I. 2001-2002 Ohio EPA Sampling Results

Appendix I. OEPA SAMPLING SITES AND RESULTS

(OEPA, 2004, Pages A.99-A104)

Table A.15. Aquatic life use attainment status for the streams sampled in the Big Darby Creek watershed during July - October, 2001 and based on the recommended uses.

Additional sampling was conducted during July - October, 2002 to fill in gaps and further characterize and evaluate impacted areas (sites and results noted in bold). The Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI), Modified Index of Well Being (MIwb), and Invertebrate Community Index (ICI) scores are based on the performance of fish (IBI, MIwb) and macroinvertebrate communities (ICI). The Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI) is a measure of the ability of the physical habitat to support biological communities.

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River Mile Drainage Gradient Mod. Attainment Comments

Fish/Bugs Area (mi²) IBI Iwb ICIa QHEIb Status^c

(ft/mi)

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Big Darby Creek (02-200) (WWH/EWH + CWH Recommended)

-- /83.2 1.3 71.43 - - 42^ns - (Full) Ust. At pvt prop.

82.5/82.5 1.5 43.48 52 NA 46 68.0 Full CR 152

80.8/ -- 4.4 19.61 42* NA - 61.0 (Non) SR 287

79.2/79.3 5.6 12.2 48^ns NA 56 64.5 Full TR 157

Big Darby Creek (02-200) (EWH)

78.4/78.5 19.4 12.5 37.3* NA 52 63.5 Partial Dst. Flat Branch

76.6/76.5 32 6.94 43* 8.91^ns 56 73.5 Partial N. Lewisburg Rd.

69.5/69.4 69 5.92 52 9.24^ns 52 70.5 Full Ust. Collins Rd. ,ust.trib

67.0/67.2 81 4.35 44* 8.34* E - Partial Ust. Milford Center

66.0/66.0 83 4.35 52 9.2^ns 40* 74.5 Partial Dst. Milford Center

63.8/64.4 89 8.93 49^ns 8.18* 50 80.5 Partial Ust. Streng Rd. ,Buck Run

62.5/62.9 121 3.80 47^ns 7.52* 42^ns 83.5 Partial SR 38, Dst. Buck Run

54.2/54.1 136 4.76 53 9.23^ns 42^ns 83.5 Full US 42, ust. Ranco Inc

53.9/53.9 136 4.76 52 9.35^ns E 93.0 Full Dst US 42, dst Ranco Inc

52.5/ -- 150 7.04 51 9.08^ns - (Full) Ust SR 161&Sweeney Run

/52.1 150 5.21 - - 52 - (Full) Ust.. Plain City WWTP

52.0/52.0 150 5.21 43* 8.78* 44^ns 81.0 Partial Dst. Plain City WWTP

49.5/49.7 171 4.69 48^ns 8.3* 56 76.0 Partial Ust. Amity Pike

42.0/42.1 240 7.40 55 9.87 50 81.5 Full Ust. US Rt 70

38.9/38.9 247 3.97 51 9.01^ns 52 82.5 Full Dst. L.D. Estates WWTP

34.1/34.2 253 4.48 55 10.14 52 93.5 Full Ust. Little Darby Creek

29.1/- 449 4.52 54.7 10.82 - 86.0 (Full) Ust. Darbydale

/28.6 450 4.52 - - E - (Full) Dst. Darbydale

-- /26.9 453 5.85 - - 54 - (Full) Adj Gville-Hburg Rd.

26.1 /26.1 496 7.87 56 9.4 E 94.5 Full Dst. Hellbranch Run

23.8/23.8 498 6.71 55 10.20 46 87.5 Full SR 762

22.8/22.5 505 4.1 53 11.36 56 84.5 Full DST. PCI WWTP

18.7/19.1 513 4.74 52 10.53 E^X15 85.0 Full Adj Darby Creek Rd.

15.7 / 15.8 529 3.94 56 10.5 52 88.5 Full Adj. Gulick Rd.

/15.1 532 3.94 - - 54 - (Full) Dst. Georges Run

13.4/13.5 534 4.37 52 10.82 56 85.5 Full SR 316, Darbyville

10.4/11.2 537 4.15 56 9.6 52 85.0 Full Off Darby Rd.

8.4 /8.4 544 4.74 48^ns 9.4 52 69.5 Full Dst. Ag Trib. (Conflu RM 8.5)

/5.3 550 7.35 - - 52 - (Full) Dst. Ag Trib. (Conflu RM 5.86)

3./1/3.2 552 2.86 54 11.02 56 82.0 Full SR 104

0.30/0.30 555 12.2 50 11.01 - 71.5 (Full) Adj. NSCD project

Flat Branch (02-223) (RM 78.48) (MWH)

3.2/3.2 3.3 9.09 26 NA G 25.5 Full O’Dell Rd.

