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River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
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Buffalo Creek Winthrop (ID#4)

Fish Session #1212

Sample Date
9/28/2010
Timeframe
0930-1100  
Reach Size
1169 ft
Method
Standard Wadeable
Sample Quality
Good
Last Update
4/19/2012 10:08:04 AM

Fish Health

# DELTs
3
# Non-DELTs
3

Equipment

Backpack Shockers
0
Blocknets
1
Barge Shocker
True
Boat Shocker
False
Property Access Notice

This site is on privately-owned land. The DNR obtains permission from the landowner(s) prior to conducting any sampling surveys.

FIBI Score
53
Warm Water
Good
Session Comments

Some wide/deep pools that were not shocked effectively. No impact though on overall sampling effectiveness.

Collected Fish

Identity verification status for this species
Size Class: Typically only collected for sportfish
Taxa excluded from species count metrics.
Click on species name for more information about that species
Species Catch
Green Sunfish
Latin: Lepomis cyanellus
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
281
Central Stoneroller
Latin: Campostoma anomalum
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Herbivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
246
Creek Chub
Latin: Semotilus atromaculatus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
162
Common Shiner
Latin: Luxilus cornutus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
112
Bigmouth Shiner
Latin: Notropis dorsalis
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
68
Fathead Minnow
Latin: Pimephales promelas
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
66
Western Blacknose Dace
Latin: Rhinichthys obtusus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
39
White Sucker
Latin: Catostomus commersonii
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
37
Brassy Minnow
Latin: Hybognathus hankinsoni
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Herbivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
32
Orangespotted Sunfish
Latin: Lepomis humilis
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
32
Johnny Darter
Latin: Etheostoma nigrum
Family: Percidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
23
Hornyhead Chub
Latin: Nocomis biguttatus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
20
Fantail Darter
Latin: Etheostoma flabellare
Family: Percidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
17
Southern Redbelly Dace
Latin: Chrosomus erythrogaster
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Herbivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
16
Sand Shiner
Latin: Notropis stramineus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
14
Bluntnose Minnow
Latin: Pimephales notatus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
12
Northern Hog Sucker
Latin: Hypentelium nigricans
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
10
American Brook Lamprey
Latin: Lethenteron appendix
Family: Petromyzontidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Filter
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
6
Golden Redhorse
Latin: Moxostoma erythrurum
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
4
Redfin Shiner
Latin: Lythrurus umbratilis
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
2
Suckermouth Minnow
Latin: Phenacobius mirabilis
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
2
Yellow Bullhead
Latin: Ameiurus natalis
Family: Ictaluridae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
2
Rock Bass
Latin: Ambloplites rupestris
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Top Carnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
2
Ozark Minnow
Latin: Notropis nubilus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Herbivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
1
Carmine Shiner
Latin: Notropis percobromus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
1
Shorthead Redhorse
Latin: Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
1
Brook Stickleback
Latin: Culaea inconstans
Family: Gasterosteidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
1

FIBI Calculation Factors

Factor Value
Drainage area (mi2) 69.1850
Log(DA) 1.8400
Total Fish 1209
Fish per 500 ft 517
Total Species 27
# Excluded Taxa 0
# Exotic Species 0
# LMB-BG 0
Calculation Last Updated 11/12/2019 10:45:35 AM

Fish Index of Biotic Integrity

Metric Name Value Score
Native Species 27 8.8
Sucker Species 4 6.67
Sensitive Species 8 7.61
Benthic Invertivore Species 7 6.34
Top 3 Abundance Percentage 56.99 6.68
Benthic Invertivore Percentage 4.88 1.11
Omnivore Percentage 9.51 9.31
Top Carnivore Percentage 0.17 1.17
Lithophilous Spawner Percentage 1.57 0.71
Tolerance Index 7.2 4.44
Adjusted Catch per Unit Effort 53.04 5.3
DELT Percentage Adjustment 0.25 0

FIBI Score Explained

Sites that score between 51 - 70 are considered good. Fish (excluding tolerant species) are fairly abundant to very abundant. If high numbers are present, intermediately tolerant species or tolerant species are usually dominant. A moderately high number of fish species belonging to several families are present. The three most abundant fish species typically comprise two-thirds or less of the total number of fish. Several long-lived species and benthic invertivore species are present. One or more sensitive species are usually present. Top carnivore species are usually present in low numbers and often one or more life stages are missing. Species that require silt-free, rock substrate for spawning or feeding are present in low proportion to the total number of fish. Fish condition is good; typically less than 1% of the total number of fish exhibits external anomalies associated with disease or stress.

This location has been classified as a survey site. Survey sites are compared to reference sites within the same ecoregion. A reference site represents natural stream qualities that are least disturbed by human activities within the watershed. Reference sites are grouped by ecoregion to establish a benchmark against which these survey streams are compared.

EcoRegion Comparison

Scores for a sampling session are compared against reference sites within the same ecoregion:

Iowan Surface

This site is in the Iowan Surface ecoregion.

Ecoregion Map
Max 92
75th Percentile 77
Median 70
25th Percentile 59
Min 27
This Session's Score 53
Total Reference Site Samples 137
Mean 67.77
Standard Deviation 13.85