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

Waterloo Creek Dorchester

Invert Sampling Session #11059

Session Data

Sample Date
7/31/2024
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2473593
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/24/2025 2:02:28 PM
Last Update
1/27/2025 9:22:51 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(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 19
  • Total individuals collected 103
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Antocha Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 14
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Ceratopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 30
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 16
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Hydropsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Nematoda Nematodes 2
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Optioservus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 9
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 8
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 2
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 4

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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