MBSS Site Summary for: UMON-288-S-2017

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site UMON-288-S-2017-MidpointPDownstream (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site UMON-288-S-2017-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 3/20/2017 and again in the summer on 6/8/2017.

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 17/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 19/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 12/20 (Suboptimal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 44 meters 		16/20 (Optimal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 48 meters 		18/20 (Optimal)
Shading 80 %
Embeddedness 5 %
Several measures of instream habitat were considered 'Optimal' at this location.


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6.67
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		54.1 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1.2636 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
Brook Trout 12
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Spotted Salamander

Crayfish:
Cambarus bartonii bartonii

Exotic Plants:
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Multiflora Rose
Privet
Wineberry
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
DIPLECTRONA Net-Spinning Caddisfly 16
OULIMNIUS Riffle Beetle 13
LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE Pronggilled Mayfly 12
EPHEMERELLA Sulphur Mayfly 11
EPEORUS Mayfly 8
PROSIMULIUM Black Fly 6
NEOPHYLAX Caddisfly 5
CINYGMULA Dark Red Quill Mayfly 4
ORTHOCLADIINAE Midge 4
RHYACOPHILA Free-Living Caddisfly 3
PERLIDAE Common Stonefly 3
EUKIEFFERIELLA Non-Biting Midges 3
PARAMETRIOCNEMUS Non-Biting Midges 3
RHEOCRICOTOPUS Non-Biting Midges 2
TAENIOPTERYX Winter Stonefly 2
ACRONEURIA Golden Stoneflies 2
LEUCTRA  Rolled-Winged Stonefly 2
HYDROPSYCHE Net-Spinning Caddisfly 1
DIPHETOR Mayfly 1
DOLOPHILODES Medium Evening Sedge Caddisfly 1
HEXATOMA Crane Fly 1
TIPULIDAE Cranefly 1
HEPTAGENIIDAE Flathead Mayfly 1
SIMULIIDAE Black Fly 1
PROMORESIA Riffle Beetle 1
TALLAPERLA Roach-Like Stonefly 1
SWELTSA Stonefly 1
TANYTARSUS Non-Biting Midges 1
TVETENIA Non-Biting Midges 1
PERLODIDAE Perlodid Stonefly 1
PSEUDORTHOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 1
ORTHOCLADIUS Non-Biting Midges 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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