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

White Breast Creek Melcher-Dallas

Invert Sampling Session #5366

Session Data

Sample Date
8/27/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
53779
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/18/2013 11:42:51 AM
Last Update
3/5/2018 7:18:54 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 38
  • Total individuals collected 216
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 12
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 9
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Belostoma Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 5
Bivalvia Mussels and Clams 1
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 9
Callibaetis Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 33
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 5
Coenagrionidae Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 2
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 3
Dineutus Coleoptera Gyrinidae Whirligig Beetles 1
Dytiscidae Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 9
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 9
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 3
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Lymnaeidae Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 2
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 16
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 19
Macromiidae Odonata Dragonflies and damselflies 2
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Metrobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 6
Plathemis Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 2
Progomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 2
Rheumatobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 7
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Trepobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 2
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 7
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 5
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 18
Tropisternus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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