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Salmon River/Side Channel #1
Macroinvertebrate data: 10-21-2010
School: Leadership And Entrepreneurship Public Charter High School
Date and time: Oct. 21, 2010, 10:02 a.m.
Water quality: Fair
Number of people sorting/identifying: 3
Water type: riffle
Time spent sorting/identifying: 15 minutes
Weather:
Percent EPT: 73.68%
Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs
Field notes: Location: Confluent of Side Channel Description: Smooth, fast moving water; rapids. Rock detours; rounded rocks. Vast amount of shrubs and shrubs. Weather: Overcast
Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
Count | |
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Caddisfly![]() |
0 |
Mayfly![]() |
7 |
Riffle beetle![]() |
0 |
Stonefly![]() |
7 |
Water penny![]() |
0 |
Dobsonfly![]() |
0 |
Sensitive total |
6 |
Somewhat Sensitive
Count | |
---|---|
Clam/mussel
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0 |
Crane fly
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0 |
Crayfish
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0 |
Damselfly
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0 |
Dragonfly
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0 |
Scud
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0 |
Fishfly
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0 |
Alderfly
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0 |
Mite
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1 |
Somewhat sensitive total |
2 |
Tolerant
Count | |
---|---|
Aquatic worm
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3 |
Blackfly
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0 |
Leech
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1 |
Midge
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0 |
Snail
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0 |
Mosquito larva
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0 |
Tolerant total |
2 |