MBSS Site Summary for: UMON-288-S-2009

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site UMON-288-S-2009-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site UMON-288-S-2009-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on UT Hunting Creek in the Upper Monocacy River watershed, 8-digit code: 02140303.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/16/2009 and again in the summer on 6/30/2009.

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 Good - 4.8 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 833 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 0 %
Forested Land Use 100 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 18/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 18/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 34 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 60 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 85 %
Embeddedness 25 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 14.7 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 9.4 mg/L
pH (lab) 6.66
Conductivity 19 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		62.4 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.7621 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:
Cambaridae
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Ephemerellidae Spiny Crawler Mayfly 20
Epeorus Mayfly 17
Heptageniidae Flathead Mayfly 14
Stempellinella Non-Biting Midges 10
Prosimulium Black Fly 8
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 5
Ameletus Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly 5
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 4
Sweltsa Stonefly 4
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 3
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 3
Neophylax Caddisfly 3
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 3
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Cladotanytarsus Non-Biting Midge 2
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 1
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 1
Baetidae Small Minnow Mayfly 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Eurylophella Mayfly 1
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 1
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 1
Lepidostoma Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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