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

Middle River Indianola

Invert Sampling Session #6623

Session Data

Sample Date
7/30/2014
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
180453
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/20/2014 12:40:43 PM
Last Update
6/14/2021 8:06:01 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 110
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Amercaenis ridens Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 3
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 4
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 20
Haliplidae Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 17
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 16
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 23
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 4
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 9

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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