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Macroinvertebrate data: 04-20-2013
School: Rogue River High School
Date and time: April 20, 2013, 12:35 a.m.
Water quality: Good
Number of people sorting/identifying: 15
Water type: pool
Time spent sorting/identifying: 25 minutes
Weather:
Percent EPT: 23.08%
Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs
Field notes: * We also found a Water Beetle.
Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
Count | |
---|---|
Caddisfly |
3 |
Mayfly |
0 |
Riffle beetle |
0 |
Stonefly |
0 |
Water penny |
0 |
Dobsonfly |
0 |
Sensitive total |
3 |
Somewhat Sensitive
Count | |
---|---|
Clam/mussel
|
0 |
Crane fly
|
0 |
Crayfish
|
1 |
Damselfly
|
0 |
Dragonfly
|
0 |
Scud
|
0 |
Fishfly
|
2 |
Alderfly
|
1 |
Mite
|
3 |
Somewhat sensitive total |
8 |
Tolerant
Count | |
---|---|
Aquatic worm
|
0 |
Blackfly
|
1 |
Leech
|
0 |
Midge
|
0 |
Snail
|
1 |
Mosquito larva
|
1 |
Tolerant total |
3 |