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

Chariton River Rathbun

Invert Sampling Session #5900

Session Data

Sample Date
10/2/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
127790
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/10/2014 9:53:37 AM
Last Update
11/24/2014 8:59:10 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Comments

Art subs were found out of river and could not be collected.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 28
  • Total individuals collected 200
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 30
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Berosus peregrinus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 24
Corduliidae Odonata Corduliidae Greeneyed Skimmers 1
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 4
Cura Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Cyrnellus fraternus Trichoptera Polycentropodidae Trumpetnet and Tubemaking Caddisflies 2
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 8
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 8
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 3
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 3
Liodessus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Rhagovelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 2
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 51
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 5
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Stenonema femoratum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 2
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 8
Unionidae Unionoida Unionidae Mussels 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

Notes: