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

Soap Creek Eldon SWMA - Eldon

Invert Sampling Session #8387

Session Data

Sample Date
8/23/2017
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
556648
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/26/2018 9:22:17 AM
Last Update
2/9/2018 10:46:42 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MH
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 4
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 51
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 7
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Gomphus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 1
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 7
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 2
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Tabanidae Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 6

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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