Middle Run at Smith Mill Rd.

White Clay Creek Watershed: Site WCC8 (39 45 56 N, 75 43 05 W)

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Newest WCC monitoring site located at top of Middle Run restoration. Monitors water quality as it enters the restoration area to compare to the water quality at WCC3 when the waterway leaves the restoration area. Monitoring began in June 2008.

RIPARIAN HABITAT ASSESSMENT DATA:

DATE CM BSC E RQ FR SD VD BSL BSR BVL BVR S RZL RZR TOTAL HCI % CLASS
5/12/10 11 15 14 13 16 10 14 3 4 3 3 18 8 8 140 88.0 MD


Macroinvertebrate Survey Data (Sample Date 10/7/10):

KEY: SENSITIVE TAXA FACULTATIVE TAXA TOLERANT TAXA

EPHEMEROPTERA (Mayflies) 4 - 6
PLECOPTERA (Stoneflies) 1 - 3
TRICHOPTERA (Caddisflies):
Other Caddisflies
10+
Hydropsychidae (Common Netspinners)
10+
ANISOPTERA (Dragonflies)
ZYGOPTERA (Damselflies)
MEGALOPTERA (Hellgrammites & Alderflies)
COLEOPTERA (Beetles) 4 - 6
TIPULIDAE (Craneflies)
DIPTERA (True Flies):
Chironomidae (Midges)
Simuliidae (Black Flies)
Other True Flies
HEMIPTERA (True Bugs)
AMPHIPODA (Scuds)
ISOPODA (Aquatic Sowbugs)
DECAPODA (Crayfish)
GASTROPODA (Snails)
HIRUDINEA (Leeches) 1 - 3
OLIGOCHAETA (Aquatic worms)
TURBELLARIA (Flat worms)
OTHER
Freshwater clams
Water strider
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