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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 |