MBSS Site Summary for: YOUG-105-D-2014

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site YOUG-105-D-2014-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site YOUG-105-D-2014-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on LAUREL RUN in the Youghiogheny River watershed, 8-digit code: 05020201.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/10/2014.

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 N R
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 6,556 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 2.1 %
Agricultural Land Use 5.8 %
Forested Land Use 90.5 %


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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Northern Spring Peeper

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 19
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 14
Nemouridae Nemourid Stonefly 12
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 9
Apsectrotanypus Non-Biting Midges 5
Procladius Non-Biting Midge 4
Heterotrissocladius European Non-Biting Midge 4
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 3
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 3
Limnephilidae Northern Casemaker Caddisfly 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 2
Polycentropus Tube Maker Caddisfly 2
Cryptochironomus Non-Biting Midges 2
Sialis Alderfly 2
Ceratopogonidae Biting Midge 2
Limnophyes Non-Biting Midge 2
Stegopterna Black Fly 2
Ephemeridae Common Burrower Mayfly 1
Heleniella European Non-Biting Midge 1
Platycentropus 1
Brillia Non-Biting Midges 1
Simulium Black Fly 1
Paratendipes European Non-Biting Midge 1
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Scirtidae Marsh Beetle 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Xylotopus Midge 1
Gyrinus Whirlygig Beetle 1
Neoporous Predaceous Diving Beetle 1
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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