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Dungeness R

Photo of stream from sample site

Site details

project Ambient ecoregion Puget Lowland
latitude 48.0212 county Clallam
latitude -123.134 land use Forest practice
elevation (ft) 575 reference site False
stream order 3 map link

Years when sampling has occurred:

08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81
For explanation on this site summary and any visit report below, see site summary and visit report keys.

Dungeness R

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - September 19, 1994

Note: A key is available for this visit report. For background on ambient monitoring protocol and ambient taxa metrics, see, respectively, Benthic Macroinvertebrate Biological Monitoring Protocols for Rivers and Streams: 2001 Revision and Multi-Metric Index Development for Biological Monitoring in Washington State Streams.

Visit comment

colonial algae growth near margins of stream; Dicsomoecus sp. (caddisfly) hatching.

Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

temperature
(deg C)
dis o winkler
(mg/L)
stream flow
(CFS)
pH
(pH)
conductivity
(umhos/cm)
12.510.672.98.1150

Habitat: dimensions, gradient, velocity, and canopy

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
wetted
width
(m)
stream
gradient
(%)
sample
area
(m^2)
RPD
(m)
middepth
velocity
(FS)
max
depth
(m)
Dp
(m)
canopy
(%)
bottom
velocity
(FS)
bankfull
width
(m)
avg
depth
(m)
DKICKriffle133.02.000.75 1.00.31 0.10 45.0 

Habitat: substrate

loc
no
otherwoodsilt
clay
sandfine
gravel
coarse
gravel
cobbleboulderbedrock
rough
bedrock
smooth
1   2%8%10%22%58%  

Taxa: RIVPACS score

RIVPACS (River InVertebrate Prediction and Classification System) is a model that predicts probabilities of aquatic invertebrates occurring in streams in Western Washington. The number of observed taxa (O) at a test site is divided by the expected taxa (E), yielding a ratio. A ratio of 1 indicates that all expected taxa are present. As a site becomes more degraded, fewer expected taxa are observed, yielding a smaller ratio. We are 90% confident that a ratio smaller than 0.86 is degraded relative to a reference condition.

RIVPACS score for this visit: 0.82

Taxa: composition

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentEPT
(%)
ephem
(%)
chiron
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited77%54%9%

Taxa: richness

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentTrichop
richness
(count)
total
richness
(count)
Plecop
richness
(count)
EPT
richness
(count)
Ephem
richness
(count)
DKICKriffle0field composited3
(3)
21
(1)
6
(5)
156
(5)

Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;

Taxa: tolerance

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commenttemp
pref
avg
(score)
TV3
richness
(count)
HBI
(score)
BiTol
richness
(count)
tv7
(%)
top3
(%)
BiTol
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited 12
(5)
3
(5)
45%48%22%
(5)

Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;

Taxa: trophic/habit

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentsv
richness
(count)
clinger
richness
(count)
scrapers
(%)
predators
(%)
filterers
(%)
clingers
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited1
(1)
7
(3)
15%14%14%25%
(3)

Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;

Taxa: sample results (individuals-per-square-meter estimates)

2 samples: #692 (riffle composite), #691 (pool composite)

sample #692

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
riffle (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	    360      	   21.8
568572       	A. insignificans    	    276      	   16.7
128457       	Orthocladiinae sp.  	    144      	    8.7
126640       	Simuliidae          	    138      	    8.4
100589       	R. robusta          	    126      	    7.6
103273       	Sweltsa grp.        	     96      	    5.8
115453       	Hydropsyche sp.     	     84      	    5.1
68422        	Oligochaeta         	     72      	    4.4
102594       	Z. cinctipes        	     72      	    4.4
P690         	R. Nevadensis grp.  	     66      	    4.0
100557       	Cinygmula sp.       	     60      	    3.6
100626       	Epeorus sp.         	     54      	    3.3
102972       	H. pacifica         	     36      	    2.2
P772         	R. Vofixa grp.      	     12      	    0.7
102597       	Z. Oregonensis grp. 	     12      	    0.7
103110       	Megarcys sp.        	     12      	    0.7
120094       	Hexatoma sp.        	      6      	    0.4
69290        	Hirudinea           	      6      	    0.4
102910       	M. infuscata        	      6      	    0.4
101368       	D. doddsi           	      6      	    0.4
82754        	Acarina             	      6      	    0.4

sample #691

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
pool (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
127113       	Atrichopogon sp.    	    480      	   28.3
68422        	Oligochaeta         	    306      	   18.0
103273       	Sweltsa grp.        	    216      	   12.7
100557       	Cinygmula sp.       	    180      	   10.6
568598       	D. hageni           	    108      	    6.4
115453       	Hydropsyche sp.     	     66      	    3.9
114169       	H. corpulentus      	     60      	    3.5
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	     42      	    2.5
82754        	Acarina             	     24      	    1.4
103102       	Skwala sp.          	     24      	    1.4
101368       	D. doddsi           	     18      	    1.1
114180       	O. quadrimaculatus  	     18      	    1.1
116958       	Micrasema sp.       	     18      	    1.1
121027       	Dicranota sp.       	     18      	    1.1
P690         	R. Nevadensis grp.  	     12      	    0.7
120094       	Hexatoma sp.        	     12      	    0.7
114144       	N. concolor         	     12      	    0.7
102594       	Z. cinctipes        	     12      	    0.7
54502        	Planariidae         	     12      	    0.7
64183        	Nematomorpha        	     12      	    0.7
100589       	R. robusta          	     12      	    0.7
116014       	C. disjuncta        	     12      	    0.7
118840       	Tipulidae           	      6      	    0.4
127076       	Ceratopogonidae     	      6      	    0.4
135849       	Clinocera sp.       	      6      	    0.4
102884       	Perlomyia sp.       	      6      	    0.4

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