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

East Fork Des Moines River St Joseph

Invert Sampling Session #11196

Session Data

Sample Date
10/2/2024
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2504111
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/5/2025 2:35:11 PM
Last Update
3/7/2025 8:40:39 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 94
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 23
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 27
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 24
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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