Streamkeepers Handbook and Modules Module 4 Get 2002 Data!!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stream Name/Nearest Town: Nicoamen River, south of Lytton | Date: August 29, 2001 | Watershed Code: |
| Organization Name:The Pacific Streamkeepers Federation | Steam Segment # |
| Stream Section # | |
| Contact Person: Zo Ann Morten | Phone # 604-986-5059 |
| Sampler used, mesh size, total area sampled: serber, 363 microns, .092 metres | # of 30cm x 30cm samples: 1 |
Boulder, cobble creek between road crossing to forestry campground/logging road. 10m upstream of trans Canada hwy bridge.
| Time: 12:45 pm | Weather: | clear |
| Turbidity: greater than depth | Temperature: | Air: 240 Water: 140 |
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B | COLUMN C | COLUMN D |
| Pollution Tolerance | Number Counted | Number of Taxa | Common Name |
| CATEGORY 1 (pollution intolerant) |
7 | 3 | Caddisfly Larva (EPT) |
| 0 | 0 | Dobsonfly (hellgrammite) | |
| 0 | 0 | Gilled Snail | |
| 86 | 12 | Mayfly Nymph (EPT) | |
| 2 | 1 | Riffle Beetle | |
| 14 | 3 | Stonefly Nymph (EPT) | |
| 0 | 0 | Water Penny | |
| Subtotal | 109 | 19 | Subtotal |
| CATEGORY 2 (somewhat tolerant of pollution) |
0 | 0 | Alderfly Larve |
| 0 | 0 | Aquatic Beetle | |
| 0 | 0 | Aquatic Sowbug | |
| 0 | 0 | Clam, Mussel | |
| 0 | 0 | Cranefly Larva | |
| 0 | 0 | Crayfish | |
| 0 | 0 | Damselfly Larva | |
| 0 | 0 | Dragonfly Larva | |
| 0 | 0 | Fishfly Larva | |
| 0 | 0 | Scud | |
| 1 | 1 | Watersnipe Larva | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | Subtotal |
| CATEGORY 3 (pollution tolerant) |
0 | 0 | Aquatic Worm |
| 0 | 0 | Blackfly Larva | |
| 0 | 0 | Leech | |
| 32 | 3 | Midge Larva (chironomid) | |
| 1 | 1 | Planarian | |
| 0 | 0 | Pouch and Pond Snails | |
| 0 | 0 | true Bug Adult | |
| 0 | 0 | Water Mite | |
| Subtotal | 45 | 7 | Subtotal |
| TOTAL | 155 | 27 | TOTAL |
| Abundance: 155 |
| Density: 1722.22 |
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Pollution Tolerance Index: 7 (acceptable) | ||||||||||||
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EPT Index: 18 (good) | ||||||||||||
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EPT to Total Ratio: .69 (acceptable) | ||||||||||||
| Total Number of Taxa: 27 |
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Predominant Taxon Ratio: .55 (acceptable) | |
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| General Comments - Unknown Bugs none | |||