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Lake George WAVE Stream Monitoring Sites Stream sampling sites in 2015. 9
Stream Name Volunteer DEC Assessment Species Found (Common Name) Habitat Assessment West Brook Nadine Mayo No conclusion Armored Mayfly, Flathead Mayfly, Marginal epifaunal substrate, Marginal Air-breathing snail, Midge larva, Northern caddisfly embeddedness, Marginal depth combinations, little sediment deposition, optimal channel flow, No evidence of channel alteration, frequent riffles, Stable banks, optimal riparian vegetation width Jenkins Brook Maria Crosman No conclusion Flat head mayfly nymph, Casemaker caddisfly larva, Rolledwinged stonefly nymph, Midge larva Optimal epifaunal substrate cover, optimal embeddedness, optimal depth combinations, stability, Optimal Bank vegetation, optimal riparian vegetation width Jabe Pond Brook Maria Crossman No conclusion Water boatman, Northern caddisfly larva Marginal epifaunal substrate, Marginal embeddedness, Poor depth combinations, some sediment depostion in pools, Optimal alteration, Riffles present but infrequent, Some signs of erosion and instability of banks, Optimal Bank vegetation, optimal riparian vegetation width Middle Brook Berncie Breslau No known Impact Finger-net caddisfly larva, Crayfish, Strong case-maker caddisfly, Water penny, Saddle case-maker caddisfly, Clubtail dragonfly nymph, Cranefly larva, Common stonefly nymph, Flathead mayfly nymph, Darner dragonfly nymph, Micro caddisfly larva, Rolled-wing stonefly nymph, Armored mayfly nymph, worm Sucker Brook Peter Semolec No conclusion Common stonefly nymph, Crayfish, Common net-spinner caddisfly, Flat-head mayfly nymph, Finger net caddisfly larva, Tube-making/trumpet net caddisfly larva, worm, Riffle beetle, Water penny, Common net-spinning caddislfy larva, Midge larva Moderate epifaunal substrate cover, optimal embeddedness, Marginal depth combinations, Very little sediment deposition, Optimal stability, Optimal Bank vegetation, optimal riparian vegetation width Optimal epifaunal substrate cover, optimal embeddedness, optimal depth combinations, stability, Optimal Bank vegetation, optimal riparian vegetation width Butternut Creek Tom and Cheri Stevens No conclusion Club tail dragonfly nymph, Giant stonefly nymph, Patterned stonefly nymph, Rolled-winged stonefly nymph, Common netspinning caddisfly larva, Tube making/ trumpet net caddisfly larva, Cranefly larva Optimal epifaunal substrate cover, optimal embeddedness, optimal depth combinations, stability, Optimal Bank vegetation, optimal riparian vegetation width 10
Stream Name Volunteer DEC Assessment Hague Brook Stephanie Crisci No conclusion and Don Stryker Species Found (Common Name) Habitat Assessment Club tail dragonfly nymph, Flat head mayfly nymph, Spiny crawler mayfly nymph, Patterned stonefly nymph, Case-maker caddisfly larva, Goerita caddisfly larva, Cranefly larva Optimal epifaunal substrate cover, optimal embeddedness, optimal depth combinations, stability, Optimal Bank vegetation, optimal riparian vegetation width Big Hollow Brook Ryan and Claudia Braymer No known Impact Black fly larva, Dobsonfly nymph, Finger net caddisfly larva, Tube making/ trumpet net caddisfly larva, Free living caddisfly larva, Armored mayfly, Patterned stonefly nymph, Saddle case maker caddisfly larva, Micro caddisfly larva, Common stonefly nymph, Giant stonefly nymph, Spiny crawler mayfly nymph, Small minnow mayfly, Northern caddisfly larva Marginal epifaunal substrate, Optimal embeddedness, Marginal depth combinations, stability, 50-90% of stream bank covered with native vegetation, Riparian zone is greater than 18 meters Shelving Rock Brook Peter Wuerdeman No known Impact Water penny, Flat head mayfly Optimal epifaunal substrate cover, optimal nymph, Common stonefly nymph, embeddedness, optimal depth combinations, Dobsonfly nymph, Tube making/ trumpet net caddisfly larva, Cranefly larva, Partterned stonefly nymph stability, Less than 50% of stream bank and riparian zone are covered vegetation, Riparian zone is greater than 18 meters Indian Brook Kelsey McKeighan and Ellyn Fisher No conclusion Common stonefly nymph, Darner dragonfly, Water penny, Fingernet caddisfly larva, Giant stonefly nymph, Dobsonfly, Craneyfly larva, Armored mayfly, Worm Optimal epifaunal substrate cover, optimal embeddedness, optimal depth combinations, stability, Optimal Bank vegetation, optimal riparian vegetation width Finkle Brook Kelsey McKeighan and Ellyn Fisher No conclusion Patterned stonefly nymph, Dobsonfly nymph, Riffle beetle, Giant stonefly nymph, Micro caddisfly larva, Darner dragonfly nymph, Armored mayfly, worm, Cranefly larva Optimal epifaunal substrate cover, optimal embeddedness, optimal depth combinations, stability, Optimal Bank vegetation, Some signs of human activity and riparian zone is 6-18 meters 11