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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