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

Raccoon River Upstream of Des Moines

Invert Sampling Session #5006

Session Data

Sample Date
8/8/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
49707
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
2/8/2013 9:19:20 AM
Last Update
6/30/2014 8:38:09 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 5
  • Total individuals collected 148
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 144
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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