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Macroinvertebrate data: 06-08-2016



School: Monroe Grade School

Date and time: June 8, 2016, 8:43 a.m.

Water quality: Good

Number of people sorting/identifying: 3

Water type: riffle

Time spent sorting/identifying: 80 minutes

Weather:

Percent EPT: 66.67%

Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs

Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
Count
Caddisfly
1
Mayfly
18
Riffle beetle
1
Stonefly
1
Water penny
0
Dobsonfly
0
Sensitive total
12
Somewhat Sensitive
Count
Clam/mussel
0
Crane fly
0
Crayfish
0
Damselfly
0
Dragonfly
0
Scud
0
Fishfly
1
Alderfly
0
Mite
1
Somewhat sensitive total
4
Tolerant
Count
Aquatic worm
0
Blackfly
0
Leech
1
Midge
6
Snail
0
Mosquito larva
0
Tolerant total
2