MBSS Site Summary for: UMON-288-S-2015


Located on HIGH RUN in the Upper Monocacy River watershed, 8-digit code: 02140303.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/6/2015 and again in the summer on 7/1/2015.

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 16/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 19/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 16/20 (Optimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 23 meters 		15/20 (Suboptimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 52 meters 		18/20 (Optimal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 5 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6.51
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		51.8 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 0.8333 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 Two-Lined Salamander

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Daylily
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Tree Of Heaven
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Epeorus Mayfly 22
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 13
Oulimnius Riffle Beetle 9
Cinygmula Dark Red Quill Mayfly 9
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 6
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 6
Eukiefferiella Non-Biting Midges 6
Micropsectra Non-Biting Midges 6
Leucrocuta Mayfly 4
Leuctra  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 4
Neophylax Caddisfly 4
Perlidae Common Stonefly 3
Orthocladiinae Midge 3
Lepidostoma Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly 3
Hexatoma Crane Fly 2
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 2
Tallaperla Roach-Like Stonefly 2
Acroneuria Golden Stoneflies 2
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 2
Neoplasta 1
Antocha Crane Fly 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Simuliidae Black Fly 1
Diamesa Bloodworm 1
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 1
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 1
Dicranota Hairy-Eyed Cranefly 1
Pteronarcys Giant Stonefly 1
Stilocladius Midge 1
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 1
Isotomidae Springtail 1
Polycentropus Tube Maker Caddisfly 1
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
Cladotanytarsus Non-Biting Midge 1
Parametriocnemus Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Tvetenia Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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