MBSS Site Summary for: ANTI-201-R-2017

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site ANTI-201-R-2017-MidpointDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site ANTI-201-R-2017-MidpointUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on UT Antietam Creek in the Antietam Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140502.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/21/2017 and again in the summer on 6/20/2017.

Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Results:

An Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) is a scientific tool used to identify and classify stream health. An IBI associates anthropogenic influences on a stream or with biological condition in the stream, and is formulated using data developed from biosurveys.
Details on the development and application of MBSS IBIs are in this document.
Fish IBI Good - 4.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,038 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 3.6 %
Agricultural Land Use 32.7 %
Forested Land Use 63.7 %


Stream showing woody debris, logs, and rocky substrate.
An example of woody debris in a stream.

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 31 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 48 meters 		17/20 (Optimal)
Shading 40 %
Embeddedness 0 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 8.11
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		2786.3 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.6329 mg/L

Biological Stream Condition:

Surveys of the organisms living within a stream can give indications of stream health. Species richness, or the number of different species present, as well as indicator species (species whose presence, absence or abundance can serve as a measure of environmental conditions) are informative for stream health. 		Close-up of a mayfly indicator species.

Fish Survey Results:
The following 12 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Checkered Sculpin 309
Blacknose Dace 263
Bluntnose Minnow 112
Creek Chub 18
Central Stoneroller 10
Rainbow Darter 7
Longnose Dace 3
White Sucker 3
Green Sunfish 2
Greenside Darter 2
Pearl Dace 2
Longear Sunfish 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii
Orconectes virilis

Exotic Plants:
Daylily(Common)
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Tree Of Heaven
Vinca Vine
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
ORTHOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 57
CHEUMATOPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 21
OPTIOSERVUS Riffle Beetle 7
HYDROPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
PHYSA Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 5
CHIMARRA Fingernet Caddisfly 5
TIPULA Crane Fly 3
FERRISSIA Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets 2
COLLEMBOLA Springtail 2
PSEPHENUS Water Penny 2
RHEOTANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midges 2
ORTHOCLADIINAE Midge 2
TANYTARSINI Non-Biting Midges 1
GIRARDIA Freshwater Flatworm 1
CHAETOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 1
PARAMETRIOCNEMUS Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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