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Palmerton Park
Macroinvertebrate data: 04-20-2013
School: Rogue River High School
Date and time: April 20, 2013, 10:10 a.m.
Water quality: Good
Number of people sorting/identifying: 15
Water type: pool
Time spent sorting/identifying: 30 minutes
Weather:
Percent EPT: 5.88%
Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs
Field notes: *Water Boat Man also found
Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Caddisfly
|
1 |
Mayfly
|
0 |
Riffle beetle
|
1 |
Stonefly
|
0 |
Water penny
|
0 |
Dobsonfly
|
0 |
| Sensitive total |
6 |
Somewhat Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Clam/mussel
|
0 |
Crane fly
|
1 |
Crayfish
|
9 |
Damselfly
|
0 |
Dragonfly
|
0 |
Scud
|
0 |
Fishfly
|
0 |
Alderfly
|
0 |
Mite
|
3 |
|
Somewhat sensitive total |
6 |
Tolerant
| Count | |
|---|---|
Aquatic worm
|
0 |
Blackfly
|
1 |
Leech
|
0 |
Midge
|
1 |
Snail
|
0 |
Mosquito larva
|
0 |
|
Tolerant total |
2 |