MBSS Site Summary for: LIGU-307-R-2017
Located on Little Gunpowder Falls in the Little Gunpowder Falls watershed,
8-digit code: 02130804.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/22/2017 and again in the summer on 8/2/2017.
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.
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Fish IBI
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Good - 4.7 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.3 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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29,917 acres
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Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
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Urban Land Use
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18.6 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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40.3 %
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Forested Land Use
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39.3 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.97 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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588.1 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.8064 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.
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| American Bullfrog |
| Eastern Box Turtle |
| Eastern Snapping Turtle |
| Northern Green Frog |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Orconectes limosus |
| Orconectes virilis |
| Daylily(Common) |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Hops |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Mile-A-Minute |
| Multiflora Rose |
| Oriental Bittersweet |
| Privet |
| Tree Of Heaven |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| CHEUMATOPSYCHE |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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18 |
| HYDROPSYCHE |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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17 |
| ORTHOCLADIUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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9 |
| MACCAFFERTIUM |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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8 |
| ANTOCHA |
Crane Fly
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6 |
| TANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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6 |
| ISONYCHIA |
Slate Drake Mayfly
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6 |
| EPHEMERELLA |
Sulphur Mayfly
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5 |
| POLYCENTROPUS |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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3 |
| CLINOCERA |
Aquatic Dance Fly
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3 |
| NAIDIDAE |
Aquatic Worm
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3 |
| DIAMESA |
Bloodworm
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3 |
| PERLIDAE |
Common Stonefly
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3 |
| CORYNONEURA |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| HEPTAGENIIDAE |
Flathead Mayfly
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2 |
| OECETIS |
Long-Horned Caddisfly
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2 |
| MICRASEMA |
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2 |
| RHEOTANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| GOERA |
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1 |
| PARATANYTARSUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| RHEOCRICOTOPUS |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| DUBIRAPHIA |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| MICROCYLLOEPUS |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| PROMORESIA |
Riffle Beetle
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1 |
| HEMERODROMIA |
Tiny Fly
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1 |
| PSYCHOMYIA |
Trumpet-Net Caddisfly
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1 |
| FERRISSIA |
Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets
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1 |
| NEURECLIPSIS |
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1 |
| STAGNICOLA |
Air Breathing Freshwater Snail
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1 |
| CORYDALUS |
Dobsonfly
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1 |
| CHIMARRA |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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1 |
| TRIAENODES |
Long-Horned Caddisfly
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1 |
| ORTHOCLADIINAE |
Midge
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1 |
| EUKIEFFERIELLA |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| DIPLECTRONA |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
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