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

Bear Creek Edgewood - Bixby Preserve

Invert Sampling Session #11026

Session Data

Sample Date
8/1/2024
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2473621
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/23/2025 1:09:06 PM
Last Update
1/28/2025 7:16:33 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 31
  • Total individuals collected 283
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 5
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 2
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 50
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 30
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 26
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 55
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 4
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 4
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Frenesia missa Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 5
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 9
Haliplus borealis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 1
Lepidostoma Trichoptera Lepidostomatidae Lepidostomatid Case Maker Caddisflies 7
Limnephilus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Lumbricidae Haplotaxida Lumbricidae Aquatic Worms 2
Microvelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 1
Neophylax Trichoptera Thremmatidae Little Northeastern Casemakers 20
Oecetis sordida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 5
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 2
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 13
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 3
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 1
Tropisternus affinis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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