Monacacy Creek @ Rt 422
Basin: Northeast Schuylkill Basin
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Station number | 144 |
| description | Below Ben Franklin Hwy. |
| Latitude (decimal) | 40.2747 |
| Longitude (decimal) | -75.7818 |
| Land Use | |
| Watershed area (km2) | 59 |
| Percent developed | 1.7 |
| Percent in agriculture | 62.7 |
| Percent forested | 30 |
| Percent wetland or water | 0.6 |
| Percent in quarries or mining | 1.3 |
| Chemistry | |
| Nitrate (mg/L) | 3.6 |
| Total Dissolved Phosphorus (mg/L) | 0.016 |
| pH | 8.3 |
| Conductivity (μmhos) | 447 |
| Alkalinity (as mg/L CaCO3) | 148 |
| Macroinvertebrate Data | |
| years sampled | 2007 |
| MAIS score | 6.9 |
| water quality based on MAIS score | fair |
| 1st most abundant macroinvertebrate | Chironomidae (midges) |
| 2nd most abundant macroinvertebrate | Oligochaeta (aquatic earthworms) |
| 3rd most abundant macroinvertebrate | Hydropsychidae (common netspinner caddisflies) |
| 4th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Elmidae (riffle beetles) |
| 5th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Tipulidae (crane flies) |
| 6th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Ephemerellidae (spiny crawler mayflies) |
| 7th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Hydroptilidae (micro caddisflies) |
| 8th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Philopotamidae (fingernet caddisflies) |
| 9th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Empididae (aquatic dance flies) |
| 10th most abundant macroinvertebrate | Nematoda (nematodes) |