MBSS Site Summary for: PATL-288-X-2016

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site PATL-288-X-2016_midpoint looking downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site PATL-288-X-2016_midpoint looking upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on Deep Run in the Patapsco River L N Br watershed, 8-digit code: 02130906.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/4/2016 and again in the summer on 6/1/2016.

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 - 4.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 1.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,164 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 72.5 %
Agricultural Land Use 11.2 %
Forested Land Use 14.8 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 16 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 65 meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 30 %


Stream Water Quality:
No water quality measurements available for this site.

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 13 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blue Ridge Sculpin 468
Blacknose Dace 466
Tessellated Darter 95
Rosyside Dace 43
Longnose Dace 36
Creek Chub 30
Central Stoneroller 9
White Sucker 8
American Eel 4
Bluegill 2
Golden Shiner 2
Northern Hogsucker 2
Swallowtail Shiner 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Green Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Oriental Bittersweet
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 67
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 12
Hydrobaenus Midge 10
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 6
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 5
Stenelmis Beetle 4
Diamesa Bloodworm 4
Orthocladiinae Midge 4
Tipula Crane Fly 2
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 2
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 2
Tanytarsini Non-Biting Midges 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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