Headwaters Big Darby Creek- Historical Data

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Ohio EPA has sampled Headwaters Big Darby Creek  subwatershed 22 times at a total of 5 sites since 1979.   There are a fewdifferent designated uses for this subwatershed including Exceptional Warm Water Habitat(EWH), Warm Water Habitat(WWH) and Coldwater Habitat (CWH).  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 Headwaters Big Darby Creek picture album. 

 

Site #  Stream  River Mile  Date Sampled  Type 

Drainage Area (mi2) 

 IBIa (Fish)  Mod. Iwbb  ICIc (Bugs)  QHEId 
1 Big Darby Creek  83.2 7/9/1997 Fish and Bugs  1 47 6.6 48 67.5
1 Big Darby Creek  83.2 9/28/1999 Fish  1 50 5 -  - 
1 Big Darby Creek  83.2 2001 Bugs  1 -  -  42 - 
2 (u) (d) Big Darby Creek  82.6 6/27/1983 Fish  2 51 5.1 -  - 
2 Big Darby Creek  82.6 9/11/1997 Fish and Bugs  2 47 6.8 40 41
2 Big Darby Creek  82.6 9/28/1999 Fish  2 45 6.5 -  40
2 Big Darby Creek  82.6 7/12/2000 Fish  2 44 7.7 -  - 
2 Big Darby Creek  82.5 7/10/2001 Fish and Bugs  2 52 5.7 46 68
-  Big Darby Creek  81.5 9/11/1997 Fish and Bugs  3 41 6.7 38 52.5
-  Big Darby Creek  81.5 7/9/1999 Fish  3 40 6.8 -  55.5
-  Big Darby Creek  81.5 7/13/2000 Fish  3 42 6.9 -  - 
3 Big Darby Creek  80.8 10/5/1997 Fish  4 41.3 6.5 -  60
3 Big Darby Creek  80.8 7/9/1999 Fish  4 44 6.6 -  68
3 Big Darby Creek  80.8 7/13/2000 Fish  4 46 7.2 -  - 
3 Big Darby Creek  80.8 7/10/2001 Fish  4 42 4.7 -  61
4(u) (d) Big Darby Creek  79.2 6/18/1979 Fish and Bugs  6 49 7.5 24 - 
4 Big Darby Creek  79.2 9/17/1987 Fish  6 40 6.3 -  - 
4 Big Darby Creek  79.3 7/5/1988 Fish and Bugs  6 49 7 G  72.5
4 Big Darby Creek  79.3 7/14/1989 Fish  6 39 6.7 -  - 
4 Big Darby Creek  79.0 8/27/1992 Fish and Bugs  6 49 7.9 50 63.5
4 Big Darby Creek  79.3 1997 Bugs  6 -  -  52 - 
4 Big Darby Creek  79.2 7/11/2001 Fish and Bugs  6 48 6.4 56 64.5

 

 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:   G=Good

d. QHEI=Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index

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Last updated: May 14, 2008.