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

Yellow River W60 Bridge (Site 4)

Invert Sampling Session #5045

Session Data

Sample Date
9/6/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
56286
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/25/2013 11:23:27 AM
Last Update
5/2/2016 2:03:34 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 37
  • Total individuals collected 264
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 3
Anax junius Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 3
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 46
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 19
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 2
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 7
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 11
Callibaetis ferrugineus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Callibaetis fluctuans Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 13
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 15
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 4
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Ephemerella excrucians Ephemeroptera Ephemerellidae Spiny Crawler Mayflies 1
Erpobdella dubia Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 14
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 2
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 2
Haliplus immaculicollis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Ilybius Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 2
Limnophora Diptera Muscidae Face Flies, Horn Flies, House Flies 2
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Microvelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 2
Oecetis sordida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 14
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 6
Simulium vittatum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 8
Sperchopsis tessellata Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 29
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 7
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 20
Tubificidae Haplotaxida Tubificidae Aquatic Worms 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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