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

Beaver Creek Cedar Falls

Invert Sampling Session #5553

Session Data

Sample Date
8/6/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
49155
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/29/2013 7:35:05 AM
Last Update
11/4/2013 1:08:13 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
LT
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 15
  • Total individuals collected 110
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Brachycentrus numerosus Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 47
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 6
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 9
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 4

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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