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

West Fork Des Moines River Humboldt

Invert Sampling Session #9523

Session Data

Sample Date
7/22/2020
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
1135926
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/16/2021 1:07:19 PM
Last Update
2/26/2021 10:16:50 AM

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
LT
Colonization
MH
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 101
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acroneuria Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 2
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 25
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 14
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 27
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Pteronarcys pictettii Plecoptera Pteronarcyidae Giant Stoneflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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