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

Little Waterman Creek Waterman Creek SWMA - Hartley (RMN Trend Site)

Invert Sampling Session #8172

Session Data

Sample Date
8/28/2017
Sampling Gear
Surber
Lab ID Number
558863
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
11/20/2017 8:06:53 AM
Last Update
11/21/2017 12:29:33 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

Riffles might have dried up or had minimal flow before sampling.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 10
  • Total individuals collected 97
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 37
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 21
Nematoda Nematodes 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 9
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 2
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 12
Stenelmis sexlineata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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