Washington state stream biological monitoring network

Palouse R at Palouse

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - July 16, 2003

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)
26.8	10.2		9.	78

Habitat: dimensions, gradient, velocity, and canopy

samp type	loc type	loc no	wetted width (m)	stream gradient (%)	middepth velocity (FS)	max depth (m)	canopy (%)	bottom velocity (FS)	bankfull width (m)	avg depth (m)
DKICK	riffle	1	20.0	2.00	1.5	0.15	0.75	1.5	23.8	0.00
DKICK	riffle	2	20.0	4.00	0.7	0.25	0.75	0.3	23.8	0.07
DKICK	riffle	3	13.9	2.00	1.8	0.30	0.04	1.6	22.8	0.18
DKICK	riffle	4	15.1	2.00	0.8	0.27	0.00	0.8	21.9	0.09

Habitat: substrate

loc no	sand	fine gravel	coarse gravel	cobble	boulder
1	2%	2%	38%	58%
2		24%	46%	30%
3	22%	28%	40%	10%
4	4%	8%	8%	76%	4%

Habitat: pebble counts

loc no	<2mm	2-4mm	4-6mm	6-8mm	8-11mm	11-16mm	16-22mm	22-32mm	32-45mm	45-64mm	64-90mm	90-128mm	128-180mm	180-256mm	256-512mm	>=512mm
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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	comment	EPT (%)	ephem (%)	chiron (%)
DKICK	riffle	0	field composited	59%	17% (3)	27%

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

Taxa: richness

samp type	loc type	loc no	comment	Trichop richness (count)	total richness (count)	Plecop richness (count)	EPT richness (count)	Ephem richness (count)
DKICK	riffle	0	field composited	3 (1)	21 (1)	1 (1)	9	5 (3)

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

Taxa: tolerance

samp type	loc type	loc no	comment	TV3 richness (count)	temp pref avg (score)	HBI (score)	BiTol richness (count)	tv7 (%)	top3 (%)	BiTol (%)
DKICK	riffle	0	field composited	3	13.52	5 (1)	0%	12%	60% (5)	15%

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

Taxa: trophic/habit

samp type	loc type	loc no	comment	sv richness (count)	clinger richness (count)	scrapers (%)	predators (%)	filterers (%)	clingers (%)
DKICK	riffle	0	field composited	2 (1)	5	9%	2%	44% (5)	49%

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

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

sample #2041

habitat type	location no.	sampler type	sample area (m^2)
riffle	(composite sample)	DKICK	0.76

taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
115453       	Hydropsyche sp.     	    193      	   28.6
568521       	Cricotopus (Cricotop	    101      	   15.0
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	     86      	   12.7
115408       	Cheumatopsyche sp.  	     78      	   11.6
114177       	Optioservus sp.     	     29      	    4.3
126774       	Simulium sp.        	     26      	    3.9
129952       	Rheotanytarsus      	     25      	    3.7
129657       	Polypedilum         	     20      	    3.0
100801       	Acentrella sp.      	     18      	    2.7
117682       	Petrophila sp.      	     18      	    2.7
129182       	Thienemanniella     	     16      	    2.4
82754        	Acarina             	     13      	    1.9
128844       	Nanocladius         	      8      	    1.2
100629       	E. albertae         	      7      	    1.0
103102       	Skwala sp.          	      7      	    1.0
100557       	Cinygmula sp.       	      5      	    0.7
128401       	Pagastia            	      5      	    0.7
135830       	Empididae           	      4      	    0.6
129428       	Dicrotendipes       	      3      	    0.4
114070       	Psephenus sp.       	      3      	    0.4
136327       	Hemerodromia        	      3      	    0.4
81388        	Pisiidae            	      3      	    0.4
117020       	H. borealis         	      1      	    0.1
84195        	Ostracoda           	      1      	    0.1
568598       	D. hageni           	      1      	    0.1
128511       	Cardiocladius       	      1      	    0.1

Palouse R at Palouse

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - August 20, 1993

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aquatic macrophytes in stream reach; domestic and wild ducks in the water.

Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

temperature (deg C)	dis o winkler (mg/L)	stream flow (CFS)	pH (pH)	conductivity (umhos/cm)
19.	6.7	0.73	8.9	100

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)
DKICK	riffle	1	16.9	1.00	0.19		0.2	0.28		0.37		24.3

Habitat: substrate

loc no	other	wood	silt clay	sand	fine gravel	coarse gravel	cobble	boulder	bedrock rough	bedrock smooth
1					24%	20%	30%	26%

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	comment	EPT (%)	ephem (%)	chiron (%)
DKICK	riffle	0	field composited	71%	10% (1)	0%

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

Taxa: richness

samp type	loc type	loc no	comment	Trichop richness (count)	total richness (count)	Plecop richness (count)	EPT richness (count)	Ephem richness (count)
DKICK	riffle	0	field composited	1 (1)	15 (1)	1 (1)	6	4 (3)

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

Taxa: tolerance

samp type	loc type	loc no	comment	temp pref avg (score)	TV3 richness (count)	HBI (score)	BiTol richness (count)	tv7 (%)	top3 (%)	BiTol (%)
DKICK	riffle	0	field composited		2	4 (5)	1	1%	80% (1)	19%

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

Taxa: trophic/habit

samp type	loc type	loc no	comment	sv richness (count)	clinger richness (count)	scrapers (%)	predators (%)	filterers (%)	clingers (%)
DKICK	riffle	0	field composited	4 (1)	6	14%	9%	65% (1)	80%

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: #567 (riffle composite), #566 (pool composite)

sample #567

habitat type	location no.	sampler type	sample area (m^2)
riffle	(composite sample)	DKICK	0.75

taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
115454       	H. betteni          	   2000      	   50.1
114177       	Optioservus sp.     	    460      	   11.5
115570       	Ceratopsyche sp.    	    410      	   10.3
127113       	Atrichopogon sp.    	    320      	    8.0
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	    240      	    6.0
114167       	Heterlimnius sp.    	    130      	    3.3
126774       	Simulium sp.        	    110      	    2.8
100823       	B. bicaudatus       	     90      	    2.3
79119        	Pelecypoda          	     50      	    1.3
100557       	Cinygmula sp.       	     40      	    1.0
114206       	Z. parvula          	     40      	    1.0
100637       	E. longimanus       	     30      	    0.8
126703       	Prosimulium sp.     	     20      	    0.5
136327       	Hemerodromia        	     20      	    0.5
103105       	S. curvata          	     20      	    0.5
117682       	Petrophila sp.      	     10      	    0.3

sample #566

habitat type	location no.	sampler type	sample area (m^2)
pool	(composite sample)	DKICK	0.75

taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
69459        	Gastropoda          	    543      	   24.5
115454       	H. betteni          	    495      	   22.3
114180       	O. quadrimaculatus  	    330      	   14.9
115408       	Cheumatopsyche sp.  	    278      	   12.5
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	    188      	    8.5
79119        	Pelecypoda          	     82      	    3.7
126774       	Simulium sp.        	     52      	    2.3
114169       	H. corpulentus      	     38      	    1.7
103105       	S. curvata          	     38      	    1.7
100823       	B. bicaudatus       	     38      	    1.7
117682       	Petrophila sp.      	     30      	    1.4
128341       	Diamesinae sp.      	     22      	    1.0
100557       	Cinygmula sp.       	     22      	    1.0
114070       	Psephenus sp.       	     15      	    0.7
114206       	Z. parvula          	     15      	    0.7
135920       	Wiedemannia sp.     	      8      	    0.4
94026        	Hyalella azteca     	      8      	    0.4
146893       	Ephydridae          	      8      	    0.4
102139       	Argia sp.           	      8      	    0.4

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Palouse R at Palouse

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Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - July 16, 2003

Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

Habitat: dimensions, gradient, velocity, and canopy

Habitat: substrate

Habitat: pebble counts

Taxa: RIVPACS score

Taxa: composition

Taxa: richness

Taxa: tolerance

Taxa: trophic/habit

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

sample #2041

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - August 20, 1993

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Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

Habitat: dimensions, gradient, velocity, and canopy

Habitat: substrate

Taxa: RIVPACS score

Taxa: composition

Taxa: richness

Taxa: tolerance

Taxa: trophic/habit

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

2 samples: #567 (riffle composite), #566 (pool composite)

sample #567

sample #566