MBSS Site Summary for: CDAM-002-X-2015

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site CDAM-002-X-2015_Midpoint-looking-downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site CDAM-002-X-2015_Midpoint-looking-upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on CONOWINGO CREEK UT in the Conowingo Dam Susq R watershed, 8-digit code: 02120204.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/29/2015.

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.
Fish IBI N R
Benthic IBI Good - 4.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 283 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 5.7 %
Agricultural Land Use 8.9 %
Forested Land Use 79.8 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
No water quality measurements available for this site.

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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 46
Diphetor Mayfly 21
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 9
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 7
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 5
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 5
Psephenus Water Penny 5
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 4
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 3
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 2
Simulium Black Fly 2
Diamesa Bloodworm 2
Antocha Crane Fly 2
Philopotamidae Fingernet Caddisfly 2
Leucrocuta Mayfly 2
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Haploperla Green Stonefly 1
Lepidostoma Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Lanthus Clubtail Dragonfly 1
Perlidae Common Stonefly 1
Nilotanypus 1
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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