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

Bear Creek Edgewood - Bixby Preserve

Invert Sampling Session #10981

Session Data

Sample Date
9/12/2024
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2493998
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/21/2025 9:22:12 AM
Last Update
1/28/2025 9:58:50 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MH
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 103
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 12
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 17
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 18
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 6
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 30
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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