Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Collected at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant Portage and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, 1998
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science for a changing world In cooperation with the Ohio Army National Guard Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Collected at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant Portage and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, 1998 Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4202 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey COVER: Pond succeeding to a wetland, Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, Portage and Trumbull Counties, Ohio. (Photo provided by Ohio Army National Guard; photographer unknown.) U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Aquatic Macro!nvertebrates Collected at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, Portage and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, 1998 By John S. Tertuliani Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4202 In cooperation with the Ohio Army National Guard U.S. Department of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Charles G. Groat, Director Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. For additional information write to: District Chief U.S. Geological Survey 6480 Doubletree Avenue Columbus, OH 43229-1111 Copies of this report can be purchased from: U.S. Geological Survey Information Services Box 25286 Denver, CO 80225-0286 1999 CONTENTS Abstract .................................................................................. 1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1 Purpose and scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Description of study area ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Previous studies .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Methods of study .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Aquatic macroinvertebrates collected at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant....................................................................... 7 Field conditions and sampling results at Invertebrate Community Index (ICI) stations ............................................ 8 Station 1: South Fork Eagle Creek at North Perimeter Road ........................................................................... 8 Station 2: Sand Creek at George Road ............................................................................................................. 12 Station 3: Hinkley Creek at South Patrol Road ................................................................................................ 13 Comparisons between ICI stations, based on index metrics ....................................................................................... 14 Metric 1: Total number of taxa ......................................................................................................................... 14 Metric 2: Number of mayfly taxa ..................................................................................................................... 14 Metric 3: Number of caddisfly taxa .................................................................................................................. 14 Metric 4: Number of Diptera taxa .................................................................................................................... 14 Metric 5: Percent mayflies ................................................................................................................................ 14 Metric 6: Percent caddisflies ............................................................................................................................ 14 Metric 7: Percent Tanytarsini midges ............................................................................................................... 14 Metric 8: Percent other Diptera and non-insects .............................................................................................. 15 Metric 9: Percent tolerant organisms ................................................................................................................ 15 Metric 10: Qualitative EPT taxa ....................................................................................................................... 15 Qualitative samples ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 Summary and conclusions .................................................................................................................................................... 17 References cited ...............................................................................................................................................................^ 18 Appendix A Taxa lists ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 FIGURES 1. Map showing location of training areas and macroinvertebrate survey locations at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, Ravenna, Ohio, 1998 ........................................................................................ 2 2. Map showing drainage areas above Invertebrate Community Index (ICI) sampling stations, Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, Ravenna, Ohio, 1998 ........................................................................................ 5 3-8. Photographs showing: 3. Station 1, South Fork Eagle Creek, view looking upstream ............................................................................ 9 4. Station 1, Hester-Dendy samplers at the end of the 6-week sampling period .................................................. 9 5. Station 2, Sand Creek, view looking downstream............................................................................................ 10 6. Station 2, Hester-Dendy samplers at the end of the 6-week sampling period .................................................. 10 7. Station 3, Hinkley Creek, view looking downstream ....................................................................................... 11 8. Station3, Hester-Dendy samplers at the end of the 6-week sampling period .................................................. 11 Contents iii TABLES 1. Community metrics of the Invertebrate Community Index (ICI) ............................................................................. 6 2. Field conditions during macroinvertebrate sampling for Invertebrate Community Index........................................ 8 3. Invertebrate Community Index values and scores for stations 1-3 .......................................................................... 12 4. Locations of Invertebrate Community Index stations and qualitative sites at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plan ............................................................................................................................. 16 A-1. Quantitative results of macroinvertebrate survey using Hester-Dendy samplers in streams .................................... 20 A-2. Qualitative results of macroinvertebrate survey with D-framed dipnet .................................................................... 22 CONVERSION FACTORS AND ABBREVIATED WATER-QUALITY UNITS Multiply By To obtain inch (in) 25.4 millimeter foot (ft) 0.3048 meter mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer millimeter (mm) 0.03937 inch micrometer (Jim) 0.00003937 inch square inch (in2) 6.452 square centimeter square foot (ft ) 0.09290 square meter acre 0.4047 hectare square mile (mi ) 2.590 square kilometer foot per second(ft/s) 0.3048 meter per second Temperature: Temperature is given in degrees Celsius (°C), which can be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) by use of the following equation: °F=1.8(°C) + 32 Dissolved oxygen units used in this report: Dissolved oxygen concentrations in water are reported in milligrams per liter (mg/L). Milligrams per liter is a unit expressing the concentration of chemical constituents as weight (milligrams) of chemical per unit volume (liter) of water. Specific conductance units are reported in microsiemens per centimeter (jlS/cm) standardized at 25 degrees Celsius Other Abbreviations: EOLP: Erie-Ontario Lake Plain EPT: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera HD: Hester-Dendy, a multiple-plate sampler representing 1 ft2 of artificial substrate ICI: Invertebrate Community Index ODNR: Ohio Department of Natural Resources OEPA: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency RVAAP: Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant iv Contents Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Collected at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, Portage and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, 1998 By John S. Tertuliani Abstract represented 38 distinct taxa. The density at Sand Creek was 246 per square foot and represented The results of a survey of macroinvertebrate com 29 distinct taxa. The density at Hinkley Creek munities in the Ravenna Army Ammunition was 864 per square foot and represented 36 dis Plant, were used as an indicator of disturbance in tinct taxa. streams flowing through or near the training areas Qualitative samples were also collected at at the Plant. The data were interpreted using the 21 other