MBSS Site Summary for: JONE-107-R-2002

Site Photos

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Located on NORTH BR in the Jones Falls watershed, 8-digit code: 02130904.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/1/2002 and again in the summer on 7/8/2002.

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 - 3.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 153 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 2 %
Agricultural Land Use 29 %
Forested Land Use 69 %


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) 7.04
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		488 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.7 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:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 21
Zavrelimyia Non-Biting Midges 18
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 8
Paraphaenocladius Non-Biting Midges 7
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 7
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 6
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 4
Naididae Aquatic Worm 4
Anchytarsus Beetle 3
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 3
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 2
Lumbriculidae Worm 2
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Eurylophella Mayfly 2
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 2
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Lepidoptera Aquatic Moth 1
Ormosia Cranefly 1
Chrysops Deerfly 1
Ceratopogon Biting Midge 1
Ceratopogonidae Biting Midge 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Baetidae Small Minnow Mayfly 1
Pisidiidae Pill Clam 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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