California Cr nr mouth
| 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. |
| The channel was choked with Reed Canary grass. |
| temperature (deg C) | dis o winkler (mg/L) | stream flow (CFS) | pH (pH) | conductivity (umhos/cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | 9.1 | 0.06 | 8. | 278 |
| 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 | 1.9 | 0.50 | 0.3 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 0.06 | DKICK | riffle | 2 | 11.4 | 1.00 | 0.3 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.07 | DKICK | riffle | 3 | 3.0 | 4.00 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 0.03 | DKICK | riffle | 4 | 3.3 | 5.00 | 0.8 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.03 |
| loc no | other | wood | silt clay | sand | fine gravel | coarse gravel | cobble | boulder | bedrock rough | bedrock smooth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10% | 40% | 50% | 2 | 30% | 70% | 3 | 6% | 8% | 26% | 52% | 8% | 4 | 48% | 52% |
| loc no | <2mm | 2-4mm | 4-6mm | 6-8mm | 8-11mm | 11-16mm | 16-22mm | 22-32mm | 32-45mm | 45-64mm | 64-90mm | 90-128mm | 128-180mm | 180-256mm | 256-512mm | >=512mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 (%) |
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| samp type | loc type | loc no | comment | Trichop richness (count) | total richness (count) | Plecop richness (count) | EPT richness (count) | Ephem richness (count) |
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| samp type | loc type | loc no | comment | TV3 richness (count) | temp pref avg (score) | HBI (score) | BiTol richness (count) | tv7 (%) | top3 (%) | BiTol (%) |
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| samp type | loc type | loc no | comment | sv richness (count) | clinger richness (count) | scrapers (%) | predators (%) | filterers (%) | clingers (%) |
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| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | (composite sample) | DKICK | 0.76 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 102995 Isoperla sp. 100626 Epeorus sp. 115408 Cheumatopsyche sp. 115258 Wormaldia sp. 114236 O. nubifera 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 114177 Optioservus sp. 116063 N. splendens 103102 Skwala sp. 117020 H. borealis 102986 C. californica 102594 Z. cinctipes 102567 Malenka sp. 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 100835 Baetis flavistriga 100800 Baetis sp. 114142 Narpus sp. 127112 Forcipomyiinae sp. 82754 Acarina 68422 Oligochaeta 568598 D. hageni 136327 Hemerodromia 129228 Chironominae sp. 128457 Orthocladiinae sp. 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 127338 Ceratopogoninae sp. H765 E. inermis/infrequen 126774 Simulium sp. 125392 Maruina sp. 120164 Limnophila sp. 120094 Hexatoma sp. 117159 Glossosoma sp. 117121 Agapetus sp. 127994 Tanypodinae
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 1 | DKICK | 0.19 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 114177 Optioservus sp. 1037 20.9 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 942 19.0 100626 Epeorus sp. 326 6.6 102594 Z. cinctipes 311 6.3 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 289 5.8 100800 Baetis sp. 279 5.6 100835 Baetis flavistriga 279 5.6 568598 D. hageni 195 3.9 129952 Rheotanytarsus 153 3.1 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 153 3.1 117020 H. borealis 142 2.9 115408 Cheumatopsyche sp. 126 2.5 114236 O. nubifera 100 2.0 102986 C. californica 68 1.4 128689 Eukiefferiella 58 1.2 129657 Polypedilum 58 1.2 82754 Acarina 42 0.8 126774 Simulium sp. 42 0.8 102995 Isoperla sp. 32 0.6 117159 Glossosoma sp. 26 0.5 120094 Hexatoma sp. 26 0.5 117121 Agapetus sp. 26 0.5 125392 Maruina sp. 26 0.5 130409 Caloparyphus 21 0.4 103102 Skwala sp. 21 0.4 103273 Sweltsa grp. 16 0.3 125810 Dixa sp. 16 0.3 H765 E. inermis/infrequen 16 0.3 115258 Wormaldia sp. 16 0.3 129890 Micropsectra 16 0.3 127338 Ceratopogoninae sp. 11 0.2 136327 Hemerodromia 11 0.2 Y001 Chironomidae pupae 5 0.1 76698 Physella sp. 5 0.1 102473 P. californica 5 0.1 129182 Thienemanniella 5 0.1 119656 Antocha sp. 5 0.1 129161 Synorthocladius 5 0.1 Y470 Cricotopus Bicintus 5 0.1 128776 Limnophyes 5 0.1 128583 Cricotopus bicinctus 5 0.1 128401 Pagastia 5 0.1 116063 N. splendens 5 0.1 127112 Forcipomyiinae sp. 5 0.1 100557 Cinygmula sp. 5 0.1 114142 Narpus sp. 5 0.1
