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Gold Cr

Photo of stream from sample site

Site details

project Ambient ecoregion North Cascades
latitude 47.39327 county Kittitas
latitude -121.3806 land use Forest practice
elevation (ft) 2512 reference site False
stream order 2 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.

Gold Cr

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - October 10, 1993

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

summer flows sustained by water from an abondoned gravel pit (originally used for constructing Interstate-90); colonial and filamentous algae on riffle substrate.

Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

temperature
(deg C)
dis o winkler
(mg/L)
stream flow
(CFS)
pH
(pH)
conductivity
(umhos/cm)
12.7 7.817.438

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)
DKICKriffle16.21.000.75 0.70.44 0.01 76.8 

Habitat: substrate

loc
no
otherwoodsilt
clay
sandfine
gravel
coarse
gravel
cobbleboulderbedrock
rough
bedrock
smooth
1    2%54%44%   

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 composited35%
(1)
20%
(1)
9%

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)
21
(1)
4
(3)
16
(1)
7

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 115
(1)
20%70%2%

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 composited0%
(1)
7
(1)
14%2%55%
(1)
72%

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: #592 (riffle composite), #591 (pool composite)

sample #592

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
riffle (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
126774       	Simulium sp.        	   1208      	   55.3
100557       	Cinygmula sp.       	    172      	    7.9
129228       	Chironominae sp.    	    165      	    7.5
102594       	Z. cinctipes        	    158      	    7.2
100583       	R. hageni           	    105      	    4.8
115098       	R. acropedes        	     45      	    2.1
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	     45      	    2.1
Y001         	Pupae sp.           	     45      	    2.1
116934       	A. aspilus          	     38      	    1.7
101343       	A. margarita        	     38      	    1.7
101226       	P. temporalis       	     30      	    1.4
101368       	D. doddsi           	     30      	    1.4
100637       	E. longimanus       	     22      	    1.0
103273       	Sweltsa grp.        	     22      	    1.0
P610         	R. Angelita grp.    	     15      	    0.7
102789       	Taeniopteryx sp.    	      8      	    0.4
116794       	Lepidostoma sp.     	      8      	    0.4
116958       	Micrasema sp.       	      8      	    0.4
121027       	Dicranota sp.       	      8      	    0.4
126703       	Prosimulium sp.     	      8      	    0.4
103111       	M. signata          	      8      	    0.4

sample #591

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.    	     74      	   26.4
100557       	Cinygmula sp.       	     51      	   18.2
116958       	Micrasema sp.       	     24      	    8.6
100996       	Ameletus sp.        	     24      	    8.6
103273       	Sweltsa grp.        	     11      	    3.9
101343       	A. margarita        	     11      	    3.9
116025       	Ecclisomyia sp.     	     11      	    3.9
82754        	Acarina             	      9      	    3.2
126774       	Simulium sp.        	      8      	    2.9
115714       	Ochrotrichia sp.    	      8      	    2.9
120094       	Hexatoma sp.        	      6      	    2.1
121027       	Dicranota sp.       	      5      	    1.8
103105       	S. curvata          	      5      	    1.8
114144       	N. concolor         	      3      	    1.1
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	      3      	    1.1
64183        	Nematomorpha        	      3      	    1.1
P610         	R. Angelita grp.    	      3      	    1.1
103094       	Diura sp.           	      3      	    1.1
101226       	P. temporalis       	      3      	    1.1
101368       	D. doddsi           	      3      	    1.1
101206       	P. bicornuta        	      2      	    0.7
102594       	Z. cinctipes        	      2      	    0.7
114169       	H. corpulentus      	      2      	    0.7
P718         	R. Rotunda grp.     	      2      	    0.7
136377       	Oreogeton sp.       	      2      	    0.7
112257       	Hydrovatus sp.      	      2      	    0.7

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Questions or comments on content may be sent to George Onwumere
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