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

Lime Creek Lime Creek Park- Brandon (RMN Trend Site)

Invert Sampling Session #10850

Session Data

Sample Date
8/29/2024
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2487633
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/21/2024 11:43:04 AM
Last Update
10/28/2024 4:38:34 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 33
  • Total individuals collected 144
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Ancyronyx variegatus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 4
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetisca Ephemeroptera Baetiscidae Armored Mayflies 1
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Carabidae Coleoptera Carabidae Ground Beetles 1
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Chimarra Trichoptera Philopotamidae Fingernet Caddisflies 20
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 12
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 9
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 11
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 2
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 12
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 2
Hydrobiidae Neotaenioglossa Hydrobiidae Hydrobiid Snails 4
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Lacunicambarus diogenes Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Leptophlebiidae Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Petrophila Lepidoptera Crambidae Crambid Moths 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 3
Planorbidae Basommatophora Planorbidae Planorbid Snails 2
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 6
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 9
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 9

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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