Bonaparte Cr abv Tonasket
| 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. |
| 1) road runs along much of the Creek's length; there is erosion of road bed materials into the creek. 2) agr. returnwater in upper watershed. 3) large quanity of woody debris in water. |
| temperature (deg C) | dis o winkler (mg/L) | stream flow (CFS) | pH (pH) | conductivity (umhos/cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.2 | 10. | 8.86 | 8.3 | 390 |
| 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 | 4.6 | 3.50 | 0.19 | 1.0 | 0.04 | 0.38 | 1.0 | 7.6 | DKICK | riffle | 2 | 4.6 | 3.50 | 0.19 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 0.85 | 1.0 | 7.6 | DKICK | riffle | 3 | 4.8 | 4.00 | 0.19 | 1.3 | 0.09 | 0.97 | 1.2 | 8.7 | DKICK | riffle | 4 | 5.7 | 4.00 | 0.19 | 1.6 | 0.09 | 1.00 | 1.0 | 9.1 | SURBER | riffle | 5 | 0.09 | SURBER | riffle | 6 | 0.09 | SURBER | riffle | 7 | 0.09 |
| loc no | other | wood | silt clay | sand | fine gravel | coarse gravel | cobble | boulder | bedrock rough | bedrock smooth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8% | 50% | 42% | 2 | 10% | 14% | 30% | 26% | 20% | 3 | 6% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 4 | 34% | 50% | 16% |
| RIVPACS (River InVertebrate Prediction and Classification System) is not yet available for sites in Washington east of the Cascades. |
| samp type | loc type | loc no | comment | EPT (%) | ephem (%) | chiron (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKICK | riffle | 0 | numerically composited | 66% | 29% | 3% | SURBER | riffle | 0 | numerically composited | 57% | 24% | 3% | DKICK | riffle | 1 | replicate | 70% | 30% | 1% | DKICK | riffle | 2 | replicate | 67% | 27% | 2% | DKICK | riffle | 3 | replicate | 71% | 38% | 3% | DKICK | riffle | 4 | replicate | 61% | 35% | 7% | SURBER | riffle | 5 | replicate | 51% | 24% | 4% | SURBER | riffle | 6 | replicate | 53% | 19% | 5% | SURBER | riffle | 7 | replicate | 61% | 24% | 2% |
| 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 | numerically composited | 5 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 4 | SURBER | riffle | 0 | numerically composited | 5 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 | DKICK | riffle | 1 | replicate | 4 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | DKICK | riffle | 2 | replicate | 4 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 3 | DKICK | riffle | 3 | replicate | 4 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | DKICK | riffle | 4 | replicate | 2 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | SURBER | riffle | 5 | replicate | 7 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 2 | SURBER | riffle | 6 | replicate | 6 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 1 | SURBER | riffle | 7 | replicate | 7 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| 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 | numerically composited | 10 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 67% | 23% | SURBER | riffle | 0 | numerically composited | 8 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 71% | 19% | DKICK | riffle | 1 | replicate | 8 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 71% | 24% | DKICK | riffle | 2 | replicate | 8 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 66% | 22% | DKICK | riffle | 3 | replicate | 8 | 5 | 0% | 1% | 73% | 26% | DKICK | riffle | 4 | replicate | 7 | 5 | 0% | 2% | 61% | 22% | SURBER | riffle | 5 | replicate | 10 | 5 | 0% | 1% | 72% | 17% | SURBER | riffle | 6 | replicate | 9 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 72% | 17% | SURBER | riffle | 7 | replicate | 10 | 4 | 0% | 1% | 63% | 22% |
| samp type | loc type | loc no | comment | sv richness (count) | clinger richness (count) | scrapers (%) | predators (%) | filterers (%) | clingers (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKICK | riffle | 0 | numerically composited | 2 | 7 | 18% | 3% | 39% | 59% | SURBER | riffle | 0 | numerically composited | 3 | 7 | 17% | 2% | 47% | 68% | DKICK | riffle | 1 | replicate | 3 | 8 | 19% | 4% | 36% | 58% | DKICK | riffle | 2 | replicate | 2 | 6 | 23% | 2% | 39% | 61% | DKICK | riffle | 3 | replicate | 2 | 7 | 11% | 3% | 36% | 54% | DKICK | riffle | 4 | replicate | 3 | 6 | 7% | 6% | 27% | 39% | SURBER | riffle | 5 | replicate | 3 | 8 | 10% | 3% | 48% | 62% | SURBER | riffle | 6 | replicate | 5 | 10 | 17% | 2% | 54% | 74% | SURBER | riffle | 7 | replicate | 4 | 9 | 25% | 2% | 39% | 68% |
