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

Battle Creek Battle Creek (REMAP #15)

Invert Sampling Session #621

Session Data

Sample Date
9/11/2002
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
264357
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
8/2/2010 10:40:29 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 31
  • Total individuals collected 266
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 20
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 1
Argia Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 8
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 14
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 9
Belostoma Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 2
Belostomatidae Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 28
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 2
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 45
Faxonius virilis Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Girardia tigrina Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 6
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 15
Helichus fastigiatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 9
Hexagenia limbata Ephemeroptera Ephemeridae Common Burrower Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 3
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 2
Paracloeodes Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 37
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Physidae Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 3
Ranatra Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 1
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 36
Tropisternus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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