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

Skunk River Augusta

Invert Sampling Session #5586

Session Data

Sample Date
10/8/2012
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
62468
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
10/29/2013 12:40:52 PM
Last Update
11/4/2013 12:24:13 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
MH
Colonization
LT
Comments

lower than ideal velocity.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 102
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 86
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Labiobaetis longipalpus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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