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 #8173

Session Data

Sample Date
8/28/2017
Sampling Gear
Surber
Lab ID Number
558864
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
11/20/2017 8:06:53 AM
Last Update
11/21/2017 12:30:59 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
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 12
  • Total individuals collected 97
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 16
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 45
Chrysops Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 2
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 9
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 5
Placobdella ornata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 1
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 7
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 7

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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