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

Indian Creek Cedar Rapids - Wilder Dr Trailhead

Invert Sampling Session #5085

Session Data

Sample Date
8/28/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
54057
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/28/2013 9:02:59 AM
Last Update
4/3/2025 1:40:27 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 50
  • Total individuals collected 242
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 28
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Berosus pantherinus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 6
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 4
Caenis amica Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 38
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 11
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 8
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Culex Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 2
Dubiraphia Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 5
Enochrus pygmaeus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Faxonius virilis Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 2
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 2
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 8
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 7
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 2
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 8
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 3
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Leptoceridae Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Libellula pulchella Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 8
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 7
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Oecetis nocturna Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 3
Peltodytes sexmaculatus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 6
Procloeon Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Pycnopsyche Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Rheumatobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Scirtidae Coleoptera Scirtidae Marsh Beetles 1
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 5
Stagnicola Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 3
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 12
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 4
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 8
Trepobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 3
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 5
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 9

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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