MBSS Site Summary for: CONO-503-H-2011

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site CONO-503-H-2011-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site CONO-503-H-2011-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK in the Conococheague Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140504.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/4/2011 and again in the summer on 10/1/2011.

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 Fair - 3.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 361,786 acres Cows standing in a stream at a site with high agricultural land use. Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
Urban Land Use 13.3 %
Agricultural Land Use 49.4 %
Forested Land Use 36.4 %


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) 8.485
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		2490.1 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.6068 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:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
Orconectes

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Gammarus Amphipod 22
Stenelmis Beetle 20
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 11
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 7
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 6
Leptoxis Freshwater Snail 5
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Simulium Black Fly 5
Psephenus Water Penny 4
Acerpenna Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 3
Triaenodes Long-Horned Caddisfly 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 2
Prosimulium Black Fly 2
Girardia Freshwater Flatworm 2
Goniobasis 1
HYDROPSYCHIDAE Common Netspinner Caddisfly 1
Strophopteryx Early Brown Stonefly 1
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Dicrotendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 1
Anthopotamus Golden Drake Mayfly 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Argia Narrow-Winged Damselfly 1
Allocapnia Small Winter Stonefly 1
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 1
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Dubiraphia Riffle Beetle 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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