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

Sugar Creek Tipton Hwy 130 (TMDL#9)

Invert Sampling Session #10694

Session Data

Sample Date
7/31/2023
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2316908
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
12/29/2023 8:38:53 AM
Last Update
1/18/2024 8:07:15 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

AS 1 had bottom plate buried in the substrate.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 14
  • Total individuals collected 102
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 60
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 11
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 3
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 4
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 3
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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