/2.2 9.3 6.67 - - MG - (Full) Adj. SR 739, dst. Tribs

0.8/1.0 13.9 4.93 28 NA 50 36.5 Full Near mouth

U. T. to Flat Branch (02-365) (RM 1.5) (Undesignated/MWH Recommended)

/0.1 3.5 4.42 - - F 36.5 (Full) North Trib TRC

Little Darby Creek (02-251) (RM 78.34) (Logan Co.) (Undesignated/EWH + CWH Recommended)

3.5/3.5 2.4 31.25 55 NA 54 71.5 Full SR 287

0.4/0.4 3.9 26.32 50 NA 50 68.0 Full CR 153

U.T. to Big Darby Creek (02-361) (RM 74.91) (Undesignated/ EWH Recommended)

0.2/0.3 3.9 13.51 50 NA VG^ns 62.5 Full CR 153

Spain Creek (02-222) (RM 74.3) (WWH/WWH + CWH Recommended)

5.7/5.7 3.5 22.22 44 NA MG^ns 66.0 Full Lewisburg Rd.

Spain Creek (02-222) (RM 74.3) (WWH/EWH + CWH Recommended)

3.7/3.4 6.0 21.74 56 NA 44^ns 72.0 Full Gilbert Rd.

0.1/0.1 9.1 11.36 53 NA 56 76.0 Full Cratty Rd.

Pleasant Run (02-221) (RM 72.01) (EWH)

4.6/4.1 4.5 22.22 54 NA VG^ns 72.0 Full Dunn Rd.

0.5/0.5 9.4 14.3 58 NA 56 59.5 Full M’burg-P’City Rd.

U.T. to Big Darby Creek (02-360) (RM 69.4) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.2/0.4 4.6 17.68 50 NA G 64.5 Full M’burg-P’City Rd.

Hay Run (02-220) (RM 67.6) (WWH/EWH Recommended)

0.3/0.2 5.8 7.35 54 NA VG^ns 52.5 Full M’burg-P’City Rd.

Prairie Run (02-219) (RM 63.84) (Undesignated/LRW Recommended)

0.3/ - 3.0 13.89 28 NA - 23.0 Full M’burg-P’City Rd.

Buck Run (02-209) (RM 63.74) (WWH)

10.4/10.4 5.1 5.99 26* NA MG^ns 40.0 Non Allen Ctr. - P’burg Rd.

7.8/7.8 9.2 6.58 28* NA G 55.5 Partial SR 245

5.0/5.0 18.1 4.83 - - MG^ns - (Full) Milford-Amrine Rd.

0.1/0.6 29.7 6.71 44 7.14* MG^ns 70.5 Partial Orchard Rd.

Robinson Run (02-207) (RM 53.69) (WWH)

/5.5 4.6 6.71 - - VP* - (Non) Dst. Hawn Rd.

2.1/2.1 8.4 9.35 30* NA F* 64.0 Non SR 736

0.7/0.8 11.5 15.87 30* NA MG^ns 70.0 Partial US 42

Sweeny Run (02-357) (RM 52.11) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.1/0.2 4.0 31.25 46 NA F* 58.0 Partial Mouth

Sugar Run (02-206) (RM 50.92) (WWH/MWH Recommended)

7.5/7.7 4.1 7.52 26 NA F 31.0 Full Ind.Pkwy.@farm

7.0/6.9 9.5 7.52 26 NA MG 29.5 Full Taylor rd.,Dst.landfill

Sugar Run (02-206) (RM 50.92) (WWH)

5.4/5.5 11.0 5.21 34* NA G 38.5 Partial US 42

0.5/0.5 19.4 7.69 40 NA VG 65.5 Full Cemetery Pike

U.T. to Sugar Run (02-358) (RM 7.39) (Undesignated/MWH Recommended)

0.1/0.1 5.0 3.73 30 NA MG 27.0 Full Ind.Pkwy.

Worthington Ditch (02-356) (RM 50.62) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.2/0.2 4.4 20.83 24 NA MG^ns -- Non P’city-G’ville Rd.

Ballenger-Jones Ditch (02-355) (RM 49.68) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.4/0.2 6.0 15.15 40 NA E 69.0 Full P’city-G’ville Rd.

Yutzy Ditch (02-364) (RM 47.1) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.4/0.4 4.3 27.03 - - MG^ns NA (Full) P’city-G’ville Rd.

Fitzgerald Ditch (02-272) (RM 44.96) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.5/0.5 5.1 33.33 32* NA G 56.5 Partial P’city-G’ville Rd.

