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

Twin Springs Creek Colesburg (TwSpr1)

Invert Sampling Session #2759

Session Data

Sample Date
9/17/2007
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
2007036821
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/17/2008 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 Coarse Rock
2 Bedrock/Large Boulders
3 Concrete Riprap
4 Vascular Aquatic Vegetation
5 Fine Sediments
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Filamentous Algae
Streambank Vegetation
Woody Debris
Roots/Undercut Banks
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 38
  • Total individuals collected 172
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 9
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 30
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 30
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 3
Callibaetis fluctuans Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 16
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 1
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 8
Cymbiodyta chamberlaini Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Dixella Diptera Dixidae Dixid Midges 1
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Eiseniella Haplotaxida Lumbricidae Aquatic Worms 1
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 5
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 11
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 6
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 4
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Ilybius Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Laccophilus maculosus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Laccophilus proximus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Liodessus affinis Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Neoplea striola Hemiptera Pleidae Pygmy Backswimmers 1
Paracymus subcupreus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 3
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 6
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Simulium vittatum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 7
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 2
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Tropisternus affinis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Tubificidae Haplotaxida Tubificidae Aquatic Worms 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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