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Ohio EPA has sampled Big Darby Creek Milford Center to Plain City  subwatershed 50 times at a total of 17 sites since 1979.   There are 

a few different designated uses for this subwatershed including Exceptional Warm Water Habitat(EWH) and Warm Water Habitat(WWH).

Available pictures near each site can be accessed by clicking on the (u) for the upstream view of the site or the (d) for the downstream view next to the site number.  More pictures are available in the Big Darby Creek Milford Center to Plain City picture album. 

 

Site # 

 Stream 

River Mile 

 Date Sampled  Type 

Drainage Area (mi2) 

 IBIa (Fish)  Mod. Iwbb  ICIc (Bugs)  QHEId 
1 (u) (d) Big Darby Creek  63.7 8/19/1986 Fish  89 52 9.4 -  66
1 Big Darby Creek  64 9/7/1989 Fish  89 52 9.3 -  - 
1 Big Darby Creek  63.9 7/25/2000 Fish  89 32 6.5 -  - 
1 Big Darby Creek  64.4 2001 Bugs  88 -  -  50 - 
2 (u) (d) Prairie Run  0.3 9/25/2002 Fish  3 36 2.6 -  23
 -  Big Darby Creek  63.6 6/20/1979 Fish  119 50 9.2 -  - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  63.6 7/15/1981 Fish  119 40 6.9 -  - 
3 Big Darby Creek  62.5 7/7/1981 Fish  121 42 8.4 -  80.5
3 Big Darby Creek  62.6 1986 Bugs  121 -  -  50 - 
3 Big Darby Creek  62.5 8/12/1992 Fish  121 48 9.5 -  80
3 Big Darby Creek  62.5 6/17/1993 Fish  121 52 10.1 -  - 
3 Big Darby Creek  62.5 7/23/2001 Fish and Bugs  121 47 7.5 42 83.5
 -  Big Darby Creek  59.6 9/8/1981 Fish  126 42 8.9 -  - 
-   Big Darby Creek  58.8 9/7/1979 Fish and Bugs  127 49 8.5 30 - 
-   Big Darby Creek  58.9 7/24/2000 Fish  127 50 9.5 -  - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  58.1 2000 Bugs  128 -  -  E  - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  55.3 8/19/1981 Fish  135 42 8.2 -  85.5
 -  Big Darby Creek  55.1 7/24/1986 Fish  135 52.7 9.2 -  78
4(nearby) Big Darby Creek  54.2 7/6/1979 Fish  136 50 9.3 -  83
4 Big Darby Creek  54.5 7/15/1981 Fish  136 38.7 7 -  - 
4 Big Darby Creek  54.7 9/22/1986 Fish and Bugs  136 38 7.3 46 - 
4 Big Darby Creek  54.4 7/8/1992 Fish and Bugs  136 48 9 50 96
4 Big Darby Creek  54.2 2000 Bugs  136 -  -  50 - 
4 Big Darby Creek  54.2 8/15/2001 Fish and Bugs  136 53 9.2 42 83.5
5(nearby) Big Darby Creek  53.8 7/24/1986 Fish and Bugs  136 43.3 8.2 38 - 
5 Big Darby Creek  53.9 7/8/1992 Fish and Bugs  136 53 10 46 95
5 Big Darby Creek  53.9 7/24/2000 Fish and Bugs  136 52 9.6 E  - 
5 Big Darby Creek  53.9 8/16/2001 Fish and Bugs  136 52 9.4 E  93
 - (u) (d) Big Darby Creek  53.1 10/3/1979 Fish and Bugs  149 43 8.8 26 - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  53.1 9/16/1981 Fish  149 44 8.5 -  - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  53.2 9/30/1981 Fish  149 40 8.5 -  - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  53.4 7/28/1986 Fish and Bugs  149 42 8 50 - 
-  Big Darby Creek  53.4 9/1/1992 Fish and Bugs  149 49 9.6 42 80.5
 -  Big Darby Creek  53.4 9/21/1993 Fish and Bugs  149 51 9.2 44 - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  53.2 7/24/1997 Fish and Bugs  149 48 8.4 44 79
 -  Big Darby Creek  53.1 2000 Bugs  149 -  -  E  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  52.2 8/3/1993 Fish and Bugs  150 52 9.6 46 89.5
6 Big Darby Creek  52.5 8/28/2001 Fish and Bugs  150 51 9.1 52 - 
7 (d) Sweeney Run  0.1 7/12/2001 Fish and Bugs  4 46 4.2 F  58
8 Big Darby Creek  52.1 1993 Bugs  150 -  -  46 - 
8 Big Darby Creek  52.1 2001 Bugs  150 -  -  52   
9 Big Darby Creek  52 1993 Bugs  150 -  -  44 -  
9 Big Darby Creek  52 8/28/2001 Fish and Bugs  150 43 8.8 44 81
 -  Big Darby Creek  51.5 6/27/1979 Fish and Bugs  156 48 9.4 30 - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  51.5 8/19/1981 Fish  156 42.4 7.2 -  - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  51.8 7/28/1986 Fish and Bugs  156 40.7 7.9 50 - 
 -  Big Darby Creek  51.6 8/17/1992 Fish  156 49 9.3 -  78.5
 -  Big Darby Creek  51.9 8/4/1993 Fish  156 49 8.9 -  81.5
 -  Big Darby Creek  51.9 7/24/1997 Fish and Bugs  156 39 8.4 46 78
 -  Big Darby Creek 

51

 7/24/1997 Fish  157 37 7.3 -  53

a. IBI=Index of Biotic Integrity

b. Mod. Iwb= Modified Index of Well-being

c. Narrative evaluation is used in lieu of Invertebrate Community Index(ICI) for qualitative samples:

    E=Excellent and F=Fair (non-attainment)

d. QHEI=Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index  

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Last updated: May 14, 2008.