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

Unnamed Tributary to Elk Creek Gillett Grove - Fen Valley WMA (HW116)

Invert Sampling Session #6073

Session Data

Sample Date
9/24/2013
Sampling Gear
Surber
Lab ID Number
126755
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/7/2014 10:46:30 AM
Last Update
10/14/2014 3:32:25 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 14
  • Total individuals collected 96
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellida Leeches 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 40
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 4
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 11
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Leptophlebiidae Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 8
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 8
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 7
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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