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

East Branch Iowa River Belmond

Invert Sampling Session #10336

Session Data

Sample Date
10/5/2022
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2185502
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/24/2023 2:15:38 PM
Last Update
3/2/2023 12:57:08 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 121
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 14
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 68
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 14
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Leptophlebiidae Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 4
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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