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Macroinvertebrate data: 10-11-2011
School: Crater Renaissance Academy
Date and time: Oct. 11, 2011, 2:30 p.m.
Water quality: Good
Number of people sorting/identifying: 40
Water type: riffle
Time spent sorting/identifying: 45 minutes
Weather:
Percent EPT: 21.07%
Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs
Field notes: an additional 26 Planaria/Flatworms were recorded.
Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Caddisfly
|
17 |
Mayfly
|
32 |
Riffle beetle
|
0 |
Stonefly
|
26 |
Water penny
|
0 |
Dobsonfly
|
0 |
| Sensitive total |
9 |
Somewhat Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Clam/mussel
|
0 |
Crane fly
|
0 |
Crayfish
|
1 |
Damselfly
|
7 |
Dragonfly
|
0 |
Scud
|
230 |
Fishfly
|
0 |
Alderfly
|
0 |
Mite
|
0 |
|
Somewhat sensitive total |
6 |
Tolerant
| Count | |
|---|---|
Aquatic worm
|
33 |
Blackfly
|
0 |
Leech
|
0 |
Midge
|
10 |
Snail
|
0 |
Mosquito larva
|
0 |
|
Tolerant total |
2 |