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Macroinvertebrate data: 11-14-2013



School: Oregon State University

Date and time: Nov. 14, 2013, 1:45 p.m.

Water quality: Fair

Number of people sorting/identifying: 20

Water type: riffle

Time spent sorting/identifying: 25 minutes

Weather:

Percent EPT: 84.21%

Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs

Field notes: Living Waters 6th grade class teamed up with 4th graders to plant trees and check macroinvertebrates behind Willow Wind on 11/14/13.

Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
Count
Caddisfly
4
Mayfly
7
Riffle beetle
0
Stonefly
5
Water penny
0
Dobsonfly
0
Sensitive total
9
Somewhat Sensitive
Count
Clam/mussel
0
Crane fly
0
Crayfish
0
Damselfly
0
Dragonfly
0
Scud
0
Fishfly
0
Alderfly
0
Mite
0
Somewhat sensitive total
0
Tolerant
Count
Aquatic worm
2
Blackfly
1
Leech
0
Midge
0
Snail
0
Mosquito larva
0
Tolerant total
2