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

South Skunk River Cambridge

Invert Sampling Session #11096

Session Data

Sample Date
9/17/2024
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2496400
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/28/2025 1:22:47 PM
Last Update
2/27/2025 12:53:27 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 6
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 49
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 23
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 3
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 2
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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