Results of the Post 2021 Method

Stream Information
Site Id GCD-5
Name McDonald Creek Below Dam
County Gogebic
Description Located at McDonald Dam County Park. The substrate is gravel, cobble, and boulder. McDonald Creek is wide so there is not much canopy coverage.
Latitude 46.390789
Longitude -90.014415

Macro Family Entry Information
Date 2024-09-27
Collection Time Start 14:00:00.00
Avg Water Depth(ft) 2
Weather conditions from last week Warm/Dry
Site Condition Issues None
Habitat Riffles presence
Habitat Rocks presence
Habitat Aquatic Plants presence
Habitat Runs presence
Habitat Backwater presence
Habitat Leaf Packs presence
Habitat Pools presence
Habitat Undercut-Vegetation absence
Habitat Wood presence
Collection Finish Time 15:30:00.00
ID Confidence 5
Hirudinea 1
Oligochaeta 4
Curculionidae --
Dryopidae --
Dytiscidae --
Elmidae --
Gyrinidae 6
Haliplidae --
Hydrophilidae --
Lampyridae --
Noteridae --
Psephenidae --
Ptilodactylidae --
Scirtidae --
Staphylinidae --
Athericidae --
Blephariceridae --
Ceratopogonidae --
Chaoboridae --
Chironomidae 12
Culicidae --
Dixidae --
Dolichopodidae --
Empididae --
Ephydridae --
Muscidae --
Psychodidae --
Ptychopteridae --
Sciomyzidae --
Simuliidae 2
Stratiomyidae --
Syrphidae --
Tabanidae --
Tipulidae --
Amphipoda --
Decapoda --
Isopoda --
Ameletidae --
Ametropodidae --
Anthropleidae --
Baetidae 7
Baetiscidae --
Caenidae --
Ephemerellidae --
Ephemeridae --
Heptageniidae 3
Isonychiidae --
Leptohyphidae --
Leptoplebiidae 7
Metretopodidae --
Neoephemeridae --
Polymitarcyidae --
Potamanthidae --
Pseudironidae --
Siphlonuridae --
Ancylidae --
Bithyniidae --
Hydrobiidae --
Lymnaeidae --
Physidae --
Planorbidae --
Pleuroceridae --
Pomatiopsidae --
Valvatidae --
Viviparidae --
Unidentified Snail 1
Belostomatidae --
Corixidae --
Gelastocoridae --
Gerridae --
Hydrometridae --
Mesoveliidae --
Naucoridae --
Nepidae --
Notonectidae --
Pleidae --
Saldidae --
Veliidae --
Cosmopterigidiae --
Nepticulidae --
Noctuidae --
Pyralidae --
Tortricidae --
Corydalidae 1
Sialidae --
Aeshnidae 2
Calopterygidae 6
Coenagrionidae 8
Cordulidae 4
Cordulegastridae --
Gomphidae 2
Lestidae --
Libellulidae --
Macromiidae --
Corbiculidae --
Dreissenidae --
Sphaeriidae (aka Pisidiidae) --
Unionidae --
Capniidae --
Chloroperlidae --
Leuctridae --
Nemouridae --
Perlidae --
Perlodidae --
Pteronarcyidae --
Taeniopterygidae --
Apataniidae --
Brachycentridae --
Dipseudopsidae --
Glossosomatidae --
Goeridae --
Helicopsychidae --
Hydropsychidae 125
Hydroptilidae --
Lepidostomatidae --
Leptoceridae --
Limnephilidae --
Molannidae --
Odontoceridae --
Philopotamidae --
Phryganeidae --
Polycentropodidae 1
Psychomyiidae --
Rhyacophilidae --
Sericostomatidae --
Uenoidae --
Hydracarina --
Collembola --
Platyhelminthes --
Total Abundance 192
Total Diversity 17
Water Quality Rating Score 4.74
Water Quality Rating Category Good
Abundance of Insects 186
Total Insect Diversity 14
Abundance of EPT 143
Total EPT Diversity 5
Total Sensitive Family Diversity 4