MBSS Site Summary for: CATO-301-R-2017
Located on Catoctin Creek in the Catoctin Creek watershed,
8-digit code: 02140305.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/15/2017 and again in the summer on 7/27/2017.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Good - 4.0 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Fair - 3.5 / 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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21,992 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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7.3 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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30.2 %
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Forested Land Use
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62.3 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.57 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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610 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.4494 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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| No amphibians and reptiles noted. |
| Garlic Mustard |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Tree Of Heaven |
| Wineberry |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| HYALELLA |
Amphipod
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38 |
| ABLABESMYIA |
Non-Biting Midge
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8 |
| EPHEMERELLA |
Sulphur Mayfly
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8 |
| DIAMESA |
Bloodworm
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7 |
| HYDROBAENUS |
Midge
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6 |
| DUBIRAPHIA |
Riffle Beetle
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6 |
| OPTIOSERVUS |
Riffle Beetle
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4 |
| CORYNONEURA |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| CORIXIDAE |
Water Boatman
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3 |
| FERRISSIA |
Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets
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3 |
| MACCAFFERTIUM |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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3 |
| CLINOTANYPUS |
Non-Biting Midge
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2 |
| MENETUS |
Air Breathing Freshwater Snail
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2 |
| CRANGONYX |
Amphipod
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2 |
| ANAFROPTILUM |
Small Minnow Mayfly
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2 |
| ORTHOCLADIUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| DICROTENDIPES |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| ANCYRONYX |
Spider Riffle Beetle
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2 |
| EUKIEFFERIELLA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| LUMBRICULIDAE |
Worm
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1 |
| POLYCENTROPUS |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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1 |
| PARATANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| PHAENOPSECTRA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| RHEOCRICOTOPUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| CAPNIIDAE |
Small Winter Stonefly
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1 |
| NYCTIOPHYLAX |
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1 |
| PHYSA |
Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail
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1 |
| NAIDIDAE |
Aquatic Worm
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1 |
| TUBIFICIDAE |
Aquatic Worm
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1 |
| SIMULIIDAE |
Black Fly
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1 |
| CAENIS |
Mayfly
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1 |
| PARATENDIPES |
European Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| STENOCHIRONOMUS |
European Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| HEPTAGENIIDAE |
Flathead Mayfly
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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.
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