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Mulkey Creek
Macroinvertebrate data: 03-18-2016
School: Mt View Elementary School
Date and time: March 18, 2016, 8:49 a.m.
Water quality: Excellent
Number of people sorting/identifying: 21
Water type: riffle
Time spent sorting/identifying: 45 minutes
Weather:
Percent EPT: 57.14%
Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs
Field notes: Stream was running fast, very full and the water was muddy so it was difficult to see the macro invertebrates.
Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Caddisfly
|
1 |
Mayfly
|
12 |
Riffle beetle
|
0 |
Stonefly
|
7 |
Water penny
|
0 |
Dobsonfly
|
0 |
| Sensitive total |
9 |
Somewhat Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Clam/mussel
|
0 |
Crane fly
|
1 |
Crayfish
|
0 |
Damselfly
|
0 |
Dragonfly
|
0 |
Scud
|
0 |
Fishfly
|
0 |
Alderfly
|
0 |
Mite
|
2 |
|
Somewhat sensitive total |
4 |
Tolerant
| Count | |
|---|---|
Aquatic worm
|
4 |
Blackfly
|
0 |
Leech
|
1 |
Midge
|
1 |
Snail
|
6 |
Mosquito larva
|
0 |
|
Tolerant total |
4 |