MBSS Site Summary for: TA-N-031-204-97


Located on MILES CR UT1 in the Upper Choptank watershed, 8-digit code: 02130404.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/13/1997 and again in the summer on 8/4/1997.

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 Fair - 3.0 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 418 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0.2 %
Agricultural Land Use 47.3 %
Forested Land Use 51.1 %


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:
pH (lab) 6.25
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		314.4 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 18.1 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:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Stegopterna Black Fly 75
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 9
Sphaerium Fingernail Clam 7
Diplocladius Non-Biting Midges 7
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 3
Limnephilidae Northern Casemaker Caddisfly 1
Lumbriculidae Worm 1
Phaenopsectra Non-Biting Midges 1
Amnicola Freshwater Snail 1
Caecidotea Isopod 1
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 1
Menetus Air Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
Naididae Aquatic Worm 1
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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