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 2 | DKICK | 0.19 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 114177 Optioservus sp. 995 18.0 100626 Epeorus sp. 974 17.6 568598 D. hageni 653 11.8 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 474 8.6 102594 Z. cinctipes 268 4.8 117020 H. borealis 263 4.8 114236 O. nubifera 226 4.1 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 226 4.1 115408 Cheumatopsyche sp. 200 3.6 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 174 3.1 129952 Rheotanytarsus 142 2.6 82754 Acarina 121 2.2 102986 C. californica 105 1.9 129657 Polypedilum 95 1.7 127338 Ceratopogoninae sp. 68 1.2 100835 Baetis flavistriga 58 1.0 100800 Baetis sp. 58 1.0 120094 Hexatoma sp. 47 0.9 119656 Antocha sp. 37 0.7 H765 E. inermis/infrequen 32 0.6 127112 Forcipomyiinae sp. 26 0.5 103102 Skwala sp. 26 0.5 116063 N. splendens 21 0.4 128689 Eukiefferiella 21 0.4 117159 Glossosoma sp. 16 0.3 117121 Agapetus sp. 16 0.3 116318 O. unicolor 16 0.3 568521 Cricotopus (Cricotop 16 0.3 Y001 Chironomidae pupae 16 0.3 128575 Cricotopus 16 0.3 128236 Thienemannimyia 11 0.2 Z690 Thienemannimyia Gr. 11 0.2 136327 Hemerodromia 11 0.2 111947 Brychius sp. 5 0.1 102473 P. californica 5 0.1 102139 Argia sp. 5 0.1 100629 E. albertae 5 0.1 117682 Petrophila sp. 5 0.1 100557 Cinygmula sp. 5 0.1 125392 Maruina sp. 5 0.1 128202 Nilotanypus 5 0.1 129161 Synorthocladius 5 0.1 129182 Thienemanniella 5 0.1 129935 Paratanytarsus 5 0.1 136305 Chelifera sp. 5 0.1 59490 Nematoda 5 0.1 81400 Pisidium sp. 5 0.1 97326 P. leniusculus 5 0.1 I251 Heptagenia/Nixe sp. 5 0.1 Z190 Orthocladius Complex 5 0.1 120164 Limnophila sp. 5 0.1
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 3 | DKICK | 0.19 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 102594 Z. cinctipes 842 15.3 114177 Optioservus sp. 800 14.5 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 668 12.1 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 616 11.2 100626 Epeorus sp. 505 9.2 114236 O. nubifera 416 7.5 568598 D. hageni 321 5.8 102986 C. californica 163 3.0 100800 Baetis sp. 142 2.6 100835 Baetis flavistriga 142 2.6 127338 Ceratopogoninae sp. 111 2.0 128689 Eukiefferiella 89 1.6 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 84 1.5 129952 Rheotanytarsus 74 1.3 125392 Maruina sp. 74 1.3 127112 Forcipomyiinae sp. 63 1.1 82754 Acarina 63 1.1 129657 Polypedilum 53 1.0 102567 Malenka sp. 53 1.0 102995 Isoperla sp. 47 0.9 129182 Thienemanniella 26 0.5 129890 Micropsectra 21 0.4 125810 Dixa sp. 21 0.4 120094 Hexatoma sp. 16 0.3 68422 Oligochaeta 11 0.2 102473 P. californica 11 0.2 130409 Caloparyphus 11 0.2 I251 Heptagenia/Nixe sp. 5 0.1 59490 Nematoda 5 0.1 568521 Cricotopus (Cricotop 5 0.1 136327 Hemerodromia 5 0.1 129978 Tanytarsus 5 0.1 121027 Dicranota sp. 5 0.1 128776 Limnophyes 5 0.1 128575 Cricotopus 5 0.1 115408 Cheumatopsyche sp. 5 0.1 126774 Simulium sp. 5 0.1 115641 Hydroptila sp. 5 0.1 116063 N. splendens 5 0.1 117020 H. borealis 5 0.1 Z730 Tvetenia Bavarica Gr 5 0.1 103102 Skwala sp. 5 0.1
