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

French Creek (Main Branch) Waukon

Invert Sampling Session #6359

Session Data

Sample Date
9/5/2013
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
122608
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/15/2014 8:50:31 AM
Last Update
4/25/2014 12:13:11 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 55
  • Total individuals collected 304
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Agabinae Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 7
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 3
Aquarius remigis Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 49
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 27
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 4
Brachycentrus americanus Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 8
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 8
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 19
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 19
Chrysops Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 3
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 3
Cymbiodyta chamberlaini Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Erpobdella dubia Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Erpobdella melanostoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Fossaria Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 2
Frenesia missa Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 13
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 7
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Haliplus immaculicollis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 5
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 9
Hydrobius Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 3
Laccophilus maculosus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Lepidostoma Trichoptera Lepidostomatidae Lepidostomatid Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Limnephilus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 10
Lumbricidae Haplotaxida Lumbricidae Aquatic Worms 1
Micrasema Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Microvelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 2
Muscidae Diptera Muscidae Face Flies, Horn Flies, House Flies 1
Neophylax Trichoptera Thremmatidae Little Northeastern Casemakers 1
Neoporus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 3
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 11
Oecetis sordida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Optioservus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Paraleptophlebia Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 25
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 5
Pycnopsyche Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Ranatra fusca Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 1
Sanfilippodytes pseudovilis Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 4
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Simulium tuberosum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Simulium vittatum Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 7
Sperchopsis tessellata Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 3
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Tropisternus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Tropisternus affinis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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