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

Waterloo Creek Dorchester

Invert Sampling Session #11062

Session Data

Sample Date
7/31/2024
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2473596
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/24/2025 2:02:28 PM
Last Update
1/30/2025 1:17:52 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 59
  • Total individuals collected 298
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Agabini-Complex Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Anacaena lutescens Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Anax junius Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 2
Aquarius remigis Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 41
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 19
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 9
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 9
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 1
Cambaridae Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 38
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 9
Coenagrionidae Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 7
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Cymbiodyta blanchardi Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Erpobdella Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 2
Erpobdella dubia Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Faxonius virilis Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Frenesia missa Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 8
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 5
Haliplus immaculicollis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 5
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 3
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 2
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 4
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Ilybius Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Iswaeon anoka Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Laccophilus maculosus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Libellula Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 3
Libellula pulchella Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 1
Lymnaeidae Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 1
Microvelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 2
Nematomorpha Horsehair Worms, Hair Worms 1
Neoporus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 10
Oecetis sordida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 5
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Optioservus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 6
Paraleptophlebia praepedita Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 7
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 3
Placobdella ornata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 2
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Pycnopsyche Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 3
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 12
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2
Trepobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 5
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 14
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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