MBSS Site Summary for: MO-P-108-123-97


Located on WATTS BR UT1 in the Potomac River MO Cnty watershed, 8-digit code: 02140202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/10/1997 and again in the summer on 7/15/1997.

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 - 1.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 510 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 51.5 %
Agricultural Land Use 43.8 %
Forested Land Use 4.1 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 16/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality 8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 26.5 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 6.7 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.45
Conductivity 310 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		894.7 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 3.3 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 12 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 209
Green Sunfish 102
Creek Chub 89
White Sucker 85
Rosyside Dace 26
Longnose Dace 19
Fantail Darter 7
Redbreast Sunfish 4
Tessellated Darter 4
Central Stoneroller 3
Silverjaw Minnow 3
Bluntnose Minnow 2
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 21
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 11
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 10
Thienemannimyia Non-Biting Midges 7
Caecidotea Isopod 6
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 6
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 4
Physa Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 4
Stenelmis Beetle 3
Tetrastemmatidae Ribbon Worm 3
Ferrissia Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets 2
Lumbriculidae Worm 2
Antocha Crane Fly 2
Naididae Aquatic Worm 2
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 2
Caenis Mayfly 1
Peltodytes Crawling Water Beetle 1
Calopteryx Damselfly 1
Nematomorpha Horsehair Worm 1
Cryptochironomus Non-Biting Midges 1
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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