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

Beaver Creek Akron

Invert Sampling Session #6064

Session Data

Sample Date
8/12/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
117228
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/6/2014 10:58:12 AM
Last Update
10/16/2014 10:44:38 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

Low flow artificial substrate #3 was picked entirely, but still only 82 organisms could be found.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 33
  • Total individuals collected 169
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 20
Agabus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 1
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 2
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 6
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellida Leeches 1
Callibaetis Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 2
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 16
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 10
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 5
Coenagrionidae Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 21
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 11
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Enochrus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 4
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 11
Haliplus borealis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Haliplus immaculicollis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Libellula Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 1
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 8
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 12
Placobdella ornata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 6
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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