Middle Lower Big Darby- Historical Data

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Ohio EPA has sampled the Middle Lower Big Darby Creek  subwatershed 56 times at a total of 16 sites since 1977.   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 Middle Big Darby picture album. 

 

Site # 

 Stream 

River Mile 

 Date Sampled  Type 

Drainage Area (mi2) 

 IBIa (Fish)  Mod. Iwbb 

ICIc

(Bugs) 

 QHEId 
1 Big Darby Creek  26.1 8/29/2002 Fish and Bugs  495 56 9.37 E  94.5
1 Big Darby Creek  25.7 8/7/1981 Fish  496 45.6 9.25 -  - 
2 (u) (d) Springwater Run(RM 24)  0.8/0.2  8/7/2001 Fish and Bugs  2 50 4.45 F  48.5
-  Big Darby Creek  25.2 7/2/1979 Fish and Bugs  496 54 10.24 44 - 
-  Big Darby Creek  25.1 1993 Bugs  496 -  -  50 - 
-  Big Darby Creek  25 7/20/1979 Fish  496 54 9.39 -  82.5
3 Unnamed Tributary (23.77)  0.1 8/7/2001 Fish  1 30 1.14 -  61.5
4 Big Darby Creek  24 9/2/1981 Fish  498 46 8.73 -  - 
4 Big Darby Creek  24 8/10/1987 Fish  498 58 10.82 -  84.5
4 Big Darby Creek  23.8 9/24/1997 Fish and Bugs  498 54 10.47 46 95.5
4 Big Darby Creek  23.8 9/21/2001 Fish and Bugs  498 53.3 9.95 46 87.5
4 Big Darby Creek  23.7 9/19/1984 Fish  498 48 5.46 -  - 
4 Big Darby Creek  23.6/23.8  8/20/1992 Fish and Bugs  498 56.5 10.48 42 98
4 Big Darby Creek  24 9/2/1981 Fish  498 46 8.73 -  - 
5 Big Darby Creek  22.9/22.3  8/6/1992 Fish and Bugs  505 55 10.25 56 87.5
5 Big Darby Creek  22.5/22.4  10/6/1997 Fish and Bugs  505 37 7.27 40 - 
5 Big Darby Creek  22.8/22.5  9/25/2001 Fish and Bugs  505 53 11.36 56 84.5
-  Big Darby Creek  21.7/21.3  7/3/1979 Fish and Bugs  508 54 9.8 48 - 
-  Big Darby Creek  21.5 8/10/1987 Fish  508 54 9.68 -  - 
6 (u) (d) Unnamed Tributary(RM 20.20)  0.8 10/20/1994 Fish  4 52 8.77 -  80.5
6 Unnamed Tributary(RM 20.20)  0.8 8/7/2001 Fish and Bugs  4 44 4.73 G  77.5
-  Big Darby Creek  20.2 7/16/1981 Fish  511 42 8.23 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  20.2 8/10/1987 Fish  511 52 10.52 -  - 
-  Big Darby Creek  20.2 9/29/1992 Fish  511 59 10.87 -  98.5
-  Big Darby Creek  19.8 10/18/1979 Fish  512 42 6.73 -  - 
7 Big Darby Creek  19.1 1992 Bugs  512 -  -  48 - 
7 Big Darby Creek  18.7/19.1  10/1/2001 Fish and Bugs  512.5 52 10.53 42 85
8 Unnamed Tributary (RM 18.41)  0.1 8/8/2002 Fish and Bugs  2 42 3.35 G  52.5
9 (d) Grenbriar Creek(RM 16.75)  2.7 7/18/2001 Fish and Bugs  4 44 4.93 MG  57
10 (u) (d) Grenbriar Creek(RM 16.75)  1.3/1.1  7/18/2001 Fish and Bugs  7.5 46 5.7 P  74.5
10 Grenbriar Creek(RM 16.75)  1.3 2002 Bugs  7 -  -  VG  - 
11 Big Darby Creek  15.7/15.8  9/5/2002 Fish and Bugs  529 56 10.52 52 88.5
12 Georges Run (RM 14.4)  0.9/0.5  9/6/2001 Fish  1 46 5.39 MG  61
13 Big Darby Creek  15.1 2002 Bugs  532 -  -  54 - 
-  Big Darby Creek  14 1979 Fish  533 38 7.7 - -
14 (u) (d) Big Darby Creek  13.2 1977 Bugs  534 -  -  34 - 
14 Big Darby Creek  13.2 1979 Bugs  534 -  -  42 - 
14 Big Darby Creek  13.2 8/12/1988 Fish  534 54 10.33 -  92
14 Big Darby Creek  13.4 8/3/1988 Fish and Bugs  534 54 9.81 50 86.5
14 Big Darby Creek  13.4 8/10/1990 Fish and Bugs  534 52 9.06 54 91
14 Big Darby Creek  13.5 9/27/1992 Fish and Bugs  534 56 10.38 48 - 
14 Big Darby Creek  13.4/13.5  10/14/1993 Fish and Bugs  534 52 9.92 50 - 
14 Big Darby Creek  13.2 9/29/1997 Fish  534 56 9.47 -  83.5

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, VG=Very Good, G=Good, MG=Moderately Good,  F=Fair (non-attainment) and P= Poor(non-attainment)

d. QHEI=Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index  

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Last updated: May 14, 2008.