MBSS Site Summary for: COCA-106-N-2003

Site Photos

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Located on UT POTOMAC RIVER in the Potomac River WA Cnty watershed, 8-digit code: 02140501.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/16/2003 and again in the summer on 7/28/2003.

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 Poor - 2.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 2,062 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 7 %
Agricultural Land Use 6 %
Forested Land Use 86 %


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:
pH (lab) 7.14
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		252.4 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2 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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 23
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 21
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 18
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 17
Orthocladiinae Midge 10
Enchytraeidae Aquatic Worm 9
Diamesa Bloodworm 4
Spirosperma Aquatic Oligochaete Worm 3
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 3
Zavrelimyia Non-Biting Midges 2
Hydrobaenus Midge 2
Chironominae Non-Biting Midge 2
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Girardia Freshwater Flatworm 1
Pycnopsyche Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
Crangonyx Amphipod 1
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 1
Amphipoda Scud 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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