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 1 | DKICK | 0.19 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 100817 B. tricaudatus 154 29.0 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 140 26.4 114177 Optioservus sp. 82 15.4 126774 Simulium sp. 49 9.2 102594 Z. cinctipes 31 5.8 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 16 3.0 102995 Isoperla sp. 13 2.4 117159 Glossosoma sp. 12 2.3 116958 Micrasema sp. 8 1.5 103102 Skwala sp. 6 1.1 127917 Chironomidae 6 1.1 117121 Agapetus sp. 5 0.9 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 3 0.6 68422 Oligochaeta 2 0.4 119660 Antocha monticola 1 0.2 102567 Malenka sp. 1 0.2 100996 Ameletus sp. 1 0.2 114164 Cleptelmis sp. 1 0.2
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 2 | DKICK | 0.19 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 100817 B. tricaudatus 148 25.9 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 147 25.7 114177 Optioservus sp. 84 14.7 126774 Simulium sp. 77 13.5 117121 Agapetus sp. 26 4.6 117159 Glossosoma sp. 23 4.0 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 16 2.8 102594 Z. cinctipes 14 2.5 127917 Chironomidae 9 1.6 102995 Isoperla sp. 8 1.4 100996 Ameletus sp. 7 1.2 103102 Skwala sp. 5 0.9 119037 Tipula sp. 1 0.2 82754 Acarina 1 0.2 121027 Dicranota sp. 1 0.2 68422 Oligochaeta 1 0.2 102567 Malenka sp. 1 0.2 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 1 0.2 116958 Micrasema sp. 1 0.2
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 3 | DKICK | 0.19 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 100817 B. tricaudatus 128 37.3 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 83 24.2 126774 Simulium sp. 39 11.4 114177 Optioservus sp. 30 8.7 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 18 5.2 102594 Z. cinctipes 11 3.2 127917 Chironomidae 9 2.6 117159 Glossosoma sp. 9 2.6 102995 Isoperla sp. 5 1.5 P610 R. Angelita grp. 3 0.9 P630 R. Brunnea grp. 2 0.6 68422 Oligochaeta 2 0.6 119037 Tipula sp. 1 0.3 H765 E. inermis/infrequen 1 0.3 103102 Skwala sp. 1 0.3 102567 Malenka sp. 1 0.3
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 4 | DKICK | 0.19 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 100817 B. tricaudatus 67 33.5 126774 Simulium sp. 32 16.0 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 22 11.0 127917 Chironomidae 14 7.0 102594 Z. cinctipes 12 6.0 114177 Optioservus sp. 12 6.0 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 9 4.5 102995 Isoperla sp. 8 4.0 125810 Dixa sp. 5 2.5 102567 Malenka sp. 4 2.0 68422 Oligochaeta 3 1.5 568598 D. hageni 3 1.5 103102 Skwala sp. 2 1.0 117159 Glossosoma sp. 2 1.0 114142 Narpus sp. 1 0.5 H765 E. inermis/infrequen 1 0.5 125514 Pericoma sp. 1 0.5 130934 Tabanidae 1 0.5 121027 Dicranota sp. 1 0.5
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 5 | SURBER | 0.09 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 126774 Simulium sp. 160 31.9 100817 B. tricaudatus 121 24.2 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 80 16.0 114177 Optioservus sp. 36 7.2 127917 Chironomidae 21 4.2 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 18 3.6 102594 Z. cinctipes 14 2.8 117159 Glossosoma sp. 12 2.4 102995 Isoperla sp. 8 1.6 103102 Skwala sp. 7 1.4 68422 Oligochaeta 5 1.0 116912 B. americanus 4 0.8 102643 Capniidae 4 0.8 116958 Micrasema sp. 2 0.4 117121 Agapetus sp. 2 0.4 81388 Pisiidae 2 0.4 P630 R. Brunnea grp. 1 0.2 119037 Tipula sp. 1 0.2 59490 Nematoda 1 0.2 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 1 0.2 116794 Lepidostoma sp. 1 0.2
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 6 | SURBER | 0.09 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 126774 Simulium sp. 185 27.3 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 178 26.3 100817 B. tricaudatus 127 18.7 114177 Optioservus sp. 96 14.2 127917 Chironomidae 32 4.7 117159 Glossosoma sp. 17 2.5 116958 Micrasema sp. 11 1.6 102995 Isoperla sp. 9 1.3 116912 B. americanus 8 1.2 114167 Heterlimnius sp. 3 0.4 117121 Agapetus sp. 2 0.3 103102 Skwala sp. 2 0.3 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 2 0.3 P630 R. Brunnea grp. 1 0.1 53964 Turbellaria 1 0.1 114164 Cleptelmis sp. 1 0.1 68422 Oligochaeta 1 0.1 102643 Capniidae 1 0.1 102594 Z. cinctipes 1 0.1
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 7 | SURBER | 0.09 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 100817 B. tricaudatus 103 23.9 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 95 22.0 126774 Simulium sp. 72 16.7 114177 Optioservus sp. 71 16.5 117159 Glossosoma sp. 31 7.2 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 12 2.8 127917 Chironomidae 8 1.9 102995 Isoperla sp. 8 1.9 117121 Agapetus sp. 6 1.4 116912 B. americanus 6 1.4 116958 Micrasema sp. 4 0.9 68422 Oligochaeta 3 0.7 102643 Capniidae 3 0.7 102594 Z. cinctipes 3 0.7 P610 R. Angelita grp. 1 0.2 59490 Nematoda 1 0.2 114164 Cleptelmis sp. 1 0.2 103102 Skwala sp. 1 0.2 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 1 0.2 116315 Onocosmoecus sp. 1 0.2
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