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Title

Instream Biological Assessment Monitoring Protocols: Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Month-Year PublishedJune 1994
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Short Description

This document describes Washington State Department of Ecology's Freshwater Ambient Biological Assessment Program. Outlined within the document is: 1) the sampling design, 2) the site selection process, 3) field implementation, 4) laboratory processing of data, and 5) analysis and interpretation of data that will be used in conducting this program. The document also includes all of the elements necessary to serve as a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) to guide the project.

Publication Number94-113
Author(s)Plotnikoff, R.
Print Availability
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Number of pages 27 + app (59 total)
Keywords assessment, benthic, bioassessment, biological, freshwater, invertebrates, laboratory, macroinvertebrates, methods, monitoring, protocol, quality, quality assurance, quality assurance project plan, stream, stream bioassessment
Subject Waterbodies
Alder Lake, Swauk Creek, Cowlitz River, Butter Creek, Riffe Lake, Trapper Creek, Little Klickitat River, east prong, Touchet River, Mill Creek, Palouse River, Pine Creek, South Fork Palouse River, Sprague Lake, Asotin Creek, N.F., Tucannon River, Cummings Creek, Yakima River, Naches River, Rattlesnake Creek, American River, Little Naches River, Bear Creek, Rimrock Lake, Naneum Creek, Cle Elum River, Taneum Creek, Teanaway River, M.F., Keechelus Lake, Manastash Creek, S.F., Rocky Ford Creek, Crab Creek, Potholes Reservoir, Douglas Creek, Icicle Creek, Chiwawa River, Twisp River, Methow River, Hangman Creek
map of Washington state showing locations of subject waterbodies
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