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

Waterman Creek Waterman Prairie Complex (North)

Invert Sampling Session #11548

Session Data

Sample Date
8/26/2025
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2707682
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/9/2026 12:53:37 PM
Last Update
3/11/2026 1:45:22 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 26
  • Total individuals collected 104
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellida Leeches 2
Cambaridae Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 8
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 7
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 2
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 7
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 2
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 6
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 5
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 12
Leptoceridae Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Nectopsyche diarina Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 4
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 6
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 13

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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