MCDEP’s Database Conversion Overview

Benthic Monitoring Fish Monitoring

Rapid Habitat

Geomorphology

Physchem

Herpetofauna

Spring Monitoring Summer Monitoring Fall Monitoring

Benthic Identification

Station ID – Primary Key

Trash Rating

Riparian Veg.

Channelization

LandUse

GPS

Sampling Considerations

Sampleability

Road Culvert

Benthic Habitat Sampled

Stream Width

In Office

Benthic Subsampling Info

Station ID – Primary Key

Bank Erosion

Bar Formation &Substrate

Exotic Plants

Woody Debris &Rootwads

Stream Character

MBSS Habitat Assessment

Fish Collected

Shocker Info

Game Fish Collected

Vernal Pool Info

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Station ID – Primary Key

Pebble Count

Embeddedness

Longitudinal Profile

Cross-Section

Morphology Calculations

Slope

Sinuosity Index

S:WMD/WRP/Data/Database Conversion 2002/MCDEP’s Overall Organization of benthic and fish IBI’s

Benthic Database Page 2

Station Data Entry

-Crew -Station

-Date -Identified Bugs

-Subsampling InformationUpdated Bug Characteristics Table

-Bug Names-Ephemeroptera – y/n

-Plecoptera – y/n-Trichoptera – y/n-Diptera taxa – y/n-Tanytarsini – y/n

-Tolerant – y/n-Collectors – y/n

Benthic DatabaseThis database will include:

-Dates stations were monitored-Crew

-Subsampling information-Identified Bugs

DEP Stations Database-Station ID

-Drainage areaAnd various other things,

Mostly already listed in ourold database.

Hydrolab ReadingsTaken at each station every time

Crews go out monitoring

Rapid Habitat Field AssessmentTaken at each station every time

Crews go out monitoring

Related Tables (PhysChem &

Habitat)

MCDEP Interim Fish DatabaseStation Data Entry

-Crew -Station

-Date -Identified Fish

-Biomass InformationUpdated Fish Characteristics Table

-Fish Names-Riffle/Benthic insectivores – y/n

-Minnow Species – y/n-Intolerant – y/n-Tolerant – y/n

-generalists, omnivores, & invertivores – y/n-Pioneering Species – y/n

Fish DatabaseThis database will include:

-Dates stations were monitored-Crew

-Identified Fish

DEP Stations Database-Station ID

-Drainage areaAnd various other things,

Mostly already listed in ourold database.

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Hydrolab ReadingsTaken at each station every time

Crews go out monitoring

Rapid Habitat Field AssessmentTaken at each station every time

Crews go out monitoring

Related Tables (PhysChem &

Habitat)

Overall Organization of the MCDEP’s Benthic IBI Page 4

MCDEP Bug IBI

1st & 2nd Order Streams

8 Different parameters

to be calculated

Break into Scoring Criteria

of 5, 3, or 1 for each parameter

Summation ofScoring

Overall Narrativeof Poor, Fair, Good

Excellent

3rd & 4th Order Streams

Channery Silt Loam Silt Loam

8 Different parameters

to be calculated

Break into Scoring Criteria

of 5, 3, or 1 for each parameter

Summation ofScoring

Overall Narrativeof Poor, Fair, Good

Excellent

8 Different parameters

to be calculated

Break into Scoring Criteria

of 5, 3, or 1 for each parameter

Summation ofScoring

Overall Narrativeof Poor, Fair, Good

Excellent

Channery Silt Loam Silt Loam

8 Different parameters

to be calculated

Break into Scoring Criteria

of 5, 3, or 1 for each parameter

Summation ofScoring

Overall Narrativeof Poor, Fair, Good

Excellent

Note: Our BenthicIBI was designedfor using a kickseine in a riffle

rather thanour new MBSS

Jab method.