Little Darby Creek (02-210) (RM 34.1) (EWH/ EWH + CWH Recommended)

41.2/41.2 3.3 43.47 42*/48 NA VG^ns 80.5/70 Part/Full Alison Rd.

39.6/39.3 9.4 13.33 42* NA 48 69.5 Partial Ust SR 29dst fert.dist.

38.8/38.8 13.2 12.99 35* NA 48 82.0 Partial Wing Rd. Dst M’burg WWTP

Little Darby Creek (02-210) (RM 34.1) (EWH)

34.7/34.6 25.9 4.72 49^ns NA 56 82.5 Full Irwin Rd.

- /33.2 28.0 4.50 - - 54 - (Full) Ust. R.dale-Mford Center Rd.

29.5/29.4 70.0 2.67 45* 8.8* 50 66.5 Partial Axe Handle Rd.

26.6 /26.5 72.0 21.7 54 10.0 52 58.0 Full Dst. Chuckery

24.5/24.5 83.0 2.02 52 9.3^ns 58 62.5 Full Rosedale-Plain City Rd.

23.1/23.2 89.0 2.02 48^ns 9.5 E 55.5 Full Dst. Finley - Guy Rd.

20.5/20.5 98.0 3.18 56 9.3^ns 48 64.5 Full Ust. Arthur Bradley Rd.

Little Darby Creek (02-210) (RM 34.1) (EWH)

/17.0 142 4.42 - - 48 - (Full) Adj. L. Darby Rd.

15.3/15.4 151 2.69 57 9.6 50 95.5 Full US 42

/15.3 151 2.69 - - 46 (Full) Dst. US 42

6.5/6.4 163 8.47 58 9.3^ns 54 95.5 Full US 40, Ust W. Jeff WWTP

4.1/3.8 170 5.59 55 9.7 52 99.0 Full Roberts Rd. Dst WWTP

0.2/0.5 176 9.9 49^ns 9.0^ns 56 77.5 Full Mouth @ Metropark

Clover Run (02–218) (RM 39.8) (EWH/WWH Recommended)

0.6/0.6 2.0 47.62 36^ns NA VG 60.0 Full Rd to Maple Grove Cem.

Lake Run (02-216) (RM 36.9) (EWH/EWH Deferred)

0.9/0.9 6.0 16.39 42* NA VG^ns 71.0 Full SR 4

Jumping Run (02-217) (RM 3.9) (EWH/WWH Recommended)

0.3/0.2 2.4 16.67 30* NA G 63.0 Partial SR 559

Treacle Creek (02-213) (RM 31.3) (EWH)

11.8/11.7 5.7 15.63 40* NA VG^ns 67.5 Partial M’burg-Belle. Rd.

8.3/8.3 10.3 34.48 52 NA E 67.5 Full Eagle Rd.

Treacle Creek (02-213) (RM 31.3) (EWH)

6.0/6.0 17.0 16.13 48^ns NA VG^ns 66.5 Full SR 161 at Irwin

0.8/0.7 37.3 3.45 - - MG* 29.5 (Non) Covered bridge nr. mouth

Howard Run (02-215) (RM 5.4) (EWH)

0.5/0.6 2.6 13.27 52 NA VG^ns 55.5 Full McMahill Rd.

Proctor Run (02-214) (RM 3.69) (EWH)

4.9/4.9 3.9 41.67 42* NA VG^ns 71.5 Partial Park Rd.

3.1/3.2 9.1 22.22 48^ns NA VG^ns 65.0 Full SR 559

1.6/1.7 10.0 12.35 52 NA E 73.0 Full McMahill Rd.

Barron Creek (02-212) (RM 24.4) (EWH/WWH Recommended)

2.1/2.1 4.9 5.26 48^ns NA MG^ns 44.5 Full Rosedale-Plain City Rd.

0.2/0.1 6.3 14.58 - - MG^ns - Full SR 38

Wamp Ditch (02-363) (RM 23.0) (Undesignated/WWH)

0.1/0.14.8 12.50 30* NA MG^ns 45.5 Partial Vogelburg Rd.

Spring Fork (02-211) (RM 17.46) (EWH)

15.8/15.8 4.3 17.24 48^ns NA G* 60.5 Partial Wren Rd.

13.7/13.3 8.3 12.99 54 NA VG^ns 62.5 Full Ust. SR 29, ust. Trib.

10.1/10.1 14.6 3.73 40* NA 56 69.0 Partial Ust. Cemetery Rd

Spring Fork (02-211) (RM 17.46) (EWH)

7.8/7.7 19.3 3.33 48^ns NA G* 54.5 Partial R’dale-M’ Ctr. Rd

/3.4 32 8.3 - - E - (Full) Dst. SR 38

/3.3 32 8.3 52 9.8 56 67.5 Full Dst. SR 38

Bales Fork (02–362) (RM 3.64) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.4/0.4 5.2 12.86 50 NA G 70.0 Full R’dale-M’ Ctr. Rd.

