Lower Big Darby Creek- Historical Data

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Ohio EPA has sampled the Lower Big Darby Creek  subwatershed 36 times at a total of 14 sites since 1979.   This main stem of Big Darby subwatershed is classified Exceptional Warm Water Habitat(EWH) while some of the tributaries are classified 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 Lower Big Darby picture album. 

 

Site # 

 Stream 

River Mile 

 Date Sampled  Type 

Drainage Area (mi2) 

 IBIa (Fish)  Mod. Iwbb  ICIc (Bugs)  QHEId 
1 (d) Lizard Run(RM 12.9)  0.2 2001 Bugs  1 -  -  VP  - 
2 Big Darby Creek  11.3 7/10/1979 Fish  537 50 9.75 -  - 
2 Big Darby Creek  11.3 9/17/1981 Fish  537 46 9.02 -  - 
2 Big Darby Creek  11.2 2002 Bugs  537 -  -  52 - 
2 Big Darby Creek  10.9 10/29/1979 Fish  537 48 8.69 -  - 
2 Big Darby Creek  10.9 10/1/1981 Fish  537 42.7 8.65 -  - 
3 Big Darby Creek  10.4 9/5/2002 Fish  538 56 9.58 -  85
-  Unnamed Tributary (RM 9.11)  0.3 8/18/1994 Fish  1 52 7.65 -  76
-  Unnamed Tributary (RM 8.80)  1.4 7/10/1995 Fish  2 34 3.18 -  71.5
4 Big Darby Creek  8.4 9/5/2002 Fish and Bugs  544 48 9.45 52 69.5
-  Big Darby Creek  7.4 10/29/1979 Fish  545 52 8.69 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  7.4 10/29/1981 Fish  545 46 9.21 -  81
5 Big Darby Creek  5.3 2002 Bugs  550 -  -  52 - 
-  Big Darby Creek  4.7 8/31/1988 Fish  551 34 7.07 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  3.7 10/29/1979 Fish  553 44 8.21 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  3.7 8/6/1981 Fish  553 45 9.36 -  89.5
6 (u) (d) Big Darby Creek  3.5 10/11/1983 Fish  552 52 6.04 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  3.5 7/27/1984 Fish  552 50.4 8.92 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  3.5 9/25/1992 Fish  552 56 10.2 -  91.5
6 Big Darby Creek  3.4 8/31/1984 Fish  552 50 9.25 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  3.3 9/3/1981 Fish  552 41 7.98 -  86.5
6 Big Darby Creek  3.3 9/28/1984 Fish  552 53.2 9.45 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  3.3 9/17/1986 Fish  552 38 4.46 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  3.3/3.1  10/14/1992 Fish and Bugs  552 56 8.61 54 90
6 Big Darby Creek  3.2 7/5/1979 Fish  552 54 10.55 -  85.5
6 Big Darby Creek  3.2 6/18/1987 Fish  552 42 5.03 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  3.2/3.1  9/24/2001 Fish and Bugs  552 54 11.02 54 82
6 Big Darby Creek  3.1 8/31/1984 Fish  552 45.6 9.72 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  3 8/31/1984 Fish  552 46.3 9.15 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  2.9 7/27/1984 Fish  552 43.6 9.4 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  2.8 7/27/1984 Fish  552 45.6 9.14 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  2.4 8/1/1997 Fish  554 38 9.05 -  81.5
-  Big Darby Creek  2.1 9/30/1997 Fish  554 56 8.19 -  69
7 Big Darby Creek  0.3 10/6/1997 Fish  555 54 8.31 -  78.5
7 Big Darby Creek  0.3 10/1/2001 Fish  555 50 11.01 -  71.5
7 Big Darby Creek  0.1 11/5/1984 Fish  555 42 5.83 -   - 

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: VP=Very Poor (non-attainment)

d. QHEI=Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index

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Last updated: May 14, 2008.