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

Ballard Creek Cambridge

Invert Sampling Session #2516

Session Data

Sample Date
7/18/2007
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2007025354
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
8/2/2010 10:40:29 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
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 14
  • Total individuals collected 127
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 62
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 2
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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