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

Ballard Creek Cambridge

Invert Sampling Session #2518

Session Data

Sample Date
7/18/2007
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
2007025356
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
4/10/2008 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 15
  • Total individuals collected 110
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 6
Ceratopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 53
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Stenacron Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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