MBSS Site Summary for: PRMO-203-X-2016

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site PRMO-203-X-2016_Midpoint facing downstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site PRMO-203-X-2016_Midpoint facing upstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on Sandy Branch in the Potomac River MO Cnty watershed, 8-digit code: 02140202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/17/2016.

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 N R
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,473 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 62.3 %
Agricultural Land Use 5.4 %
Forested Land Use 19.2 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Spring Peeper

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 30
Sympotthastia Non-Biting Midges 22
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 12
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 9
Anafroptilum Small Minnow Mayfly 5
Orthocladiinae Midge 4
Calopteryx Damselfly 4
Hydrobaenus Midge 3
Dubiraphia Riffle Beetle 3
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 2
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 2
Ironoquia Northern Caddisfly 2
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 2
Diplocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Cricotopus Non-Biting Midges 1
Diamesinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Paratanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 1
Caenis Mayfly 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Fossaria Air Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
Enchytraeidae Aquatic Worm 1
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 1
Simulium Black Fly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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