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

Muddy Creek North Liberty (MC2)

Invert Sampling Session #10277

Session Data

Sample Date
9/8/2022
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2169748
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
12/30/2022 10:23:35 AM
Last Update
1/4/2023 12:10:44 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Roots/Undercut Banks
3 Coarse Rock
4 Leaf/Detritus Packs
5 Woody Debris
Streambank Vegetation
Bedrock/Large Boulders
Filamentous Algae
Concrete Riprap
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 26
  • Total individuals collected 120
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aquarius remigis Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 22
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 3
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 5
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 6
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Faxonius virilis Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 3
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 2
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 2
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 37
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 6
Neoplea Hemiptera Pleidae Pygmy Backswimmers 2
Peltodytes duodecimpuntatus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Sciomyzidae Diptera Sciomyzidae Marsh Flies 1
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2
Tropisternus natator Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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