MBSS Site Summary for: JONE-213-R-2016

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site JONE-213-R-2016_Midpoint downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site JONE-213-R-2016_Midpoint upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on Jones Falls in the Jones Falls watershed, 8-digit code: 02130904.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/1/2016 and again in the summer on 6/7/2016.

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 Good - 4.3 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Fair - 3.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,732 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 35.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 10.9 %
Forested Land Use 51.9 %


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 17/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 40 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 35 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 75 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 8
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		2306.9 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.8172 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 7 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Brown Trout 56
Blacknose Dace 46
Longnose Dace 16
Creek Chub 10
Rosyside Dace 7
White Sucker 3
Tessellated Darter 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Box Turtle
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
English Ivy
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Oriental Bittersweet
Privet
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 21
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 19
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 17
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 10
Antocha Crane Fly 7
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Dolophilodes Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 4
Girardia Freshwater Flatworm 4
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 4
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 4
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 4
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 3
Elmidae Riffle Beetle 3
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 2
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 2
Psephenus Water Penny 2
Lumbriculidae Worm 2
Cordulegaster Spiketail Dragonfly 1
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Lirceus Isopod 1
Glossosoma Little Black Caddisfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Simulium Black Fly 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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