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

Brush Creek Wadena

Invert Sampling Session #9481

Session Data

Sample Date
9/2/2020
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
1221111
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/13/2021 8:19:23 AM
Last Update
3/3/2021 5:38:13 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 115
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 15
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 18
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 29
Hemerodromia Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 9
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 11
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 2
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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