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

Coldwater Creek Coldwater Creek SWMA - Bluffton

Invert Sampling Session #7764

Session Data

Sample Date
7/19/2016
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
403662
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/24/2017 9:59:03 AM
Last Update
3/6/2017 11:24:58 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 26
  • Total individuals collected 188
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Agabini-Complex Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Aquarius remigis Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 28
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 29
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 14
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 20
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 3
Crambidae Lepidoptera Crambidae Crambid Moths 1
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 3
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 5
Gerris Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 2
Glossosoma Trichoptera Glossosomatidae Saddlecase Maker Caddisflies 8
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 43
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 5
Planorbidae Basommatophora Planorbidae Planorbid Snails 1
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 2
Simuliidae Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 5
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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