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

Middle River Indianola

Invert Sampling Session #6626

Session Data

Sample Date
7/30/2014
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
180456
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/20/2014 12:40:43 PM
Last Update
10/21/2014 10:33:51 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Woody Debris
3 Streambank Vegetation
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 27
  • Total individuals collected 171
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 1
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Caenidae Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 12
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Gyrinus Coleoptera Gyrinidae Whirligig Beetles 2
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 8
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 11
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 90
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Neurocordulia molesta Odonata Corduliidae Greeneyed Skimmers 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Procloeon Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Progomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Rhagovelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 1
Stylurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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