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

Little Sioux River Milford

Invert Sampling Session #8171

Session Data

Sample Date
8/15/2017
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
551975
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
11/17/2017 1:45:12 PM
Last Update
4/9/2018 3:11:57 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Concrete Riprap
3 Woody Debris
4 Roots/Undercut Banks
5 Streambank Vegetation
Coarse Rock
Leaf/Detritus Packs
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 38
  • Total individuals collected 150
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Berosus peregrinus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 4
Carabidae Coleoptera Carabidae Ground Beetles 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 15
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 1
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 13
Cymbiodyta toddi Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Ephydridae Diptera Ephydridae Shore Flies, Brine Flies 2
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 9
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 2
Heptagenia Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 3
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 10
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Laccophilus maculosus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Laccophilus proximus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Leptoceridae Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Liodessus affinis/obsurellus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Nectopsyche candida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 11
Neoplea Hemiptera Pleidae Pygmy Backswimmers 3
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Procloeon Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 6
Rhagovelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 1
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 7
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Stylurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 2
Trichocorixa Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 11

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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