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

Bear Creek Edgewood - Bixby Preserve

Invert Sampling Session #11025

Session Data

Sample Date
8/1/2024
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2473620
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/23/2025 1:09:06 PM
Last Update
1/28/2025 7:09:31 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 12
  • Total individuals collected 43
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 6
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 10
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 3
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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