MBSS Site Summary for: JONE-102-R-2016

Site Photos

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Located on Stony Run in the Jones Falls watershed, 8-digit code: 02130904.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/3/2016 and again in the summer on 6/20/2016.

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 Poor - 2.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 416 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 85.8 %
Agricultural Land Use 0 %
Forested Land Use 13.8 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 30 meters 		11/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 47 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 20 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.5
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		1406.2 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.762 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 3 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 384
Creek Chub 130
Rainbow Trout 25
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
English Ivy
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Honeysuckle
Multiflora Rose
Privet
Tree Of Heaven
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 26
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 13
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 10
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 10
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 9
Orthocladiinae Midge 8
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 7
Diamesa Bloodworm 7
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 5
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 4
Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselfly 4
Physa Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 3
Simulium Black Fly 2
Antocha Crane Fly 2
Argia Narrow-Winged Damselfly 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 2
Lumbriculidae Worm 2
Nilotanypus 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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