MCDEP’s Interim Benthic IBI – Using the Kick Seine MethodBenthic Database (raw benthic station data)

Everything below will be Calculatedbased on only the Taxa list at each station MCDEP’s Updated Benthic

Characterictics Table(See attached Excel)

Using Referenced ToleranceValues

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3rd & 4th Order Streams 1st & 2nd Order Streams

Channery Silt Loam& Triassic Upland

Silt Loam

1) Taxa Richness (sum of all taxa)

>22

11-22

<11

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

2) Biotic Index [(number of individualsper taxa * Tolerance Values for all taxa and total) / total # of organisms]

<3.31

3.31-6.66

>6.66

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3) Ratio of Scrapers [# scraper individuals / (scrapers +Filtering collectors) * 100]

>42%

21-42%

<21%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

4) Proportion of Hydropsyche &Cheumatopsyche [ (# of Hydropsyche + Cheumatopsyche) / total # of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera) * 100]

<9%

9-55%

>55%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

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5) Proportion of Dominant Taxa[(Taxa with highest # individuals / total # Of organisms) * 100]

<41%

41-71%

>71%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

6) Total Number of EPT Taxa [(sum of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera]

>12

6-12

<6

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

7) Proportion of EPT Individuals[(sum of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera / total # of organisms) * 100]

>58%

29-58%

<29%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

8) Proportion of Shredders[(sum of all shredders / total # of Organisms) * 100]

>6%

3-6%

<3%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<17 17-25 >3626-35

Poor Fair Good Excellent

Summation ofOutput Scores foreach parameter

1st & 2nd Order MCDEP’s Bug IBI (Metrics 5-8)(Channery Silt Loam & Triassic Upland)

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Silt Loam

1st & 2nd Order MCDEP’s Bug IBI (Silt Loam)

1) Taxa Richness (sum of all taxa)

>23

12-23

<12

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

2) Biotic Index [(number of individualsper taxa * Tolerance Values for all taxa and total) / total # of organisms]

<3.86

3.86-6.93

>6.93

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3) Ratio of Scrapers [# scraper individuals / (scrapers +Filtering collectors) * 100]

>20%

10-20%

<10%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

4) Proportion of Hydropsyche &Cheumatopsyche [ (# of Hydropsyche + Cheumatopsyche) / total # of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera) * 100]

<15%

15-57%

>57%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

5) Proportion of Dominant Taxa[(Taxa with highest # individuals / total # Of organisms) * 100]

<33%

33-67%

>67%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

6) Total Number of EPT Taxa [(sum of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera]

>11

6-11

<6

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

1st & 2nd Order MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI (Metrics 7 & 8)(Silt Loam)

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7) Proportion of EPT Individuals[(sum of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera / total # of organisms) * 100]

>55%

28-55%

<28%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

8) Proportion of Shredders[(sum of all shredders / total # of Organisms) * 100]

>5%

3-5%

<3%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<17 17-25 >3526-34

Poor Fair Good Excellent

Summation ofOutput Scores foreach parameter

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3rd & 4th Order Streams

Channery Silt Loam& Triassic Upland

Silt Loam

3rd & 4th Order MCDEP’s Benthic IBI (Channery Silt Loam & Triassic Upland)

1) Taxa Richness (sum of all taxa)

>20

10-20

<10

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

2) Biotic Index [(number of individualsper taxa * Tolerance Values for all taxa and total) / total # of organisms]

<3. 83

3.83-6.92

>6.92

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3) Ratio of Scrapers [# scraper individuals / (scrapers +Filtering collectors) * 100]

>8%

4-8%

<4%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

4) Proportion of Hydropsyche &Cheumatopsyche [ (# of Hydropsyche + Cheumatopsyche) / total # of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera) * 100]

<21%

21-61%

>61%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

5) Proportion of Dominant Taxa[(Taxa with highest # individuals / total # Of organisms) * 100]

<48%

48-74%

>74%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3rd & 4th Order MCDEP’s Benthic IBI (Metrics 6-8) (Channery Silt Loam & Triassic Upland)

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6) Total Number of EPT Taxa [(sum of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera]

>12

6-12

<6

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

7) Proportion of EPT Individuals[(sum of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera / total # of organisms) * 100]

>50%

25-50%

<25%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

8) Proportion of Shredders[(sum of all shredders / total # of Organisms) * 100]

>16%

8-16%

<8%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<17 17-25 >3626-35

Poor Fair Good Excellent

Summation ofOutput Scores foreach parameter

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Silt Loam

1) Taxa Richness (sum of all taxa)

