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Douglas Cr at Alstown

Photo of stream from sample site

Site details

project Ambient ecoregion Columbia Plateau
latitude 47.56266 county Douglas
latitude -119.995 land use agricultural
elevation (ft) 2165 reference site False
stream order 2 map link

Years when sampling has occurred:

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For explanation on this site summary and any visit report below, see site summary and visit report keys.

Douglas Cr at Alstown

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - August 12, 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

fine sediment layer where bedrock substrate is present; broad floodplain during spring floods; suspect some farmhouses use the stream to carry septic material.

Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

temperature
(deg C)
dis o winkler
(mg/L)
stream flow
(CFS)
pH
(pH)
conductivity
(umhos/cm)
19.39.10.229.3490

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)
DKICKriffle13.50.800.7518.000.30.1522.000.03 17.9 

Habitat: substrate

loc
no
otherwoodsilt
clay
sandfine
gravel
coarse
gravel
cobbleboulderbedrock
rough
bedrock
smooth
1        100% 

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 composited24%5%
(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
commentTrichop
richness
(count)
total
richness
(count)
Plecop
richness
(count)
EPT
richness
(count)
Ephem
richness
(count)
DKICKriffle0field composited4
(3)
20
(1)
2
(1)
71
(1)

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 26
(1)
0%33%64%
(5)
27%

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 composited3
(1)
516%22%22%
(5)
40%

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: #545 (riffle composite), #544 (pool composite)

sample #545

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
riffle (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
94026        	Hyalella azteca     	   2040      	   28.6
127113       	Atrichopogon sp.    	   1365      	   19.2
114180       	O. quadrimaculatus  	   1125      	   15.8
115454       	H. betteni          	    975      	   13.7
126774       	Simulium sp.        	    420      	    5.9
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	    360      	    5.1
115408       	Cheumatopsyche sp.  	    180      	    2.5
114169       	H. corpulentus      	    135      	    1.9
121027       	Dicranota sp.       	    120      	    1.7
116794       	Lepidostoma sp.     	    120      	    1.7
68440        	Lumbriculidae       	    120      	    1.7
115854       	Zumatrichia sp.     	     30      	    0.4
99395        	Folsomia sp.        	     15      	    0.2
131527       	Tabanus sp.         	     15      	    0.2
150730       	Limnophora sp.      	     15      	    0.2
115002       	Sialis sp.          	     15      	    0.2
113106       	Helophorus sp.      	     15      	    0.2
112118       	Dytiscus sp.        	     15      	    0.2
102962       	Paragnetina sp.     	     15      	    0.2
102567       	Malenka sp.         	     15      	    0.2
102139       	Argia sp.           	     15      	    0.2

sample #544

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
pool (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
94026        	Hyalella azteca     	   1350      	   31.8
127113       	Atrichopogon sp.    	   1200      	   28.3
102100       	Zoniagrion sp.      	    530      	   12.5
86110        	Harpacticoida       	    470      	   11.1
103423       	Trichocorixa sp.    	    170      	    4.0
100903       	Callibaetis sp.     	    140      	    3.3
70345        	Valvatidae          	    130      	    3.1
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	    120      	    2.8
112314       	Oreodytes sp.       	     30      	    0.7
115635       	Agraylea sp.        	     20      	    0.5
68440        	Lumbriculidae       	     20      	    0.5
102061       	Lestes sp.          	     10      	    0.2
111923       	Peltodytes sp.      	     10      	    0.2
115854       	Zumatrichia sp.     	     10      	    0.2
116794       	Lepidostoma sp.     	     10      	    0.2
146893       	Ephydridae          	     10      	    0.2
112938       	Tropisternus sp.    	     10      	    0.2

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