MBSS Site Summary for: PRUN-201-X-2017

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site PRUN-201-X-2017-MidpointDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site PRUN-201-X-2017-MidpointUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on Wolfden Run in the Potomac River U N Branch watershed, 8-digit code: 02141005.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/23/2017 and again in the summer on 8/15/2017.

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 Fair - 3.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 2,896 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 1.8 %
Agricultural Land Use 7 %
Forested Land Use 87 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 15/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 18/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 36 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 58 meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 5 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 7.16
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		135.8 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.8888 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 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Brook Trout 29
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Red-Spotted Newt

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Stiltgrass
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
AMPHINEMURA Spring Stonefly 79
DIPLECTRONA Net-Spinning Caddisfly 12
EPEORUS Mayfly 9
SWELTSA Stonefly 6
PARAMETRIOCNEMUS Non-Biting Midges 6
DIPHETOR Mayfly 3
NEMOURIDAE Nemourid Stonefly 2
TANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midges 2
RHYACOPHILA Free-Living Caddisfly 2
CHLOROPERLIDAE Green Stonefly 2
CAECIDOTEA Isopod 2
TAENIONEMA 2
LEUCTRA  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 2
DIAMESINAE Non-Biting Midges 2
STEGOPTERNA Black Fly 1
BAETIS Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
AMELETUS Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 1
DOLOPHILODES Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 1
HYDROPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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