MBSS Site Summary for: FR-P-294-313-96


Located on HUNTING CR in the Upper Monocacy River watershed, 8-digit code: 02140303.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/1996 and again in the summer on 8/29/1996.

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 Fair - 3.3 / 5.0
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 14,748 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 4.6 %
Agricultural Land Use 29.3 %
Forested Land Use 65.5 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 17/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 1/20 (Poor)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 7/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		17/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 65 %
Embeddedness 50 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 20 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 7.8 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.61
Conductivity 150 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		461.1 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.9 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:
The following 16 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Bluegill 60
Redbreast Sunfish 52
Potomac Sculpin 34
White Sucker 34
Fallfish 14
Rock Bass 10
Green Sunfish 6
Smallmouth Bass 5
Common Shiner 3
Greenside Darter 3
Fantail Darter 1
Longnose Dace 1
Northern Hogsucker 1
Pumpkinseed 1
Tessellated Darter 1
Yellow Bullhead 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

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
Prosimulium Black Fly 32
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 11
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 10
Hydrobaenus Midge 9
Tipula Crane Fly 9
Brillia Non-Biting Midges 4
Sphaerium Fingernail Clam 3
Pisidium Freshwater Pea (Pill) Clam 2
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 2
Ancyronyx Spider Riffle Beetle 1
Corixidae Water Boatman 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Caecidotea Isopod 1
Hirudinea Leech 1
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 1
Stylogomphus Clubtail Dragonfly 1
Macromia 1
Sialis Alderfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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