MBSS Site Summary for: YOUG-432-S-2008
Located on BEAR CREEK in the Youghiogheny River watershed,
8-digit code: 05020201.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/8/2008 and again in the summer on 6/26/2008.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Good - 4.5 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.3 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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5,707 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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4.1 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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27.6 %
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Forested Land Use
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66.8 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| Water temperature |
14.6 ° C
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) |
6.6 mg/L
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| pH (lab) |
7.37 |
| Conductivity |
60 µmho/cm
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Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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156.4 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.2948 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.
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The following 2 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Common name |
Count |
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White Sucker
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2 |
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Brown Trout
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1 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander |
| Northern Dusky Salamander |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Seal Salamander |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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20 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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11 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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11 |
| Epeorus |
Mayfly
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11 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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10 |
| Baetis |
Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
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8 |
| Leuctridae |
Rolledwinged Stonefly
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5 |
| Isoperla |
Stripetail Stonefly
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5 |
| Cinygmula |
Dark Red Quill Mayfly
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4 |
| Dicranota |
Hairy-Eyed Cranefly
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4 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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3 |
| Heptageniidae |
Flathead Mayfly
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3 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Diphetor |
Mayfly
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3 |
| Paraphaenocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Thienemannimyia Group |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Antocha |
Crane Fly
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2 |
| Hexatoma |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Micrasema |
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1 |
| Taenionema |
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1 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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1 |
| Chloroperlidae |
Green Stonefly
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1 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Parachaetocladius |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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1 |
| Ephemera |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Leucrocuta |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Serratella |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Dolophilodes |
Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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1 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Polycentropodidae |
Trupetnet And Tubemaking Caddisfly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
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