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

Unnamed Tributary to Tarkio River Stanton (HW104)

Invert Sampling Session #6104

Session Data

Sample Date
8/6/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
114985
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/21/2014 9:31:12 AM
Last Update
4/28/2014 8:52:06 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 34
  • Total individuals collected 193
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 4
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 11
Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellida Leeches 1
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 9
Callibaetis Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Cambaridae Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 3
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 9
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 3
Dubiraphia minima Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Faxonius virilis Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 1
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 2
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 7
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 20
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 2
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 20
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 32
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Laccophilus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 2
Neoplea Hemiptera Pleidae Pygmy Backswimmers 1
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 11
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 4
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 12
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Veliidae Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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