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 #8174

Session Data

Sample Date
8/28/2017
Sampling Gear
Surber
Lab ID Number
558865
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
11/20/2017 8:06:53 AM
Last Update
11/21/2017 12:32:28 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
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 13
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Caenis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 3
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 3
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 13
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 47
Dubiraphia Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Fossaria Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 6
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 8
Stenelmis sexlineata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

Notes: