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

West Fork Des Moines River Humboldt

Invert Sampling Session #10916

Session Data

Sample Date
10/2/2024
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2504106
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
12/18/2024 10:25:26 AM
Last Update
3/5/2025 4:17:14 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 107
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 14
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 10
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 12
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 4
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 7

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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