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Bonaparte Cr abv Tonasket

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Site details

project Ambient ecoregion Columbia Plateau
latitude 48.6861 county Okanogan
latitude -119.4033 land use mixed rangeland
elevation (ft) 1608 reference site False
stream order 3 map link

Years when sampling has occurred:

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

Site comment:

Road along most of Creek length. Some erosion of road bed into the stream channel. Agricultural return water found in upper watershed. Large amount of woody debris in the channel.
For explanation on this site summary and any visit report below, see site summary and visit report keys.

Bonaparte Cr abv Tonasket

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - September 9, 1997

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

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.

Habitat: stream chemistry, temperature, and flow

temperature
(deg C)
dis o winkler
(mg/L)
stream flow
(CFS)
pH
(pH)
conductivity
(umhos/cm)
12.210.8.868.3390

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)
DKICKriffle14.63.500.19 1.00.04 0.381.07.6 
DKICKriffle24.63.500.19 1.60.06 0.851.07.6 
DKICKriffle34.84.000.19 1.30.09 0.971.28.7 
DKICKriffle45.74.000.19 1.60.09 1.001.09.1 
SURBERriffle5  0.09        
SURBERriffle6  0.09        
SURBERriffle7  0.09        

Habitat: substrate

loc
no
otherwoodsilt
clay
sandfine
gravel
coarse
gravel
cobbleboulderbedrock
rough
bedrock
smooth
1   8%50%42%    
2   10%14%30%26%20%  
3   6%34%34%26%   
4   34%50% 16%   

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
(%)
DKICKriffle0numerically composited66%29%3%
SURBERriffle0numerically composited57%24%3%
DKICKriffle1replicate70%30%1%
DKICKriffle2replicate67%27%2%
DKICKriffle3replicate71%38%3%
DKICKriffle4replicate61%35%7%
SURBERriffle5replicate51%24%4%
SURBERriffle6replicate53%19%5%
SURBERriffle7replicate61%24%2%

Taxa: richness

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentTrichop
richness
(count)
total
richness
(count)
Plecop
richness
(count)
EPT
richness
(count)
Ephem
richness
(count)
DKICKriffle0numerically composited5204134
SURBERriffle0numerically composited5194112
DKICKriffle1replicate4184113
DKICKriffle2replicate4194113
DKICKriffle3replicate4164102
DKICKriffle4replicate219493
SURBERriffle5replicate7214132
SURBERriffle6replicate6194111
SURBERriffle7replicate7204132

Taxa: tolerance

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commenttemp
pref
avg
(score)
TV3
richness
(count)
HBI
(score)
BiTol
richness
(count)
tv7
(%)
top3
(%)
BiTol
(%)
DKICKriffle0numerically composited 1050%0%67%23%
SURBERriffle0numerically composited 850%0%71%19%
DKICKriffle1replicate 840%0%71%24%
DKICKriffle2replicate 840%0%66%22%
DKICKriffle3replicate 850%1%73%26%
DKICKriffle4replicate 750%2%61%22%
SURBERriffle5replicate 1050%1%72%17%
SURBERriffle6replicate 950%0%72%17%
SURBERriffle7replicate 1040%1%63%22%

Taxa: trophic/habit

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentsv
richness
(count)
clinger
richness
(count)
scrapers
(%)
predators
(%)
filterers
(%)
clingers
(%)
DKICKriffle0numerically composited2718%3%39%59%
SURBERriffle0numerically composited3717%2%47%68%
DKICKriffle1replicate3819%4%36%58%
DKICKriffle2replicate2623%2%39%61%
DKICKriffle3replicate2711%3%36%54%
DKICKriffle4replicate367%6%27%39%
SURBERriffle5replicate3810%3%48%62%
SURBERriffle6replicate51017%2%54%74%
SURBERriffle7replicate4925%2%39%68%

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

7 samples: #1015 (riffle 1), #1016 (riffle 2), #1017 (riffle 3), #1018 (riffle 4), #1019 (riffle 5), #1020 (riffle 6), #1021 (riffle 7)

sample #1015

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample 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

sample #1016

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample 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

sample #1017

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample 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

sample #1018

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample 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

sample #1019

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample 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

sample #1020

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample 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

sample #1021

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample 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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