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Dragoon Cr nr mouth

Photo of stream from sample site

Site details

project Ambient ecoregion Northern Rockies
latitude 47.8755 county Spokane
latitude -117.3733 land use cropland/pasture
elevation (ft) 1697 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

Site comment:

wheat crops; sparse riparian vegetation downstream Ponderosa pine upstream
For explanation on this site summary and any visit report below, see site summary and visit report keys.

Dragoon Cr nr mouth

Habitat measurements and taxa metrics - October 5, 1994

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)
6.511.910.538.7315

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)
DKICKriffle16.12.750.75 1.40.33 0.13 11.4 

Habitat: substrate

loc
no
otherwoodsilt
clay
sandfine
gravel
coarse
gravel
cobbleboulderbedrock
rough
bedrock
smooth
1   10%2%6%38%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 composited85%15%0%

Taxa: richness

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentTrichop
richness
(count)
total
richness
(count)
Plecop
richness
(count)
EPT
richness
(count)
Ephem
richness
(count)
DKICKriffle0field composited8213154

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 12410%57%20%

Taxa: trophic/habit

samp
type
loc
type
loc
no
commentsv
richness
(count)
clinger
richness
(count)
scrapers
(%)
predators
(%)
filterers
(%)
clingers
(%)
DKICKriffle0field composited71432%7%30%69%

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

2 samples: #723 (riffle composite), #722 (pool composite)

sample #723

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
riffle (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
115454       	H. betteni          	    210      	   28.9
117020       	H. borealis         	    120      	   16.5
101399       	S. tibialis         	     84      	   11.6
116912       	B. americanus       	     78      	   10.7
117682       	Petrophila sp.      	     66      	    9.1
117159       	Glossosoma sp.      	     24      	    3.3
102986       	C. californica      	     24      	    3.3
102473       	P. californica      	     18      	    2.5
120094       	Hexatoma sp.        	     12      	    1.7
116918       	B. occidentalis     	     12      	    1.7
101413       	T. minutus          	     12      	    1.7
114180       	O. quadrimaculatus  	     12      	    1.7
101343       	A. margarita        	      6      	    0.8
102594       	Z. cinctipes        	      6      	    0.8
114165       	C. ornata           	      6      	    0.8
100557       	Cinygmula sp.       	      6      	    0.8
116268       	D. gilvipes         	      6      	    0.8
P772         	R. Vofixa grp.      	      6      	    0.8
119660       	Antocha monticola   	      6      	    0.8
126774       	Simulium sp.        	      6      	    0.8
115530       	A. grandis          	      6      	    0.8

sample #722

habitat typelocation no.sampler typesample area (m^2)
pool (composite sample) DKICK 0.75
taxon id     	taxon name          	density (m^2)	% of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
101399       	S. tibialis         	    675      	   27.8
64357        	Annelida            	    405      	   16.7
117020       	H. borealis         	    345      	   14.2
127113       	Atrichopogon sp.    	    225      	    9.3
116918       	B. occidentalis     	    120      	    4.9
100817       	B. tricaudatus      	     75      	    3.1
115453       	Hydropsyche sp.     	     60      	    2.5
136327       	Hemerodromia        	     60      	    2.5
101343       	A. margarita        	     45      	    1.9
114169       	H. corpulentus      	     45      	    1.9
126892       	S. venustum         	     30      	    1.2
101214       	P. memorialis       	     30      	    1.2
116651       	Nectopsyche sp.     	     30      	    1.2
100693       	N. criddlei         	     30      	    1.2
101405       	Tricorythodes sp.   	     30      	    1.2
119660       	Antocha monticola   	     30      	    1.2
112653       	Gyrinidae           	     15      	    0.6
102478       	P. dorsata          	     15      	    0.6
103102       	Skwala sp.          	     15      	    0.6
114126       	Dubiraphia sp.      	     15      	    0.6
114180       	O. quadrimaculatus  	     15      	    0.6
100602       	Heptagenia sp.      	     15      	    0.6
115981       	P. subborealis      	     15      	    0.6
97325        	Pacifastacus sp.    	     15      	    0.6
115998       	H. hesperus         	     15      	    0.6
120094       	Hexatoma sp.        	     15      	    0.6
130932       	A. variegata        	     15      	    0.6
568572       	A. insignificans    	     15      	    0.6
115560       	P. elsis            	     15      	    0.6

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Questions or comments on content may be sent to George Onwumere
Questions or comments on presentation may be sent to Steve Barrett.

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