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

Big Sioux River Westfield (TMDL)

Invert Sampling Session #1856

Session Data

Sample Date
9/8/2005
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
200563785
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
8/2/2010 10:40:29 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 114
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 2
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Hydropsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 24
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 48
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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