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

Des Moines River Keosauqua

Invert Sampling Session #5557

Session Data

Sample Date
10/9/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
62827
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
10/29/2013 8:23:09 AM
Last Update
11/4/2013 12:56:50 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 4
  • Total individuals collected 13
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 6
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 3
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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