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

Howerdon Creek Winterset

Invert Sampling Session #11587

Session Data

Sample Date
8/20/2025
Sampling Gear
Surber
Lab ID Number
2703492
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/10/2026 10:15:08 AM
Last Update
2/20/2026 1:09:08 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

Riffle had low colonization, possibly from high flow event in mid-July.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 134
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 51
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 22
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 28
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 6
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 2
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 9
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Stenelmis sexlineata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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