MBSS Site Summary for: PRMT-177-S-2013
Located on REEDER RUN in the Potomac River M tidal watershed,
8-digit code: 02140102.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/19/2013 and again in the summer on 6/6/2013.
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 - 4.7 / 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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272 acres
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An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
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Urban Land Use
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12.9 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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3.5 %
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Forested Land Use
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82.7 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
6.07 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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71.1 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
5.6424 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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| Eastern Cricket Frog |
| Eastern Wormsnake |
| Gray Treefrog |
| Pickerel Frog |
| Stinkpot |
| Orconectes limosus |
| Procambarus clarkii |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Stegopterna |
Black Fly
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33 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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15 |
| Acerpenna |
Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies
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9 |
| Hydropsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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9 |
| Bezzia |
Biting Midge
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5 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Stempellinella |
Non-Biting Midges
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3 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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3 |
| Simulium |
Black Fly
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3 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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3 |
| Nigronia |
Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly)
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3 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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3 |
| Ceratopogon |
Biting Midge
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2 |
| Psilotreta |
Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisfly
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1 |
| Chrysops |
Deerfly
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1 |
| Chimarra |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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1 |
| Tanypodinae |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tanytarsus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Thienemannimyia Group |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Tribelos |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Trissopelopia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Isoperla |
Stripetail Stonefly
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1 |
| Cricotopus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Microtendipes |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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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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