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Wolf Creek Millerton (REMAP #170)

Fish Session #775

Sample Date
8/10/2005
Timeframe
1530-1630  
Reach Size
558 ft
Method
Standard Wadeable
Sample Quality
Good
Last Update
5/22/2006 12:00:00 AM

Fish Health

# DELTs
0
# Non-DELTs
1

Equipment

Backpack Shockers
1
Blocknets
0
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
22
Warm Water
Poor
Session Comments

No comments recorded.

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
87
Fathead Minnow
Latin: Pimephales promelas
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
56
Creek Chub
Latin: Semotilus atromaculatus
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
14
Bluegill
Latin: Lepomis macrochirus
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
9
White Sucker
Latin: Catostomus commersonii
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
8
Black Bullhead
Latin: Ameiurus melas
Family: Ictaluridae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
4
Golden Shiner
Latin: Notemigonus crysoleucas
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
3
Orangespotted Sunfish
Latin: Lepomis humilis
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
3
Red Shiner
Latin: Cyprinella lutrensis
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
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
1

FIBI Calculation Factors

Factor Value
Drainage area (mi2) 15.8980
Log(DA) 1.2013
Total Fish 187
Fish per 500 ft 168
Total Species 10
# Excluded Taxa 0
# Exotic Species 0
# LMB-BG 1
Calculation Last Updated 2/7/2025 2:32:40 PM

Fish Index of Biotic Integrity

Metric Name Value Score
Native Species 9 6.35
Sucker Species 1 4.16
Sensitive Species 0 0
Benthic Invertivore Species 1 2.68
Top 3 Abundance Percentage 83.96 3.42
Benthic Invertivore Percentage 0.53 0.19
Omnivore Percentage 36.9 6.47
Top Carnivore Percentage 0 0
Lithophilous Spawner Percentage 0 0
Tolerance Index 9.44 0.89
Adjusted Catch per Unit Effort 3.76 0.38
DELT Percentage Adjustment 0 0

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:

Loess Flats and Till Plains

This site is in the Loess Flats and Till Plains ecoregion.

Ecoregion Map
Max 63
75th Percentile 47
Median 41
25th Percentile 35
Min 16
This Session's Score 22
Total Reference Site Samples 49
Mean 40.8
Standard Deviation 12.08