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

Elk Creek Gillett Grove (EC2)

Invert Sampling Session #6084

Session Data

Sample Date
9/24/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
126763
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/14/2014 6:46:41 AM
Last Update
10/17/2014 3:04:14 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Streambank Vegetation
3 Roots/Undercut Banks
4 Leaf/Detritus Packs
5 Coarse Rock
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 26
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 8
Belostoma Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 1
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 16
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 2
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 10
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Dubiraphia Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Enochrus hamiltoni Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 2
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hexagenia limbata Ephemeroptera Ephemeridae Common Burrower Mayflies 2
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 20
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 2
Placobdella ornata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Ranatra Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 2
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 7
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 6
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 8

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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