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

Elk Creek Elk Creek Marsh SWMA - Kensett

Invert Sampling Session #5018

Session Data

Sample Date
9/26/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
60138
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
2/15/2013 8:44:31 AM
Last Update
5/13/2014 9:09:57 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
LT
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 7
  • Total individuals collected 113
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Berosus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Callibaetis Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 67
Coenagrionidae Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 2
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 39
Platyhelminthes Flatworms 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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