Data Reports New Orleans 0909 Lemmon
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The document summarizes data collected by volunteers from two streams, Delaware Creek and Coffee Creek, in Oklahoma. The volunteers measured physical habitat, collected fish and macroinvertebrates, and tested water chemistry. Delaware Creek had higher quality physical habitat and biological communities than Coffee Creek, indicating it is in better condition. Both streams are compared to a reference for their ecoregion.
Data Reports New Orleans 0909 Lemmon
- 1. Volunteers and their Data ~ What We Know about Blue Thumb Streams
- 2. Stream Protection through Education ~ volunteers who monitor and educate the public
- 3. Blue Thumb volunteers collect information about streams. Blue Thumb is a nonpoint source education project.
- 4. Focus of presentation is streams.
- 5. Chemical monitoring and site observations
- 6. Fish collections Macroinvertebrate collections
- 8. These different pieces of information fit together to give a good picture of a stream.
- 9. Volunteers gather data over months and years. The stream data is meaningful.
- 10. Stream data becomes MORE meaningful when you have a dependable comparison.
- 11. High quality streams have been designated for all Oklahoma ecoregions. High Quality Streams known to have high quality fish and macroinvertebrate populations, in-stream and riparian habitat, and water quality.
- 12. Blue Thumb staff works with volunteers to review stream data and compare it against the high quality streams.
- 13. Different fish and macroinvertebrate species have different abilities to tolerate pollution and habitat changes. How does the life in YOUR stream compare to the life in your ecoregion’s high quality streams?
- 14. Important – Volunteers can see trends, changes at their own sites.
- 15. Volunteers review data they have gathered and work with staff to produce reports.
- 16. Use information to educate citizens about local streams.
- 17. People want to know about local stream health. People can protect streams.
- 18. Also available: Data reports from the OCC Water Quality Division
- 19. Displays/exhibits News articles Presentations Creek cleanup events Watershed groups
- 20. Some streams need help… some streams are wonderlands of life.
- 22. Physical Habitat + Biological Community + Water Chemistry Stream Health
- 23. A Tale of Two Streams Same ecoregion – Cross Timbers Same size – 3 rd Order Monitored regularly Fish collection and habitat assessment in 2006 Delaware Creek Osage County Coffee Creek Oklahoma County
- 25. Physical Habitat
- 26. Physical Habitat
- 27. 87.9 Total Points 107.4 8.9 Streamside Cover 9.9 4.6 Bank Vegetation Stability 3.2 4.6 Bank Stability 9.3 0 Channel Sinuosity 12.3 8.7 Channel Alteration 13.7 15.6 Flow 1.4 10.3 Presence of Rocky Runs or Riffles 2.2 3.8 Canopy Cover Shading 16.5 16.5 Pool Variability 20 2.2 Pool Bottom Substrate 4 12.8 Instream Cover 14.9 Time 11-Aug-06 Date 07-Jun-06 Coffee Creek: Hwy 66 SiteName Delaware Creek: Hwy 97 Bridge OK520710-01-0090C WBID OK121300-01-0150M 36247 SAMPLEID
- 28. Coffee Creek: Hwy 66 Habitat Assessment 8/11/2006 87.9 High Pool Variability Flow Streamside Cover Moderate Instream Cover Presence of Rocky Runs or Riffles Channel Alteration Bank Stability Bank Vegetation Stability Low Pool Bottom Substrate Canopy Cover Shading Channel Sinuosity Delaware Creek: Hwy 97 Habitat Assessment 6/7/2006 107.4 High Pool Variability Canopy Cover Shading Channel Alteration Channel Sinuosity Streamside Cover Bank Stability Moderate Instream Cover Bank Vegetation Stability Low Pool Bottom Substrate Presence of Rocky Runs or Riffles Flow
- 29. Coffee Creek: Hwy 66 Habitat Assessment 8/11/2006 87.9 High Pool Variability Flow Streamside Cover Moderate Instream Cover Presence of Rocky Runs or Riffles Channel Alteration Bank Stability Bank Vegetation Stability Low Pool Bottom Substrate Canopy Cover Shading Channel Sinuosity Delaware Creek: Hwy 97 Habitat Assessment 6/7/2006 107.4 High Pool Variability Canopy Cover Shading Channel Alteration Channel Sinuosity Streamside Cover Bank Stability Moderate Instream Cover Bank Vegetation Stability Low Pool Bottom Substrate Presence of Rocky Runs or Riffles Flow Cross Timbers High Quality Reference 84.0
- 30. Physical Habitat + Biological Community Fish Bugs + Water Chemistry Stream Health Delaware Creek Coffee Creek
- 31. Fish Collection
- 32. We keep at least one specimen of all species in a jug of formalin to quality check our field identification.
- 33. Sometimes the fish are too big for the jug so we take a photo.
- 38. Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) scoring criteria for fish. <18% 18-36% >36% Proportion individuals as lithophilic spawners <20% 20-45% >45% Proportion insectivorous cyprinid individuals >25% 10-25% <10% Proportion tolerant individuals <33% 33-67% >67% Number of intolerant species <33% 33-67% >67% Number of sunfish species <33% 33-67% >67% Number of sensitive benthic species <33% 33-67% >67% Number of species 1 3 5 Metrics
- 40. Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) score interpretation for fish. Few species and individuals present; tolerant species dominant; diseased fish frequent E 20 – 37% Top carnivores and many expected species absent or rare; omnivores and tolerant species dominant D 47 – 57% Intolerant and sensitive species rare or absent C 67 – 73% Decreased species richness, especially intolerant species B 80 – 87% Comparable to pristine conditions, exceptional species assemblage A 97 – 100 % Attributes Condition % of reference
- 41. Physical Habitat + Biological Community Fish Bugs + Water Chemistry Stream Health Delaware Creek Coffee Creek
- 42. Benthic Macroinvertebrates (Bugs) Collect
- 43. Wash
- 44. Pick
- 46. You can compare a creek against itself over time.
- 47. You can document a drought.
- 48. Physical Habitat + Biological Community Fish Bugs + Water Chemistry Stream Health Delaware Creek Coffee Creek
- 49. Water Chemistry
- 54. Physical Habitat + Biological Community Fish Bugs + Water Chemistry Stream Health Delaware Creek Coffee Creek
- 55. A Tale of Two Creeks
Editor's Notes
- #3: Blue Thumb Program has been around since 1992.
- #6: Volunteers go through a two day training that prepares them to collect chemical data.
- #7: Volunteers have help from Blue Thumb staff for fish collections and macroinvertebrate collections – Northern Studfish
- #8: Habitat information is recorded when fish are collected, and to a lesser degree during the macroinvertebrate collections. Taking information on substrate, riparian area condition, amount of shade over the water, depth, instream cover, etc.
- #11: Because the OCC WQ Division’s Rotating Basin Program, we also have “High Quality Streams” against which we can measure the volunteer monitored streams.
- #25: The high quality streams are from the various ecoregions, and it is by ecoregion that the average of the HQS with the volunteer monitored streams are compared. OK is rich in ecoregions, another reason why we live in a pretty special state.