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

Willow Creek Willow Creek Wildlife Area - Hanlontown (RMN Trend Site)

Invert Sampling Session #11082

Session Data

Sample Date
10/3/2024
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2504853
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/27/2025 9:21:25 AM
Last Update
1/27/2025 10:37:13 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 40
  • Total individuals collected 156
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Agabinae Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Anax Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Atherix Diptera Athericidae Aquatic Snipe Flies 3
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 4
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Callibaetis Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 4
Ceraclea Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 6
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 2
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 17
Dubiraphia Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 2
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 23
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 10
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 2
Hesperocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 4
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 9
Leptoceridae Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Libellula Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 1
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 9
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 5
Pisidiidae Veneroida Pisidiidae Pea Clams 6
Ranatra Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 1
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 2
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 11
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Tabanus/Whitneyomia/Atylotus Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 1
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 5
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 6

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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