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

Plum Creek Algona

Invert Sampling Session #7120

Session Data

Sample Date
7/27/2015
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
272513
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/9/2015 11:07:44 AM
Last Update
10/12/2015 7:40:16 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
LT
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 111
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 27
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 51
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 12
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Maccaffertium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Perlesta Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 4
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 12

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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