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Larson Creek North of La Loma Drive with OHES

Macroinvertebrate data: 05-30-2012



School: Oregon State University

Date and time: May 30, 2012, 8:30 a.m.

Water quality: Good

Number of people sorting/identifying: 27

Water type: riffle

Time spent sorting/identifying: 45 minutes

Weather:

Percent EPT: 41.67%

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

Field notes: StreamWise with Diana Gilley's 5th graders sample macros at their local access to Larson Creek.

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