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Pike Run 420th (UWW13)

Fish Session #842

Sample Date
9/19/2006
Timeframe
16:45-17:37  
Reach Size
757 ft
Method
Standard Wadeable
Sample Quality
Good
Last Update
1/18/2007 12:00:00 AM

Fish Health

# DELTs
2
# Non-DELTs
1

Equipment

Backpack Shockers
2
Blocknets
2
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
24
Warm Water
Poor
Session Comments

Art subs were completely covered with filamentous algae. A large diameter (5') circle of filamentous algae had collected around the art subs and begun to decompose. Stream bottom was heavily covered with filamentous algae.

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
Bigmouth Shiner
Latin: Ericymba dorsalis
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
216
Bluntnose Minnow
Latin: Pimephales notatus
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
166
Spotfin Shiner
Latin: Cyprinella spiloptera
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
36
Western Blacknose Dace
Latin: Rhinichthys obtusus
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
30
Sand Shiner
Latin: Miniellus stramineus
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
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
13
Northern Pike
Latin: Esox lucius
Family: Esocidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Top Carnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
8
Green Sunfish
Latin: Lepomis cyanellus
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
8
Johnny Darter
Latin: Etheostoma nigrum
Family: Percidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
7
Fathead Minnow
Latin: Pimephales promelas
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
6
White Sucker
Latin: Catostomus commersonii
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
2
Brook Stickleback
Latin: Culaea inconstans
Family: Gasterosteidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
2
Brassy Minnow
Latin: Hybognathus hankinsoni
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Herbivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
1

FIBI Calculation Factors

Factor Value
Drainage area (mi2) 42.8110
Log(DA) 1.6316
Total Fish 518
Fish per 500 ft 342
Total Species 13
# Excluded Taxa 0
# Exotic Species 0
# LMB-BG 0
Calculation Last Updated 2/7/2025 2:32:54 PM

Fish Index of Biotic Integrity

Metric Name Value Score
Native Species 13 4.78
Sucker Species 1 1.88
Sensitive Species 2 2.15
Benthic Invertivore Species 1 1.02
Top 3 Abundance Percentage 80.69 3.03
Benthic Invertivore Percentage 1.35 0.35
Omnivore Percentage 33.59 6.13
Top Carnivore Percentage 1.54 4.2
Lithophilous Spawner Percentage 0 0
Tolerance Index 8.85 1.83
Adjusted Catch per Unit Effort 14.4 1.44
DELT Percentage Adjustment 0.39 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:

Des Moines Lobe

This site is in the Des Moines Lobe ecoregion.

Ecoregion Map
Max 85
75th Percentile 62
Median 51
25th Percentile 38
Min 13
This Session's Score 24
Total Reference Site Samples 125
Mean 50.2
Standard Deviation 15.93