Muchakinock Creek Hull State Game Mgt- Evans
Fish Session #251
- Sample Date
- 8/30/2000
- Timeframe
- Unspecified
- Reach Size
- 470 ft
- Method
- Standard Wadeable
- Sample Quality
- Good
- Last Update
- 10/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
This site is on privately-owned land. The DNR obtains permission from the landowner(s) prior to conducting any sampling surveys.
Warm Water
Poor
Overcast approx 70F. Low flow conditions. Low density of fish - poor instream habitat for majority of stretch. Sampling effectiveness was great - we missed few fish.
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 |
23 | |
|
Creek Chub
Latin: Semotilus atromaculatus
Family: Leuciscidae Tolerance: Tolerant Trophic: Generalist Is Exotic: False Is LithoSpawner: False Is Hybrid: False |
15 | |
|
Yellow Bullhead
Latin: Ameiurus natalis
Family: Ictaluridae Tolerance: Intermediate Trophic: Benthic Invertivore Is Exotic: False Is LithoSpawner: False Is Hybrid: False |
6 | |
|
Red Shiner
Latin: Cyprinella lutrensis
Family: Leuciscidae Tolerance: Tolerant Trophic: Omnivore Is Exotic: False Is LithoSpawner: False Is Hybrid: False |
1 | |
|
Fathead Minnow
Latin: Pimephales promelas
Family: Leuciscidae Tolerance: Tolerant Trophic: Omnivore Is Exotic: False Is LithoSpawner: False Is Hybrid: False |
1 | |
|
Black Bullhead
Latin: Ameiurus melas
Family: Ictaluridae Tolerance: Tolerant Trophic: Generalist Is Exotic: False Is LithoSpawner: False Is Hybrid: False |
1 |
FIBI Calculation Factors
| Factor | Value |
|---|---|
| Drainage area (mi2) | 29.6860 |
| Log(DA) | 1.4726 |
| Total Fish | 47 |
| Fish per 500 ft | 50 |
| Total Species | 6 |
| # Excluded Taxa | 0 |
| # Exotic Species | 0 |
| # LMB-BG | 0 |
| Calculation Last Updated | 2/7/2025 2:33:24 PM |
Fish Index of Biotic Integrity
| Metric Name | Value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Native Species | 6 | 2.44 |
| Sucker Species | 0 | 0 |
| Sensitive Species | 0 | 0 |
| Benthic Invertivore Species | 1 | 1.13 |
| Top 3 Abundance Percentage | 93.62 | 1.11 |
| Benthic Invertivore Percentage | 12.77 | 2.5 |
| Omnivore Percentage | 4.26 | 2.5 |
| Top Carnivore Percentage | 0 | 0 |
| Lithophilous Spawner Percentage | 0 | 0 |
| Tolerance Index | 9.36 | 1.02 |
| Adjusted Catch per Unit Effort | 1.28 | 0.13 |
| DELT Percentage Adjustment | 4.26 | -5 |
FIBI Score Explained
Sites that score between 0 - 25 are considered poor. Fish abundance is usually lower than normal or, if fish are abundant, the collection is dominated by a few tolerant species. The number of native fish species present is low. Sensitive species and habitat specialists are absent or extremely rare. The population is dominated by just a few ubiquitous species that are tolerant of wide-ranging water quality and habitat conditions. Pioneering, introduced and/or short-lived fish species are typically the most abundant types of fish. Fish collected at poor sites often have a higher than normal occurrence of external physical anomalies.
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:
| Max | 83 |
| 75th Percentile | 59 |
| Median | 48 |
| 25th Percentile | 38 |
| Min | 10 |
| This Session's Score | 5 |
| Total Reference Site Samples | 105 |
| Mean | 49.02 |
| Standard Deviation | 14.97 |