MBSS Site Summary for: ANTI-210-R-2015
Located on LITTLE ANTIETAM CREEK in the Antietam Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02140502.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/4/2015 and again in the summer on 8/13/2015.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Good - 4.7 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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4,608 acres
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Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
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Urban Land Use
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9 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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47.9 %
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Forested Land Use
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42.6 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
8 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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1873.3 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.1949 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.
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| American Bullfrog |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Orconectes virilis |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Shrub Honeysuckle |
| Wineberry |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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35 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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7 |
| Parakiefferiella |
European Non-Biting Midge
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7 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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6 |
| Isonychia |
Slate Drake Mayfly
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6 |
| Rheotanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Diamesa |
Bloodworm
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5 |
| Antocha |
Crane Fly
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5 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Chimarra |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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4 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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3 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Corynoneura |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Diamesinae |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Microtendipes |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Sympotthastia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Anafroptilum |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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2 |
| Allocapnia |
Small Winter Stonefly
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2 |
| Atherix |
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2 |
| Nigronia |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
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2 |
| Hydrobaenus |
Midge
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1 |
| Lype |
Net Tube Caddisfly
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1 |
| Chironomini |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Parachaetocladius |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Brillia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Physa |
Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail
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1 |
| Naididae |
Aquatic Worm
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1 |
| Strophopteryx |
Early Brown Stonefly
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1 |
| Stenonema |
Flatheaded Mayfly
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1 |
| Paratendipes |
European Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Paracapnia |
Small Winter Stonefly
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1 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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1 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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1 |
| Thienemannimyia Group |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tribelos |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Natarsia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Dubiraphia |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| Optioservus |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
