MBSS Site Summary for: YOUG-104-D-2014

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site YOUG-104-D-2014-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site YOUG-104-D-2014-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on BUFFALO RUN UT in the Youghiogheny River watershed, 8-digit code: 05020201.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/10/2014 and again in the summer on 6/30/2014.

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 Poor - 1.5 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 295 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 6.6 %
Agricultural Land Use 24.8 %
Forested Land Use 68.6 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 9/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 7/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 8/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 56 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 19 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 25 %
Embeddedness 40 %


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 2 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Creek Chub 57
Blacknose Dace 5
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog

Crayfish:
Cambarus carinirostris

Exotic Plants:
Daylily
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 25
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 14
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 12
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 9
Prosimulium Black Fly 9
Diphetor Mayfly 8
Epeorus Mayfly 8
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 6
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 3
Neophylax Caddisfly 3
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 2
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 2
Sweltsa Stonefly 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Stenelmis Beetle 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 1
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 1
Caecidotea Isopod 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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