MBSS Site Summary for: UMON-288-S-2014

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site UMON-288-S-2014-MidpointPDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site UMON-288-S-2014-MidpointPUpstream (Opens in a new window)

Located on HIGH RUN in the Upper Monocacy River watershed, 8-digit code: 02140303.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/18/2014 and again in the summer on 6/5/2014.

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 - 4.3 / 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 17/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 19/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 14/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 35 meters 		13/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 52 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 5 %


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6.74
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		42.9 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.6989 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:
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Epeorus Mayfly 23
Prosimulium Black Fly 22
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 10
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 10
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 8
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 8
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 4
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 3
Neophylax Caddisfly 3
Sweltsa Stonefly 2
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 2
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 2
Microtendipes Non-Biting Midges 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Thienemanniella Non-Biting Midges 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 1
Wormaldia Fingernet Caddisfly 1
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 1
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 1
Dixa 1
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Chaetocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Perlidae Common Stonefly 1
Leucrocuta Mayfly 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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