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

East Nishnabotna River Red Oak (DS1)

Invert Sampling Session #11160

Session Data

Sample Date
9/25/2024
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2501199
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/20/2025 2:26:13 PM
Last Update
2/21/2025 1:30:49 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 12
  • Total individuals collected 125
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 66
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 23
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 2
Hydropsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 3
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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