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

Unnamed Tributary To West Fork Little Sioux River Marcus (REMAP #77)

Invert Sampling Session #10037

Session Data

Sample Date
7/6/2021
Sampling Gear
Low-Flow Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
1749729
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
3/17/2022 11:12:57 AM
Last Update
3/24/2022 8:11:29 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
LT
Comments

Two exposed plates.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 6
  • Total individuals collected 32
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 10
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 17
Pisidiidae Veneroida Pisidiidae Pea Clams 2
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Tipulidae Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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