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | 4 | DKICK | 0.19 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 114177 Optioservus sp. 1284 18.8 100626 Epeorus sp. 895 13.1 100800 Baetis sp. 621 9.1 100835 Baetis flavistriga 621 9.1 102594 Z. cinctipes 505 7.4 568598 D. hageni 500 7.3 114236 O. nubifera 484 7.1 114205 Zaitzevia sp. 437 6.4 115453 Hydropsyche sp. 321 4.7 101187 Paraleptophlebia sp. 263 3.8 128689 Eukiefferiella 168 2.5 102995 Isoperla sp. 126 1.8 102986 C. californica 111 1.6 126774 Simulium sp. 79 1.2 117020 H. borealis 58 0.8 82754 Acarina 42 0.6 129952 Rheotanytarsus 37 0.5 129657 Polypedilum 37 0.5 116063 N. splendens 26 0.4 127338 Ceratopogoninae sp. 26 0.4 68422 Oligochaeta 26 0.4 117159 Glossosoma sp. 16 0.2 102473 P. californica 16 0.2 136327 Hemerodromia 16 0.2 102567 Malenka sp. 16 0.2 103102 Skwala sp. 11 0.2 117121 Agapetus sp. 11 0.2 129086 Rheocricotopus 11 0.2 115258 Wormaldia sp. 11 0.2 116268 D. gilvipes 5 0.1 121027 Dicranota sp. 5 0.1 H765 E. inermis/infrequen 5 0.1 125392 Maruina sp. 5 0.1 125810 Dixa sp. 5 0.1 127112 Forcipomyiinae sp. 5 0.1 128563 Corynoneura 5 0.1 129935 Paratanytarsus 5 0.1 130409 Caloparyphus 5 0.1 53964 Turbellaria 5 0.1 76592 Gyraulus sp. 5 0.1 120094 Hexatoma sp. 5 0.1
California Cr nr mouth
| 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. |
| land-clearing in upper watershed (residential); cattle grazing upstream (hobby farms); riparian zone absent in some portions of reach upstream. |
| temperature (deg C) | dis o winkler (mg/L) | stream flow (CFS) | pH (pH) | conductivity (umhos/cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 9.6 | 0.07 | 8.1 | 278 |
| 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 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 0.75 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 0.75 | 6.0 |
| loc no | other | wood | silt clay | sand | fine gravel | coarse gravel | cobble | boulder | bedrock rough | bedrock smooth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4% | 6% | 24% | 66% |
| 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 | field composited | 13% | 0% (1) | 0% |
Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;
| 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 | field composited | 0% (1) | 15 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 | 0% (1) |
Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;
| 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 | field composited | 2 | 4 (5) | 0% | 5% | 61% (5) | 11% |
Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;
| samp type | loc type | loc no | comment | sv richness (count) | clinger richness (count) | scrapers (%) | predators (%) | filterers (%) | clingers (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKICK | riffle | 0 | field composited | 4 (1) | 3 | 10% | 31% | 25% (5) | 21% |
Note: numbers in parentheses shows contribution to IBI score: 1 - poor; 3 - medium; 5 - good;
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| riffle | (composite sample) | DKICK | 0.75 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 127113 Atrichopogon sp. 144 25.4 126703 Prosimulium sp. 144 25.4 102688 Capnia sp. 84 14.8 114180 O. quadrimaculatus 62 10.9 114165 C. ornata 61 10.8 68422 Oligochaeta 18 3.2 114197 A. dispar 16 2.8 127778 Bezzia sp. 13 2.3 126892 S. venustum 12 2.1 125351 Psychodidae 8 1.4 82754 Acarina 1 0.2 120094 Hexatoma sp. 1 0.2 119037 Tipula sp. 1 0.2 115002 Sialis sp. 1 0.2 112314 Oreodytes sp. 1 0.2
| habitat type | location no. | sampler type | sample area (m^2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| pool | (composite sample) | DKICK | 0.75 |
taxon id taxon name density (m^2) % of total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 127113 Atrichopogon sp. 403 65.3 102752 Utacapnia sp. 57 9.2 127917 Chironomidae 34 5.5 114180 O. quadrimaculatus 31 5.0 64357 Annelida 26 4.2 127952 Podonominae sp. 20 3.2 128457 Orthocladiinae sp. 14 2.3 114197 A. dispar 14 2.3 127778 Bezzia sp. 6 1.0 125468 Psychoda sp. 4 0.6 93294 Amphipoda 2 0.3 128341 Diamesinae sp. 2 0.3 114206 Z. parvula 2 0.3 130573 Odontomyia sp. 1 0.2 114165 C. ornata 1 0.2
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