Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report
Water Quality Standards Review

"Smithtown" Creek, Bucks County
Semi-Quantitative Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data
and
RBP Metric Comparisons1

Table 5

Taxa Stations2
2SC R1PC R2SBFC
Ephemeroptera (mayflies)  
Baetidae; Baetis 2 1 -
Ephemerellidae; Ephemerella - 18 -
Heptageniidae; Epeorus 5 21 -
Rhithrogena - 3 -
Stenonema - 3 6
Leptophlebiidae; Paraleptophlebia - 11 -
Oligoneuriidae; Isonychia - 1 -
Siphlonuridae; Ameletus 1 2 -
Plecoptera (stoneflies)  
Chloroperlidae; Sweltsa 17 - -
Nemouridae; Prostoia 9 21 -
Perlidae; Acroneuria - - 2
Perlodidae; Isoperla 1 - -
Taeniopterygidae; Taeniopteryx - - 32
Tricoptera (caddisflies)  
Brachycentridae; Micrasema - - 4
Hydropsychidae; Diplectrona - 1 -
Cheumatopsyche - - 14
Hydropsyche - 2 10
Limnephilidae; Goera - - 2
Philopotamidae; Dolophilodes - 1 -
Polycentropodidae; Polycentropus - - 3
Rhyacophilidae; Rhyacophila - 7 2
Uenoidae; Neophylax - - 2
Diptera (true flies)  
Athericidae; Atherix - - 3
Simuliidae; Prosimulium 57 7 -
Simulium - - 2
Tipulidae; Hexatoma 2 2 -
Tipula - - 1
Chironomidae 5 4 14
Other Insect Taxa  
Megaloptera (dobson-, alder-, fishflies)      
Corydalidae; Nigronia - 1 -
Coleoptera (aquatic beetles)  
Elmidae; Dubiraphia - - 1
Optioservus - - 13
Stenelmis - - 3
Psephenidae; Psephenus - 1 2
Non-Insect Taxa  
Oligochaeta Lumbricidae 2 - 10
Ancylidae; Laevapex - 3 -
Sphaeriidae - - 1
Cambaridae; Orconectes - - 1
Total Number Individuals 101 110 128
1Semi-quantitave based on randomly selected subsample
(100+ individuals) from qualitative samplings.

2Refer to Figure 1 and Table 1 for station locations.

 

Table 5 continued

  Stations2
Station 2SC Compared to: R1 R2 R1PC R2SBFC
Taxa Richness 10 10 19 21
  candidate/reference 53% 48% - -
  biological condition score 0 0 6 6
Modified EPT Index 5 5 11 7
  candidate/reference 45% 71% - -
  biological condition score 0 4 6 6
Modified Hilsenhoff Index 2.0 2.0 1.6 4.3
  candidate - reference 0.4 -2.3 - -
  biological condition score 6 6 6 6
% Dominant Taxon 56 56 19 25
  candidate - reference 37 31 - -
  biological condition score 0 0 6 6
% Modified Mayfly 6 6 54 5
  reference - candidate 48 -1 - -
  biological condition score 0 6 6 6
Total Biological Condition Score 6 16 30 30
% Comparability to Reference Station3 20% 53% -- --
Designation NC NC EV HQ-TSF
Notes:
1 Semi-quantitave based on randomly selected subsample
(100+ individuals) from qualitative samplings.

2 Refer to Figure 1 and Table 1 for station locations.

3 Reference stations were selected based on documented ecological
integrity, location in appropriate ecoregion, aquatic use and
current EV or HQ designation.

 

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