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

Catfish Creek Swiss Valley Park

Invert Sampling Session #11028

Session Data

Sample Date
8/21/2024
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2483219
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/23/2025 1:45:02 PM
Last Update
1/28/2025 12:42:33 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 99
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 20
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 11
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Hydropsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 17
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Optioservus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 9
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 20
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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