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

Des Moines River Keosauqua

Invert Sampling Session #6336

Session Data

Sample Date
10/8/2013
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
129396
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
4/14/2014 7:48:33 AM
Last Update
4/28/2014 9:39:30 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
HV
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
LT
Comments

Algal mat also created low velocity.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 4
  • Total individuals collected 102
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 98
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche phalerata Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

Notes: