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East Fork Wapsipinicon River Sweet Marsh SWMA - Tripoli

Fish Session #1642

Sample Date
8/25/2014
Timeframe
1015-1202  
Reach Size
1302 ft
Method
Standard Wadeable
Sample Quality
Good
Last Update
2/24/2015 8:44:18 AM

Fish Health

# DELTs
0
# Non-DELTs
0

Equipment

Backpack Shockers
0
Blocknets
1
Barge Shocker
True
Boat Shocker
False
Property Access Notice

This site is on public land, such as a county park, state park, or state-managed wildlife area.

FIBI Score
52
Warm Water
Good
Session Comments

Low fish numbers, especially suckers, for the amount of deep water present. There appeared to be several blackstripe topminnows that we weren't able to collect.

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
Common Shiner
Latin: Luxilus cornutus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
72
Bigmouth Shiner
Latin: Notropis dorsalis
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
65
Spotfin Shiner
Latin: Cyprinella spiloptera
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
59
Common Carp
Latin: Cyprinus carpio
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: True
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
40
Hornyhead Chub
Latin: Nocomis biguttatus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
38
Bluntnose Minnow
Latin: Pimephales notatus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
37
Bluegill
Latin: Lepomis macrochirus
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
31
Johnny Darter
Latin: Etheostoma nigrum
Family: Percidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
31
White Sucker
Latin: Catostomus commersonii
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Omnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
28
Brassy Minnow
Latin: Hybognathus hankinsoni
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Herbivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
25
Blackside Darter
Latin: Percina maculata
Family: Percidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
24
American Brook Lamprey
Latin: Lethenteron appendix
Family: Petromyzontidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Filter
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
24
Sand Shiner
Latin: Notropis stramineus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
23
Largemouth Bass
Latin: Micropterus salmoides
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Largemouth Bass
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
22
Carmine Shiner
Latin: Notropis percobromus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Insectivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
17
Creek Chub
Latin: Semotilus atromaculatus
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
15
Banded Darter
Latin: Etheostoma zonale
Family: Percidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
9
Central Stoneroller
Latin: Campostoma anomalum
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Herbivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
7
Green Sunfish
Latin: Lepomis cyanellus
Family: Centrarchidae
Tolerance: Tolerant
Trophic: Generalist
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
7
Northern Pike
Latin: Esox lucius
Family: Esocidae
Tolerance: Sensitive
Trophic: Top Carnivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
5
Suckermouth Minnow
Latin: Phenacobius mirabilis
Family: Cyprinidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
2
Golden Redhorse
Latin: Moxostoma erythrurum
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
2
Fantail Darter
Latin: Etheostoma flabellare
Family: Percidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
2
Shorthead Redhorse
Latin: Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Family: Catostomidae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: True
Is Hybrid: False
1
Stonecat
Latin: Noturus flavus
Family: Ictaluridae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
1
Yellow Bullhead
Latin: Ameiurus natalis
Family: Ictaluridae
Tolerance: Intermediate
Trophic: Benthic Invertivore
Is Exotic: False
Is LithoSpawner: False
Is Hybrid: False
1

FIBI Calculation Factors

Factor Value
Drainage area (mi2) 143.8780
Log(DA) 2.1580
Total Fish 588
Fish per 500 ft 226
Total Species 26
# Excluded Taxa 0
# Exotic Species 1
# LMB-BG 2
Calculation Last Updated 11/12/2019 10:45:35 AM

Fish Index of Biotic Integrity

Metric Name Value Score
Native Species 23 6.57
Sucker Species 3 4.26
Sensitive Species 6 5
Benthic Invertivore Species 9 7.5
Top 3 Abundance Percentage 33.33 10
Benthic Invertivore Percentage 12.41 2.41
Omnivore Percentage 17.86 8.2
Top Carnivore Percentage 0.85 2.11
Lithophilous Spawner Percentage 0.85 0.33
Tolerance Index 5.4 7.3
Adjusted Catch per Unit Effort 32.57 3.26
DELT Percentage Adjustment 0 0

FIBI Score Explained

Sites that score between 51 - 70 are considered good. Fish (excluding tolerant species) are fairly abundant to very abundant. If high numbers are present, intermediately tolerant species or tolerant species are usually dominant. A moderately high number of fish species belonging to several families are present. The three most abundant fish species typically comprise two-thirds or less of the total number of fish. Several long-lived species and benthic invertivore species are present. One or more sensitive species are usually present. Top carnivore species are usually present in low numbers and often one or more life stages are missing. Species that require silt-free, rock substrate for spawning or feeding are present in low proportion to the total number of fish. Fish condition is good; typically less than 1% of the total number of fish exhibits external anomalies associated with disease or stress.

This location has been classified as a Reference Site. Reference sites represent natural stream qualities that are least disturbed by human activities within the watershed. These sites are then grouped by ecoregion to establish a benchmark against which other streams in the same ecoregion are compared.

EcoRegion Comparison

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

Iowan Surface

This site is in the Iowan Surface ecoregion.

Ecoregion Map
Max 92
75th Percentile 77
Median 70
25th Percentile 59
Min 27
This Session's Score 52
Total Reference Site Samples 137
Mean 67.77
Standard Deviation 13.85