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Bear Creek Riparian Restoration Project
Macroinvertebrate data: 03-16-2012
School: South Medford High School
Date and time: March 16, 2012, 10:30 a.m.
Water quality: Poor
Number of people sorting/identifying: 2
Water type: riffle
Time spent sorting/identifying: 120 minutes
Weather:
Percent EPT: 100.00%
Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs
Field notes: Creek water height was twice as high than normal water level and current was slightly less swift than 10mph. Water temperature was 7 degrees farenheit.
Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Caddisfly
|
0 |
Mayfly
|
1 |
Riffle beetle
|
0 |
Stonefly
|
0 |
Water penny
|
0 |
Dobsonfly
|
0 |
| Sensitive total |
3 |
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
|
0 |
Blackfly
|
0 |
Leech
|
0 |
Midge
|
0 |
Snail
|
0 |
Mosquito larva
|
0 |
|
Tolerant total |
0 |