MBSS Site Summary for: PRMO-201-X-2015


Located on SANDY BRANCH in the Potomac River MO Cnty watershed, 8-digit code: 02140202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/28/2015 and again in the summer on 8/21/2015.

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 - 3.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.3 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area No data available Cows standing in a stream at a site with high agricultural land use. Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
Urban Land Use No data available
Agricultural Land Use No data available
Forested Land Use No data available


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 10/20 (Marginal)
Epifaunal Substrate 10/20 (Marginal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 11/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 65 meters 		12/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 14 meters 		8/20 (Marginal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 20 %


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 12 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 324
Creek Chub 112
Potomac Sculpin 47
Fantail Darter 42
Rosyside Dace 41
Central Stoneroller 38
Longnose Dace 25
White Sucker 6
Bluntnose Minnow 3
Bluehead Chub 1
Green Sunfish 1
Silverjaw Minnow 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Orconectes virilis

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 29
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 20
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 12
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 11
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 9
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 8
Tanytarsini Non-Biting Midges 7
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 4
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 4
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 3
Hemerodromia Tiny Fly 3
Dubiraphia Riffle Beetle 3
Chimarra Fingernet Caddisfly 3
Antocha Crane Fly 3
Calopteryx Damselfly 3
Simulium Black Fly 2
Neoplasta 2
Dicrotendipes Non-Biting Midges 2
Argia Narrow-Winged Damselfly 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 1
Macronychus Riffle Beetle 1
Ancyronyx Spider Riffle Beetle 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Diplocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 1
Hydrobaenus Midge 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Synorthocladius 1
Corbicula Basket Clam 1
Ceratopogonidae Biting Midge 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Corydalus Dobsonfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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