MBSS Site Summary for: UMON-134-R-2000

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site UMON-134-R-2000-01 (Opens in a new window)

Located on TURKEY CR in the Upper Monocacy River watershed, 8-digit code: 02140303.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/28/2000 and again in the summer on 6/26/2000.

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 Poor - 1.5 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Poor - 2.5 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 1,069 acres A stream flowing through a densely forested area. An example of a forested stream.
Urban Land Use 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 0.3 %
Forested Land Use 99.6 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 13/20 (Suboptimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 18/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 8/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 35 meters 		7/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 40 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 35 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 17.8 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.2 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.3
Conductivity 90 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		319.5 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 2.4 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
Creek Chub 193
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 37
Prosimulium Black Fly 30
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 21
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 16
Naididae Aquatic Worm 8
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 6
Stegopterna Black Fly 2
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 1
Acentrella Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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