Skippack Creek
Basin: Perkiomen Creek Basin | Long-Term Sampling Sites
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Station number | 3 |
| description | Upstream of Arcola Road |
| Latitude (decimal) | 40.1508 |
| Longitude (decimal) | -75.4464 |
| Land Use | |
| Watershed area (km2) | 144 |
| Percent developed | 24.0 |
| Percent in agriculture | 49.7 |
| Percent forested | 21 |
| Percent wetland or water | 0.6 |
| Percent in quarries or mining | 0.0 |
| Chemistry | |
| Nitrate (mg/L) | 3.3 |
| Total Dissolved Phosphorus (mg/L) | 0.171 |
| pH | 8.6 |
| Conductivity (μmhos) | 622 |
| Alkalinity (as mg/L CaCO3) | 64 |
| Macroinvertebrate Data | |
| years sampled | 1996-2007 |
| MAIS score | 6.8 |
| water quality based on MAIS score | fair |
| 1st most abundant macroinvertebrate | Chironomidae (midges) |
| 2nd most abundant macroinvertebrate | Oligochaeta (aquatic earthworms) |
| 3rd most abundant macroinvertebrate | Elmidae (riffle beetles) |
| 4th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Psephenidae (water penny beetles) |
| 5th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Hydropsychidae (common netspinner caddisflies) |
| 6th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Hydroptilidae (micro caddisflies) |
| 7th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Planariidae (flatworms) |
| 8th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Caenidae (small squaregill mayflies) |
| 9th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Philopotamidae (fingernet caddisflies) |
| 10th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Naididae (naidid worms) |
