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

Ballard Creek Cambridge

Invert Sampling Session #10797

Session Data

Sample Date
7/27/2023
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2313581
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/26/2024 1:00:04 PM
Last Update
2/27/2024 7:51:12 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 19
  • Total individuals collected 216
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 19
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 50
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 28
Dubiraphia minima Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 4
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 20
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 37
Nectopsyche diarina Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 6
Paracloeodes minutus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 9
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 18
Procloeon Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Progomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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