>22

11-22

<11

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

2) Biotic Index [(number of individualsper taxa * Tolerance Values for all taxa and total) / total # of organisms]

<3.78

3.78-6.89

>6.89

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3) Ratio of Scrapers [# scraper individuals / (scrapers +Filtering collectors) * 100]

>18%

9-18%

<9%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

4) Proportion of Hydropsyche &Cheumatopsyche [ (# of Hydropsyche + Cheumatopsyche) / total # of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera) * 100]

<17%

17-59%

>59%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

5) Proportion of Dominant Taxa[(Taxa with highest # individuals / total # Of organisms) * 100]

<47%

47-74%

>74%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

6) Total Number of EPT Taxa [(sum of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera]

>12

7-12

<7

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3rd & 4th Order MCDEP’s Bug IBI (Silt Loam)

3rd & 4th Order MCDEP’s Bug IBI (Metrics 7 & 8) (Silt Loam)

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7) Proportion of EPT Individuals[(sum of Ephemeroptera + Plecoptera + Trichoptera / total # of organisms) * 100]

>55%

28-55%

<28%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

8) Proportion of Shredders[(sum of all shredders / total # of Organisms) * 100]

>5%

3-5%

<3%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<17 17-25 >3526-34

Poor Fair Good Excellent

Summation ofOutput Scores foreach parameter

MCDEP Fish Interim IBI

Overall Organization of the MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI’s Page 13

1st & 2nd Order Streams

9 Different parameters

to be calculated

Break into Scoring Criteria

of 5, 3, or 1 for each parameter

Summation ofScoring

Overall Narrativeof Poor, Fair, Good

Excellent

3rd & 4th Order Streams

Channery Silt Loam Silt Loam

9 Different parameters

to be calculated

Break into Scoring Criteria

of 5, 3, or 1 for each parameter

Summation ofScoring

Overall Narrativeof Poor, Fair, Good

Excellent

9 Different parameters

to be calculated

Break into Scoring Criteria

of 5, 3, or 1 for each parameter

Summation ofScoring

Overall Narrativeof Poor, Fair, Good

Excellent

Channery Silt Loam Silt Loam

9 Different parameters

to be calculated

Break into Scoring Criteria

of 5, 3, or 1 for each parameter

Summation ofScoring

Overall Narrativeof Poor, Fair, Good

Excellent

MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBIFish Database(raw fish station data)

Calculated based on only the Taxa list at each station

MCDEP’s Updated FishCharacterictics Table

(See attached Excel)Using ReferencedTolerance Values

3rd & 4th Order Streams 1st & 2nd Order Streams

Channery Silt Loam& Triassic Upland

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Silt Loam

1) Total # of Fish Species (sum of all species)

>7

4-7

<4

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

2) # of Riffle Benthic Insectivorous Individuals(sum of Benthic/insectivores Individuals)

>23

12-23

<12

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3) # of Minnow Species(sum of all Cyprinidae species)

>2

2

<2

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

4) # of Intolerant Species(sum of intolerant species)

>1

1

<1

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

1st & 2nd Order MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI (Metrics 5-9)(Channery Silt Loam & Triassic Upland)

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5) Proportion of Tolerant Individuals[(sum tolerant Individuals / total # of Fish) * 100]

<59%

59-79%

>79%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

6) Proportion of Individuals as Omnivores/generalists[(sum Omnivores/ generalists Individuals / total # of fish) * 100]

<62%

62-81%

>81%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

7) Proportion of Individuals as Pioneering Species[(sum pioneering Individuals / total # of fish) * 100]

<53%

53-76%

>76%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

8) Total number of individuals (Excluding tolerant sp.)[(sum of Individuals- excluding tolerant)]

>93

47-93

<47

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

9) Proportion with disease/anomalies[(sum disease & anomalies / total # of fish) * 100]

<2.6%

2.6-6.2%

>6.2%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<2.2 2.3-3.3 >4.53.4-4.5

Poor Fair Good Excellent

Summation of OutputScores for each

parameter divided by 9

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1) Total # of Fish Species (sum of all species)

>8

5-8

<5

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

2) # of Riffle Benthic Insectivorous Individuals(sum of Benthic/insectivores Individuals)

