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Macroinvertebrate data: 09-24-2011



School: Oregon State University

Date and time: Sept. 24, 2011, 9:30 a.m.

Water quality: Excellent

Number of people sorting/identifying: 5

Water type: riffle

Time spent sorting/identifying: 40 minutes

Weather:

Percent EPT: 33.87%

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

Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
Count
Caddisfly
10
Mayfly
5
Riffle beetle
1
Stonefly
6
Water penny
3
Dobsonfly
1
Sensitive total
18
Somewhat Sensitive
Count
Clam/mussel
4
Crane fly
0
Crayfish
1
Damselfly
3
Dragonfly
1
Scud
1
Fishfly
0
Alderfly
1
Mite
4
Somewhat sensitive total
14
Tolerant
Count
Aquatic worm
1
Blackfly
6
Leech
0
Midge
2
Snail
11
Mosquito larva
1
Tolerant total
5