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

Middle River Indianola

Invert Sampling Session #5339

Session Data

Sample Date
7/23/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
45341
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/18/2013 9:44:14 AM
Last Update
4/3/2025 1:40:28 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Woody Debris
3 Coarse Rock
4 Filamentous Algae
5 Streambank Vegetation
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Clay/Hardpan
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 38
  • Total individuals collected 289
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 1
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 27
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 6
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 10
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 24
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 45
Coenagrionidae Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 12
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 2
Dineutus assimilis Coleoptera Gyrinidae Whirligig Beetles 1
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 22
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 18
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 3
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 10
Libellulidae Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 2
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 10
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 24
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Paracloeodes minutus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 19
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 7
Scirtidae Coleoptera Scirtidae Marsh Beetles 2
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Stylurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 2
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 8

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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