Iowa DNR
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River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Physical Habitat Assessments

Twin Grove Creek Ollie

Fish Session #1559

Sample Date
5/22/2014
Timeframe
1000-1030  
Reach Size
550 ft
Method
Standard Wadeable
Sample Quality
Good
Last Update
6/30/2014 11:36:17 AM

Fish Health

# DELTs
0
# Non-DELTs
0

Equipment

Backpack Shockers
1
Blocknets
0
Property Access Notice

This site is on privately-owned land. The DNR obtains permission from the landowner(s) prior to conducting any sampling surveys.

FIBI Score
32
Warm Water
Fair
Session Comments

Initially used two backpacks, but one failed (battery issue). We did collect a representative sample and didn't observe many escapees.

Collected Fish

Identity verification status for this species
Size Class: Typically only collected for sportfish
Taxa excluded from species count metrics.
Click on species name for more information about that species
Species Catch
Creek Chub
Latin: Semotilus atromaculatus
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
27
Red Shiner
Latin: Cyprinella lutrensis
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
25
Bluntnose Minnow
Latin: Pimephales notatus
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
14
Green Sunfish
Latin: Lepomis cyanellus
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
11
Bigmouth Shiner
Latin: Ericymba dorsalis
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
10
Central Stoneroller
Latin: Campostoma anomalum
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Herbivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
7
Suckermouth Minnow
Latin: Phenacobius mirabilis
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
3
Johnny Darter
Latin: Etheostoma nigrum
Family: Percidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
3
Common Shiner
Latin: Luxilus cornutus
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
2
Sand Shiner
Latin: Miniellus stramineus
Family: Leuciscidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
1

FIBI Calculation Factors

Factor Value
Drainage area (mi2) 5.5410
Log(DA) 0.7436
Total Fish 103
Fish per 500 ft 94
Total Species 10
# Excluded Taxa 0
# Exotic Species 0
# LMB-BG 0
Calculation Last Updated 2/7/2025 2:32:57 PM

Fish Index of Biotic Integrity

Metric Name Value Score
Native Species 10 8.07
Sucker Species 0 0
Sensitive Species 0 0
Benthic Invertivore Species 2 4.48
Top 3 Abundance Percentage 64.08 7.5
Benthic Invertivore Percentage 5.83 3.29
Omnivore Percentage 37.86 7.5
Top Carnivore Percentage 0 0
Lithophilous Spawner Percentage 2.91 3.26
Tolerance Index 9.22 1.24
Adjusted Catch per Unit Effort 2.91 0.29
DELT Percentage Adjustment 0 0

FIBI Score Explained

Sites that score between 26 - 50 are considered fair. Fish abundance ranges from lower than average to very abundant. If fish are abundant, tolerant species are usually dominant. Native fish species usually equal ten or more species. The three most abundant species typically comprise two-thirds or more of the total number of fish. One or more sensitive species, long-lived fish species or benthic habitat specialists such as suckers (Catostomidae) are present. Top carnivore species are often, but not always present in low abundance. Species that are able to utilize a wide range of food items including plant, animal and detritus are usually more common than specialized feeders, such as benthic invertivore fish. Species that require silt-free, rock substrate for spawning or feeding are typically rare or absent. Fish condition is usually good; however, elevated levels of fish exhibiting external anomalies associated with disease or stress are not unusual.

This location has been classified as a Candidate Reference Site. Further study is required to determine if this site represents natural stream qualities that are least disturbed by human activities within the watershed.

EcoRegion Comparison

Scores for a sampling session are compared against reference sites within the same ecoregion:

Rolling Loess Prairies

This site is in the Rolling Loess Prairies ecoregion.

Ecoregion Map
Max 83
75th Percentile 59
Median 48
25th Percentile 38
Min 10
This Session's Score 32
Total Reference Site Samples 105
Mean 49.02
Standard Deviation 14.97