON Biting Midge 1
CERATOPOGONIDAE Biting Midge 1
STEGOPTERNA Black Fly 1
MUSCULIUM Fingernail Clam 1
PYCNOPSYCHE Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
ORTHOCLADIINAE Midge 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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