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Little Klickitat R. @ Hi-way 97

Photo of stream from sample site

Site details

project Ambient ecoregion Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills
latitude 45.8438 county Klickitat
latitude -120.7938 land use logging, agriculture
elevation (ft) 1600 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.

Site visit reports:

Little Klickitat R. @ Hi-way 97

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - August 22, 2002

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.

Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

temperature
(deg C)
dis o winkler
(mg/L)
stream flow
(CFS)
pH
(pH)
conductivity
(umhos/cm)
20.5 1.978.6117

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)
DKICKriffle19.54.00  1.80.18 0.011.610.40.09
DKICKriffle25.86.00  0.70.18 0.720.49.00.15
DKICKriffle34.14.00  1.00.12 0.350.69.40.12
DKICKriffle46.94.00  1.60.24 0.370.98.6 

Habitat: substrate

loc
no
otherwoodsilt
clay
sandfine
gravel
coarse
gravel
cobbleboulderbedrock
rough
bedrock
smooth
1    10%54%36%   
2    2%10%72%16%  
3     98%2%   
4    2%28%70%   

Habitat: pebble counts

loc
no
<2mm2-4mm4-6mm6-8mm8-11mm11-16mm16-22mm22-32mm32-45mm45-64mm64-90mm90-128mm128-180mm180-256mm256-512mm>=512mm
14%2% 4%4%4%4%12%32%24%16%6%    
24%  2% 2%2%4%6%8%18%20%18%6%10%2%
36%     8%16%16%16%10%10%12%2% 4%
44%     8%20%14%20%14%6%2% 4%8%

Taxa: RIVPACS score

RIVPACS (River InVertebrate Prediction and Classification System) is not yet available for sites in Washington east of the Cascades.

Taxa: composition

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentEPT
(%)
ephem
(%)
chiron
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited32%17%
(1)
52%

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

Taxa: richness

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentTrichop
richness
(count)
total
richness
(count)
Plecop
richness
(count)
EPT
richness
(count)
Ephem
richness
(count)
DKICKriffle0field composited5
(1)
39
(3)
4
(1)
1910

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

Taxa: tolerance

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentTV3
richness
(count)
temp
pref
avg
(score)
HBI
(score)
BiTol
richness
(count)
tv7
(%)
top3
(%)
BiTol
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited1013.695
(1)
12%53%13%
(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 composited510
(1)
15%3%13%
(5)
23%
(1)

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

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

sample #1853

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
riffle (composite sample) DKICK 0.76
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
129935       	Paratanytarsus      	    167      	   22.5
129890       	Micropsectra        	    130      	   17.5
115453       	Hydropsyche sp.     	     42      	    5.7
114177       	Optioservus sp.     	     39      	    5.3
115258       	Wormaldia sp.       	     37      	    5.0
100629       	E. albertae         	     36      	    4.9
114205       	Zaitzevia sp.       	     30      	    4.0
100835       	Baetis flavistriga  	     24      	    3.2
100572       	Rhithrogena sp.     	     20      	    2.7
128978       	Parametriocnemus    	     20      	    2.7
568515       	Cricotopus Isocladiu	     18      	    2.4
129182       	Thienemanniella     	     17      	    2.3
568598       	D. hageni           	     16      	    2.2
102594       	Z. cinctipes        	     11      	    1.5
129657       	Polypedilum         	     11      	    1.5
114093       	Elmidae             	      9      	    1.2
100626       	Epeorus sp.         	      9      	    1.2
100801       	Acentrella sp.      	      9      	    1.2
82754        	Acarina             	      8      	    1.1
126774       	Simulium sp.        	      8      	    1.1
115408       	Cheumatopsyche sp.  	      7      	    0.9
129086       	Rheocricotopus      	      7      	    0.9
68946        	Nais                	      7      	    0.9
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	      5      	    0.7
128401       	Pagastia            	      5      	    0.7
128583       	Cricotopus bicinctus	      5      	    0.7
136327       	Hemerodromia        	      5      	    0.7
101206       	P. bicornuta        	      4      	    0.5
115398       	Hydropsychidae      	      4      	    0.5
103102       	Skwala sp.          	      4      	    0.5
114069       	Psephenidae         	      3      	    0.4
101365       	Drunella sp.        	      3      	    0.4
102077       	Coenagrionidae      	      3      	    0.4
117159       	Glossosoma sp.      	      3      	    0.4
Y820         	Eukiefferiella Pseud	      3      	    0.4
128236       	Thienemannimyia     	      3      	    0.4
121027       	Dicranota sp.       	      3      	    0.4
97325        	Pacifastacus sp.    	      1      	    0.1
76569        	Ferrissia sp.       	      1      	    0.1
101413       	T. minutus          	      1      	    0.1
103096       	Diura knowltoni     	      1      	    0.1
103135       	P. aureus           	      1      	    0.1
117682       	Petrophila sp.      	      1      	    0.1
135830       	Empididae           	      1      	    0.1

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