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

Raccoon River Upstream of Des Moines

Invert Sampling Session #5009

Session Data

Sample Date
8/8/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
49710
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/8/2013 9:19:20 AM
Last Update
6/30/2014 8:41:36 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Coarse Rock
3 Bedrock/Large Boulders
4 Woody Debris
5 Leaf/Detritus Packs
Streambank Vegetation
Roots/Undercut Banks
Filamentous Algae
Concrete Riprap
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 47
  • Total individuals collected 432
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 3
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 23
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Bivalvia Mussels and Clams 2
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 9
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 31
Ceraclea Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 49
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 10
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 12
Dineutus Coleoptera Gyrinidae Whirligig Beetles 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 11
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 1
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 2
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche phalerata Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 18
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 4
Labiobaetis longipalpus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Leucrocuta Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 16
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 44
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 16
Neurocordulia molesta Odonata Corduliidae Greeneyed Skimmers 6
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 8
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 8
Placobdella multilineata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 2
Plathemis lydia Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 2
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 29
Procloeon Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Rheumatobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Scirtidae Coleoptera Scirtidae Marsh Beetles 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 44
Stenelmis grossa Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 14
Stylurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 7
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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