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

Ashton Creek Washta (REMAP #209)

Invert Sampling Session #2225

Session Data

Sample Date
7/6/2006
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2006059955
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
8/2/2010 10:40:29 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 8
  • Total individuals collected 118
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 37
Ephydridae Diptera Ephydridae Shore Flies, Brine Flies 2
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Hydrozoa Hydrozoans, Hydralike Animals 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 58
Physidae Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 9
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 6

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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