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

Doe Creek Littleport

Invert Sampling Session #5582

Session Data

Sample Date
7/23/2012
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
45367
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/29/2013 10:49:31 AM
Last Update
4/3/2025 1:40:30 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 45
  • Total individuals collected 271
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 4
Atherix Diptera Athericidae Aquatic Snipe Flies 1
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 40
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Belostoma Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 4
Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellida Leeches 2
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 3
Callibaetis fluctuans Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 4
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 25
Chimarra Trichoptera Philopotamidae Fingernet Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 13
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 11
Curculionidae Coleoptera Curculionidae Snout Beetles, Weevils 1
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 4
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 2
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 7
Gyrinus marginellus Coleoptera Gyrinidae Whirligig Beetles 1
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 4
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 16
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 3
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 10
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 18
Laccophilus maculosus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 4
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Peltodytes Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 4
Placobdella ornata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Pycnopsyche Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 6
Scirtidae Coleoptera Scirtidae Marsh Beetles 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 6
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 18
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 18
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Tropisternus affinis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Tropisternus columbianus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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