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

Ballard Creek Cambridge Recreation Learning Area

Invert Sampling Session #11089

Session Data

Sample Date
7/15/2024
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2464591
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/28/2025 8:19:26 AM
Last Update
2/21/2025 10:33:09 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 113
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 51
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 12
Dubiraphia minima Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 13
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 14
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 5
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 9

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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