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

Big Sioux River Westfield (TMDL)

Invert Sampling Session #1854

Session Data

Sample Date
9/8/2005
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
200563786
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
8/2/2010 10:40:29 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Woody Debris
3 Roots/Undercut Banks
4 Coarse Rock
5 Leaf/Detritus Packs
Concrete Riprap
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 25
  • Total individuals collected 121
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 3
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 10
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 4
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 3
Dineutus Coleoptera Gyrinidae Whirligig Beetles 2
Ephoron album Ephemeroptera Polymitarcyidae Pale Burrower Mayflies 7
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 3
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 2
Labiobaetis longipalpus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 20
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 10
Metrobates hesperius Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Stylurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 3
Tortopsis primus Ephemeroptera Polymitarcyidae Pale Burrower Mayflies 3
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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