MBSS Site Summary for: WEBR-T05-X-2006


Located on Western Branch in the Western Branch watershed, 8-digit code: 02131103.
This stream was visited in the spring on 4/4/2006.

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 N R
Benthic IBI N R

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 59,764 acres A highly channelized urban stream with concrete banks. An example of a highly channelized urban stream.
Urban Land Use 36 %
Agricultural Land Use 24 %
Forested Land Use 40 %


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

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
No water quality measurements available for this site.

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:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Cryptotendipes 39
Cryptochironomus Non-Biting Midges 18
Chironomus Non-Biting Midges 7
Dicrotendipes Non-Biting Midges 5
Limnodrilus Worm 3
Valvata 3
Musculium Fingernail Clam 3
Chironomini Non-Biting Midge 3
Tubificidae Aquatic Worm 2
Orthocladiinae Midge 2
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanypodinae Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsini Non-Biting Midges 1
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Dubiraphia Riffle Beetle 1
Calopteryx Damselfly 1
Procladius Non-Biting Midge 1
Tanypus Non-Biting Midge 1
Gordiidae Horsehair Worm 1
Hydrobaenus Midge 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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