MBSS Site Summary for: UMON-119-S-2010
Located on Buzzard Branch in the Upper Monocacy River watershed,
8-digit code: 02140303.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/17/2010 and again in the summer on 6/7/2010.
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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Fair - 3.5 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.3 / 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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1,049 acres
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An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
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Urban Land Use
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3.4 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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0.1 %
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Forested Land Use
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96.5 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
7.48 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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321.2 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
1.8104 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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The following 1 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Common name |
Count |
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Blacknose Dace
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30 |
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.
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| Eastern Red-Backed Salamander |
| Northern Slimy Salamander |
| Red-Spotted Newt |
| Cambarus |
| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Japanese Barberry |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Wineberry |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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18 |
| Epeorus |
Mayfly
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15 |
| Oulimnius |
Riffle Beetle
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9 |
| Ephemerellidae |
Spiny Crawler Mayfly
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7 |
| Leptophlebiidae |
Pronggilled Mayfly
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5 |
| Tvetenia |
Non-Biting Midges
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5 |
| Stempellinella |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Heptageniidae |
Flathead Mayfly
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4 |
| Acroneuria |
Golden Stoneflies
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3 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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3 |
| Diphetor |
Mayfly
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3 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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3 |
| Sweltsa |
Stonefly
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3 |
| Isoperla |
Stripetail Stonefly
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2 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Leucrocuta |
Mayfly
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2 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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2 |
| Stenochironomus |
European Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Wormaldia |
Fingernet Caddisfly
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1 |
| Rhyacophila |
Free-Living Caddisfly
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1 |
| Pteronarcys |
Giant Stonefly
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1 |
| Stegopterna |
Black Fly
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1 |
| Paraleptophlebia |
Blue Quill Mayfly
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1 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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1 |
| Ceratopogon |
Biting Midge
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1 |
| Stenacron |
Mayfly
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1 |
| Pycnopsyche |
Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Chloroperlidae |
Green Stonefly
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1 |
| Nemouridae |
Nemourid Stonefly
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1 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Parachaetocladius |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Micropsectra |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Sympotthastia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Zavrelimyia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Plauditus |
Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies
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1 |
| Polycentropus |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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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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