Sustainability Through Biological Monitoring on the Root River

Biological Monitoring on the Root River

Site #3: Johnson Park, Racine County, Wisconsin

Number of fish collected by electroshocking, calculated IBI score, and biotic integrity rating for Site #3 on 13 June 2003, sampled between 0930 and 1200 hours.

Species and sizes of fish collected by electrofishing at Site #3 on 13 June 2003. Deformitites were also noted.

Common name	Scientific name	Total length (mm)	Deformities
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	39
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	42
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	42
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	45
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	45
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	46
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	46
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	47
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	48
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	48
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	48
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	49
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	49
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	49
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	50
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	51
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	51
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	52
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	52
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	52
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	53
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	53
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	53
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	55
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	56
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	57
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	57
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	57
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	58
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	59
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	59
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	60
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	61
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	62
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	63
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	63
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	64
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	65
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	65
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	66
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	67
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	67
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	67
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	69
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	73
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	73
Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	74
Blacknose shiner	Notropis heterolepis	72
Blackside darter	Percina maculata	47
Blackside darter	Percina maculate	48
Blackside darter	Percina maculate	52
Blackside darter	Percina maculate	57
Blackside darter	Percina maculate	62
Blackside darter	Percina maculate	63
Blackside darter	Percina maculate	65
Blackside darter	Percina maculate	77
Blackside darter	Percina maculata	80
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	45
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	47
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	48
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	48
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	48
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	49
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	49
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	50
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	53
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	55
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	57
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	57
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	60
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	61
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	62
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	63
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	64
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	67
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	67
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	67
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	72
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	72
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	77
Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	85
Brown bullhead	Ictalurus nebulosus	195
Brown bullhead	Ictalurus nebulosus	196
Brown bullhead	Ictalurus nebulosus	256
Carp	Cyprinus carpio	493
Carp	Cyprinus carpio	513
Carp	Cyprinus carpio	518	hole in dorsal fin
Carp	Cyprinus carpio	570
Carp	Cyprinus carpio	637	tumor on head
Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	180
Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	184
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	55
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	56
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	60
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	62
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	63
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	68
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	75
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	75
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	77
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	78
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	89
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	114
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	124
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	138
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	159
Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	172
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	80
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	80
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	84
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	85
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	85
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	85
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	85
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	86
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	87
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	91
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	215
Green sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus	85
Green sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus	94
Green sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus	106
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	39
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	40
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	41
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	42
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	43
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	44
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	45
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	46
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	46
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	46
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	46
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	46
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	46
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	47
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	47
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	47
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	47
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	48
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	48
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	48
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	48
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	48
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	49
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	52
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	52
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	53
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	56
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	57
Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	58
Rock bass	Ambloplites rupestris	194
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	45
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	47
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	48
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	57
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	57
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	58
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	58
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	58
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	59
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	59
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	59
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	59
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	60
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	61
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	61
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	61
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	62
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	62
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	62
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	63
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	63
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	63
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	63
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	63
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	64
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	65
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	65
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	66
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	66
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	67
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	67
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	67
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	67
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	68
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	68
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	70
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	71
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	71
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	71
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	73
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	74
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	76
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus	100	abnormal caudal fin
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	77
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	78	abnormal caudal fin
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	81
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	86
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	87
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	87
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	87
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	88
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	91
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	92
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	93
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	93
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	93
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	96	abnormal caudal fin
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	96
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	97
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	97
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	97
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	98
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	99
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	100
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	100
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	100
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	101
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	103
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	103
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	104
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	105
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	105
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	107
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	107
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	108
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	109
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	110
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	110
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	111
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	112
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	113
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	113
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	113
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	113
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	113
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	114
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	115
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	115
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	117
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	119
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	119
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	120
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	121
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	122
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	122
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	123
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	124
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	127
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	127
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	128
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	133
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	132
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	138
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	138
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	150
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	157
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	165
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	166
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	180
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	182
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	185
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	187
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	187
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	187
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	191
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	192
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	192
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	192
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	193	tear/abnormality on caudal fin
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	196
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	198
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	199
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	201
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	205
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	206
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	208
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	209
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	211
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	213
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	213
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	218
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	219
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	223
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	226
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	228
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	230
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	231
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	231
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	234
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	248
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	250
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	267
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	273
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	285
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	298
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	326
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	335	tear in dorsal fin
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	335
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	342	tumor below ventral fin
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	342
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	344
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	352
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	352
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	354	tumor on caudal fin
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	365
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	381
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	382
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	391
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	392
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	411
White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	424
Yellow bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	51
Yellow bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	83
Yellow bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	86
Yellow bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	87
Yellow bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	132
Yellow bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	153
Yellow bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	192	no right pectoral fin
Yellow bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	207

Fish species found inhabiting Site #3 of the Root River arranged by size

Biotic indices and water quality assessment based on the abundance of macroinvertebrate taxa collected at Site #3 on 3 June 2003.

Common name	Order	Family	Species	Number
Aquatic dance fly (larva)	Diptera	Empididae		1
Aquatic sow bug (Isopod)	Isopoda	Asellidae	Asellus intermedius	4
Aquatic worm				13
Blackfly larva	Diptera	Simuliidae	Eusimulium aurium	1
Blackfly larva	Diptera	Simuliidae	Eusimulium latipes	1
Blackfly larva	Diptera	Simuliidae	Simulium jenningsi	5
Blackfly larva	Diptera	Simuliidae	Simulium pictipes	2
Blackfly larva	Diptera	Simuliidae	Simulium vittatum	4
Caddisfly	Trichoptera	Hydropsychidae	Cheumatopsyche spp.	5
Caddisfly	Trichoptera	Hydropsychidae	Hydropsyche betteni	1
Caddisfly	Trichoptera	Hydroptilidae	Neotrichia spp.	1
Caddisfly	Trichoptera	Hydroptilidae	Stactobiella spp.	1
Caddisfly	Trichoptera	Rhyacophila	Rhyacophila spp.	1
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Brillia spp.	1
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Cardiocladius spp.	18
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Conchapelopia spp.	5
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Cryptocladopelma spp.	1
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Endochironomus spp.	1
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Glyptotendipes spp.	1
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Kiefferulus spp.	1
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Orthocladius spp.	37
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Polypedilum spp.	41
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	Stictochironomus spp.	11
Chironomid	Diptera	Chironomidae	unidentified	2
Chironomid (pupa)	Diptera	Chironomidae		1
Damselfly	Odonata	Coenagroinidae	Argia apicalis	1
Damselfly	Odonata	Coenagroinidae	Argia moesta	1
Damselfly	Odonata	Coenagroinidae	Argia tibialis	1
Fingernail clam	Pelecypoda	Sphaeriidae	Sphaerium spp.	8
Mayfly	Ephemeroptera	Baetidae	Baetis intercalaris	13
Mayfly	Ephemeroptera	Caenidae	Caenis spp.	2
Mayfly	Ephemeroptera	Heptagiidae	Stenacron spp.	4
Planaria	Tricladida	Planariidae		1
Riffle beetle (adult)	Coleoptera	Elmidae	Stenelmis spp.	25
Riffle beetle (adult)	Coleoptera	Elmidae	Macronychus glabratus	1
Rusty crayfish	Decapoda	Cambaridae	Orconectus rusticus	12
Stonefly	Plecoptera	Perlidae	Perlesta placida	166
Stonefly	Plecoptera	Perlidae	Neoperla stewarti	3
Total				398