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

Buffalo Creek Red Ridge Road

Invert Sampling Session #10851

Session Data

Sample Date
8/8/2024
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2477264
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/21/2024 12:21:22 PM
Last Update
10/25/2024 4:13:20 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 18
  • Total individuals collected 98
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 42
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 17
Ephoron album Ephemeroptera Polymitarcyidae Pale Burrower Mayflies 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 1
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 3
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 3
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 4
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 5

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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