MBSS Site Summary for: SIDE-402-R-2001

Site Photos

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Located on SIDELING HILL CR in the Sideling Hill Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02140510.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/27/2001 and again in the summer on 7/31/2001.

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 - 4.7 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 66,175 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 6 %
Agricultural Land Use 18 %
Forested Land Use 77 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 17/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 16/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 65 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 18 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 25 %
Embeddedness 15 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 20 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.7 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.24
Conductivity 150 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		162.8 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.6 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 17 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Rainbow Darter 126
Greenside Darter 73
Smallmouth Bass 72
Rock Bass 46
Redbreast Sunfish 45
Bluntnose Minnow 40
Potomac Sculpin 36
Central Stoneroller 34
River Chub 32
Spotfin Shiner 32
Fantail Darter 31
Fallfish 29
Margined Madtom 25
Longnose Dace 14
Northern Hogsucker 6
Yellow Bullhead 2
Creek Chub 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Eurylophella Mayfly 14
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 10
Stenacron Mayfly 8
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 7
Leucrocuta Mayfly 6
Isonychia Slate Drake Mayfly 6
Perlidae Common Stonefly 5
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 4
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 4
Ephemerellidae Spiny Crawler Mayfly 4
Allocapnia Small Winter Stonefly 3
Cricotopus/Orthocladius Midge 3
Conchapelopia Non-Biting Midges 3
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 3
Prosimulium Black Fly 3
Simulium Black Fly 3
Drunella Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 3
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 2
Caenis Mayfly 2
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Ferrissia Small Air-Breathing Freshwater Limpets 2
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 2
Pisidiidae Pill Clam 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Psephenus Water Penny 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Diplocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Nigronia Megaloptera (Dark Fishfly) 1
Clinocera Aquatic Dance Fly 1
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 1
Helichus Beetle 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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