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

Bailey Creek Thornton (Grass Ditch HWCRS)

Invert Sampling Session #8085

Session Data

Sample Date
6/26/2017
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
529135
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
8/18/2017 1:41:11 PM
Last Update
8/21/2017 1:39:52 PM

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
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 111
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 79
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 21
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 4
Perlesta Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 2
Plauditus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

Notes: