Middle Big Darby Creek- Historical Data

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Ohio EPA has sampled Middle Big Darby  subwatershed 27 times at a total of  9 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 Middle Big Darby picture album. 

 

Site # 

 Stream 

River Mile 

 Date Sampled  Type 

Drainage Area (mi2) 

 IBIa (Fish)  Mod. Iwbb  ICIc (Bugs)  QHEId 
1 (u) (d) Worthington Ditch  0.2 8/8/2001 Fish and Bugs  4 24 3.9 MG  46.5
 
2 Big Darby Creek  49.7 8/19/1986 Fish and Bugs  177 41 8.4 50 - 
2 Big Darby Creek  49.5 9/25/2001 Fish and Bugs  177 48 8.2 56 76
 
3 (u) (d) Ballenger-Jones Ditch  0.4 8/8/2001 Fish and Bugs  6 40 5 E  69
 
-  Big Darby Creek  48.9 9/22/1993 Fish  188 54 10.1 -  96
-  Big Darby Creek  47.9 1993 Bugs  192 -  -  36 - 
 
4 (u) (d) Yutzy Ditch  0.4 2001 Bugs  4 -  -  MG  - 
 
-  Big Darby Creek  47.0 8/20/1986 Fish  199 49 9 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  46.8 9/19/1984 Fish  199 48 5.4 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  45 8/12/1994 Fish  212 44 8.8 -  73.5
 
5 (u) (d) Fitzgerald Ditch  0.4 8/4/1994 Fish  5 12 -  -  - 
5 Fitzgerald Ditch  0.5 8/8/2001 Fish and Bugs  5 32 4.8 MG  56.5
 
-  Big Darby Creek  44.8 10/27/1981 Fish  217 43 8.3 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  44.8 8/4/1993 Fish and Bugs  217 43 8 50 71.5
-  Big Darby Creek  44.8 8/12/1994 Fish  217 50 9.4 -  69.5
-  (u) (d) Big Darby Creek  44.5 10/17/1979 Fish and Bugs  217 38 7.8 40 - 
-  Big Darby Creek  44.5 8/20/1987 Fish  217 40 4.5 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  43.9 1986 Bugs  220 -  -  36 - 
-  Big Darby Creek  43.4 8/19/1994 Fish  221 60 9.8 -  83.5
 
6 (u) (d) Big Darby Creek  41.8 6/28/1979 Fish and Bugs  240 56 9.6 42 96
6 Big Darby Creek  42 7/14/1981 Fish  240 49 9 -  82.5
6 Big Darby Creek  41.8 8/27/1981 Fish  240 46 8.5 -  - 
6 Big Darby Creek  42.0/41.9  9/25/1992 Fish and Bugs  240 50 9.7 36 97.5
6 Big Darby Creek  42 10/13/1993 Fish  240 53 9.2 E  87.5
6 Big Darby Creek  41.9 8/12/1994 Fish  240 56 9.2 -  79
6 Big Darby Creek  41.9 7/22/1997 Fish and Bugs  240 53 9.8 48 85.5
6 Big Darby Creek  42 9/25/2001 Fish and Bugs  240 55 9.9 50 81.5

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:

    E=Excellent and MG=Marginally Good (a non-significant departure from WWH)

d. QHEI=Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index

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Last updated: May 14, 2008.