Smith Ditch (02-353) (RM 31.69) (Undesignated/EWH Recommended)

2.1/2.1 5.9 40.0 52 NA E 77.5 Full G’ville-W’ville Ditch

0.3/0.2 6.7 35.71 28* NA E 73.0 Partial Biggert Rd.

Trib to Smith Ditch (02-354) (RM 0.06) (Undesignated/EWH Recommended)

0.2/- 0.9 76.92 50 NA - 67.0 (Full) Biggert Rd.

Gay Run (02-298) (RM 26.48) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

2.2/2.2 1.2 55.56 46 NA G 66.5 Full Boyd Rd.

Hellbranch Run (02-204) (RM 26.1) (WWH)

10.3/9.4 24.8 3.37 36^ns 6.76* 46 39.5 Partial Dst. Conflu./dst. Al

7.4/7.4 27.9 7.52 32* 8.17^ns 48 51.0 Partial Kunz Rd.

5.8/5.7 30.5 7.3 35* 8.16^ns G 65.5 Partial Dst Ohurst Knolls WWTP

Hellbranch Run (02-204) (RM 26.1) (WWH/EWH Recommended)

3.7/3.7 32.6 16.67 47^ns 9.02^ns 50 83.5 Full Beatty Rd.

1.0/0.9 35.3 11.36 49^ns 9.18^ns VG ^{X15 ns} 84.5 Full Lambert Rd.

0.5/0.5 35.4 11.36 41* 9.07^ns VG^ns 83.5 Partial Dst. Timberlake WWTP

/0.5 35.4 11.36 - - VG^ns - (Full) Dst. Timberlake WWTP

Hamilton Ditch (02-259) (RM 11.19) (MWH)

3.4/3.4 3.4 4.44 16* NA F 21.0 Non Walker Rd.

0.5/0.5 9.4 7.41 24* NA 40 36.5 Non US 40

Clover Groff Ditch (02-245) (RM 11.19) (MWH)

4.7/4.7 3.8 3.39 18* NA VP* 22.0 Non Roberts Rd.

0.8/0.8 6.7 9.90 28* NA 20* 61.5 Non Dst. US 40

Springwater Run (02-203) (RM 24.0) (WWH)

0.8/0.2 1.8 50.0 50 NA F* 48.5 Partial US 62 at mouth

U.T. to Big Darby Creek (02-352) (RM 23.77) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.1/- 0.8 111.11 30* NA - 61.5 (Non) South of SR 762

U.T. to Big Darby Creek (02-270) (RM 20.2) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.8/0/8 4.3 25.64 44 NA G 77.5 Full H’burg-D’ville Rd.

U.T. to Big Darby Creek (02-366) (RM 18.41) (Undesignated/WWH Recommended)

0.1/0.1 27.78 42 NA F* 52.5 (Partial) Mouth

Greenbrier Creek (02-202) (RM 16.75) (WWH)

2.7/2.7 4.4 34.48 40 NA MG^ns 57.0 Full Mt.Ster.-Com. Pt. Rd.

1.3/1.3 8.2 17.86 46 NA VG 74.5 Full H’burg-D’ville Rd.

Georges Run (02-201) (RM 14.4) (WWH)

0.5/0.5 1.2 58.82 46 NA MG^ns 61.0 Full C.Ville-London North Rd.

Lizard Run (02-273 ) (RM 12.93) (Undesignated/LRW)

0.2/0.2 1.2 41.67 - - VP* - (Non) London Northern Rd.

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* Significant departure from ecoregion biocriteria; poor and very poor results are underlined.

** Attainment status not applied to mixing zones.

ns Nonsignificant departure from ecoregion biocriteria (4 IBI or ICI units; 0.5 Iwb units).

a Narrative evaluation is used in lieu of ICI for qualitative samples (E=Excellent, VG=Very Good, G=Good, MG=Marginally good, F=Fair, P=Poor, VP=Very Poor).

b Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI) values based on the most recent version (Rankin 1989).

c Use attainment status based on one organism group is parenthetically expressed.

X15 Less than optimal flow over artificial substrate samplers

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Ecoregion Biocriteria: Eastern Corn Belt Plains (ECBP)

INDEX - Site Type WWH EWH MWHd

IBI - Headwaters/Wading 40 50 24

Mod. Iwb - Wading 8.3 9.4 5.8

ICI 36 46 22

d - Modified Warmwater Habitat for channel modifications.

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