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Deer Cr @ RM 0.5

Photo of stream from sample site

Site details

project Ambient ecoregion North Cascades
latitude 48.2716 county Snohomish
latitude -121.93 land use Forest practice
elevation (ft) 192 reference site False
stream order 3 map link

Years when sampling has occurred:

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
For explanation on this site summary and any visit report below, see site summary and visit report keys.

Deer Cr @ RM 0.5

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - September 20, 1995

Note: A key is available for this visit report. For background on ambient monitoring protocol and ambient taxa metrics, see, respectively, Benthic Macroinvertebrate Biological Monitoring Protocols for Rivers and Streams: 2001 Revision and Multi-Metric Index Development for Biological Monitoring in Washington State Streams.

Visit comment

heavy filamentous algal growth on substrate; silt and sand among boulders; heavy manure smell along stream margins.

Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

temperature
(deg C)
dis o winkler
(mg/L)
stream flow
(CFS)
pH
(pH)
conductivity
(umhos/cm)
14.510.844.258.275

Habitat: dimensions, gradient, velocity, and canopy

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
wetted
width
(m)
stream
gradient
(%)
sample
area
(m^2)
RPD
(m)
middepth
velocity
(FS)
max
depth
(m)
Dp
(m)
canopy
(%)
bottom
velocity
(FS)
bankfull
width
(m)
avg
depth
(m)
DKICKriffle113.41.250.75 2.30.23  1.260.5 

Habitat: substrate

loc
no
otherwoodsilt
clay
sandfine
gravel
coarse
gravel
cobbleboulderbedrock
rough
bedrock
smooth
1    8%4%56%32%  

Taxa: RIVPACS score

RIVPACS (River InVertebrate Prediction and Classification System) is a model that predicts probabilities of aquatic invertebrates occurring in streams in Western Washington. The number of observed taxa (O) at a test site is divided by the expected taxa (E), yielding a ratio. A ratio of 1 indicates that all expected taxa are present. As a site becomes more degraded, fewer expected taxa are observed, yielding a smaller ratio. We are 90% confident that a ratio smaller than 0.86 is degraded relative to a reference condition.

RIVPACS score for this visit: 0.48

Taxa: composition

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentEPT
(%)
ephem
(%)
chiron
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited42%
(1)
35%
(1)
0%

Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;

Taxa: richness

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentTrichop
richness
(count)
total
richness
(count)
Plecop
richness
(count)
EPT
richness
(count)
Ephem
richness
(count)
DKICKriffle0field composited2
(1)
12
(1)
0%
(1)
7
(1)
5

Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;

Taxa: tolerance

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commenttemp
pref
avg
(score)
TV3
richness
(count)
HBI
(score)
BiTol
richness
(count)
tv7
(%)
top3
(%)
BiTol
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited 35
(1)
12%75%15%

Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;

Taxa: trophic/habit

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentsv
richness
(count)
clinger
richness
(count)
scrapers
(%)
predators
(%)
filterers
(%)
clingers
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited0%
(1)
5
(1)
16%47%15%
(5)
18%

Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;

Taxa: sample results (individuals-per-square-meter estimates)

2 samples: #855 (riffle composite), #854 (pool composite)

sample #855

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
riffle (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
127113       	Atrichopogon sp.    	    108      	   49.3
100637       	E. longimanus       	     37      	   16.9
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	     31      	   14.2
126892       	S. venustum         	     15      	    6.8
115453       	Hydropsyche sp.     	     13      	    5.9
115408       	Cheumatopsyche sp.  	      5      	    2.3
101212       	P. heteronea        	      4      	    1.8
119660       	Antocha monticola   	      2      	    0.9
82754        	Acarina             	      1      	    0.5
120164       	Limnophila sp.      	      1      	    0.5
101395       	Serratella sp.      	      1      	    0.5
101368       	D. doddsi           	      1      	    0.5

sample #854

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
pool (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
127113       	Atrichopogon sp.    	    849      	   70.4
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	     93      	    7.7
82754        	Acarina             	     46      	    3.8
100637       	E. longimanus       	     37      	    3.1
101212       	P. heteronea        	     36      	    3.0
112314       	Oreodytes sp.       	     18      	    1.5
126892       	S. venustum         	     15      	    1.2
100589       	R. robusta          	     14      	    1.2
115453       	Hydropsyche sp.     	     14      	    1.2
103444       	Hesperocorixa sp.   	     12      	    1.0
101343       	A. margarita        	     11      	    0.9
119660       	Antocha monticola   	     11      	    0.9
103297       	Utaperla sp.        	      7      	    0.6
115408       	Cheumatopsyche sp.  	      5      	    0.4
116934       	A. aspilus          	      4      	    0.3
102995       	Isoperla sp.        	      4      	    0.3
114169       	H. corpulentus      	      4      	    0.3
103273       	Sweltsa grp.        	      3      	    0.2
120164       	Limnophila sp.      	      3      	    0.2
103102       	Skwala sp.          	      2      	    0.2
114126       	Dubiraphia sp.      	      2      	    0.2
116794       	Lepidostoma sp.     	      2      	    0.2
121027       	Dicranota sp.       	      2      	    0.2
115095       	Trichoptera         	      1      	    0.1
115165       	R. Lieftincki grp. -	      1      	    0.1
103260       	Haploperla sp.      	      1      	    0.1
115641       	Hydroptila sp.      	      1      	    0.1
102932       	C. sabulosa         	      1      	    0.1
101395       	Serratella sp.      	      1      	    0.1
101368       	D. doddsi           	      1      	    0.1
121230       	Agathon sp.         	      1      	    0.1
101206       	P. bicornuta        	      1      	    0.1
125854       	Dixella sp.         	      1      	    0.1
68422        	Oligochaeta         	      1      	    0.1
114197       	A. dispar           	      1      	    0.1

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Questions or comments on content may be sent to George Onwumere
Questions or comments on presentation may be sent to Steve Barrett.

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