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

Waterloo Creek Dorchester

Invert Sampling Session #9468

Session Data

Sample Date
9/1/2020
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
1221124
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/11/2021 10:45:30 AM
Last Update
3/2/2021 8:00:37 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Coarse Rock
2 Vascular Aquatic Vegetation
3 Fine Sediments
4 Bedrock/Large Boulders
5 Leaf/Detritus Packs
Woody Debris
Streambank Vegetation
Roots/Undercut Banks
Filamentous Algae
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 42
  • Total individuals collected 325
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 4
Agabini-Complex Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 5
Aquarius remigis Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 93
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 32
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 2
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 1
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 1
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 45
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 12
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Elmidae Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Erpobdella parva Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 2
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 7
Gerris Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 4
Haliplus borealis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 4
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 8
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Limnephilus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 6
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Mesovelia mulsanti Hemiptera Mesoveliidae Water Treaders 2
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 3
Oecetis sordida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 3
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 3
Paraleptophlebia praepedita Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 3
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 6
Pisidiidae Veneroida Pisidiidae Pea Clams 1
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 2
Sciomyzidae Diptera Sciomyzidae Marsh Flies 1
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 5
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 39
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Trepobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 2
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 5
Tropisternus lateralis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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