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

North Raccoon River Raccoon River Greenbelt- Sac City

Invert Sampling Session #7123

Session Data

Sample Date
8/13/2015
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
280591
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
10/15/2015 2:52:34 PM
Last Update
10/16/2015 7:29:51 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 110
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 48
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 15
Ephoron album Ephemeroptera Polymitarcyidae Pale Burrower Mayflies 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche placoda Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 5
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 4
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 8

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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