>14

8-14

<8

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3) # of Minnow Species(sum of all Cyprinidae species)

>5

3-5

<3

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

4) # of Intolerant Species(sum of intolerant species)

>1

1

0

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

Silt Loam

<60%

60-80%

>80%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<58%

58-79%

>79%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

1st & 2nd Order MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI (Silt Loam)

6) Proportion of Individuals as Omnivores/generalists[(sum Omnivores/generalists Individuals / total # of fish) * 100]

5) Proportion of Tolerant Individuals[(sum tolerant Individuals / total # of Fish) * 100]

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7) Proportion of Individuals as Pioneering Species[(sum pioneering Individuals / total # of fish) * 100]

<52%

52-76%

>76

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

8) Total number of individuals (Excluding tolerant sp.)[(sum of Individuals - excluding tolerant)]

>83

42-83

<42

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

9) Proportion with disease/anomalies[(sum disease & anomalies / total # of fish) * 100]

<2.4%

2.4-4.1%

>4.1%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<2.2 2.3-3.3 >4.53.4-4.5

Poor Fair Good Excellent

1st & 2nd Order MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI (Metrics 7-9)(Silt Loam)

Summation of OutputScores for each

parameter divided by 9

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3rd & 4th Order Streams

Channery Silt Loam& Triassic Upland

1) Total # of Fish Species (sum of all species)

>11

6-11

<6

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

2) # of Riffle Benthic Insectivorous Individuals(sum of Benthic/insectivores Individuals)

>81

41-81

<41

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3) # of Minnow Species(sum of all Cyprinidae species)

>6

4-6

<4

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

4) # of Intolerant Species(sum of intolerant species)

>2

2

<2

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<34%

34-67%

>67%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3rd & 4th Order MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI (Channery Silt Loam & Triassic Upland)

Silt Loam

5) Proportion of Tolerant Individuals[(sum tolerant Individuals / total # of Fish) * 100]

3rd & 4th Order MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI (Metrics 6-9)(Channery Silt Loam & Triassic Upland)

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<51%

51-75%

>75%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

7) Proportion of Individuals as Pioneering Species[(sum pioneering Individuals / total # of fish) * 100]

<28%

28-64%

>64%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

8) Total number of individuals (Excluding tolerant sp.)[(sum of Individuals- excluding tolerant)]

>207

104-207

<104

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

9) Proportion with disease/anomalies[(sum disease & anomalies / total # of fish) * 100]

<6.1%

6.1-7.2%

>7.2%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<2.2 2.3-3.3 >4.53.4-4.5

Poor Fair Good Excellent

6) Proportion of Individuals as Omnivores/generalists[(sum Omnivores/generalists Individuals / total # of fish) * 100]

Summation of OutputScores for each

parameter divided by 9

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1) Total # of Fish Species (sum of all species)

>9

5-9

<5

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

2) # of Riffle Benthic Insectivorous Individuals(sum of Benthic/insectivores Individuals)

>73

37-73

<37

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3) # of Minnow Species(sum of all Cyprinidae species)

>6

4-6

<4

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

4) # of Intolerant Species(sum of intolerant species)

>1

1

0

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

Silt Loam

<44%

44-72%

>72%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<55%

55-77%

>77%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

3rd & 4th Order MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI (Silt Loam)

6) Proportion of Individuals as Omnivores/generalists[(sum Omnivores/generalists Individuals / total # of fish) * 100]

5) Proportion of Tolerant Individuals[(sum tolerant Individuals / total # of Fish) * 100]

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7) Proportion of Individuals as Pioneering Species[(sum pioneering species / total # of fish) * 100]

<34%

34-67%

>67%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

8) Total number of individuals (Excluding tolerant sp.)[(sum of species- excluding tolerant)]

>217

109-217

<109

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

9) Proportion with disease/anomalies[(sum disease & anomalies / total # of fish) * 100]

<10.1%

10.1-13.4%

>13.4%

Score 5

Score 3

Score 1

Output Score

<2.2 2.2-3.2 >4.53.3-4.5

Poor Fair Good Excellent

3rd & 4th Order MCDEP’s Fish Interim IBI (Metrics 7-9)(Silt Loam)

Summation of OutputScores for each

parameter divided by 9