Results of the Post 2021 Method

Stream Information
Site Id MRWA-02-25-05
Name Mitchell Creek
County Mecosta
Description 100 feet below footbridge at Big Rapids Community Pool
Latitude 43.69901667
Longitude -85.49008333

Macro Family Entry Information
Date 2025-05-03
Collection Time Start 10:35:00.00
Avg Water Depth(ft) 2
Weather conditions from last week Light rain all day 5/1
Site Condition Issues na
Habitat Riffles presence
Habitat Rocks presence
Habitat Aquatic Plants absence
Habitat Runs presence
Habitat Backwater presence
Habitat Leaf Packs presence
Habitat Pools presence
Habitat Undercut-Vegetation presence
Habitat Wood presence
Collection Finish Time 11:20:00.00
ID Confidence 5
Hirudinea --
Oligochaeta 2
Curculionidae --
Dryopidae --
Dytiscidae --
Elmidae --
Gyrinidae --
Haliplidae --
Hydrophilidae --
Lampyridae --
Noteridae --
Psephenidae --
Ptilodactylidae --
Scirtidae --
Staphylinidae --
Athericidae --
Blephariceridae --
Ceratopogonidae --
Chaoboridae --
Chironomidae 36
Culicidae --
Dixidae --
Dolichopodidae --
Empididae --
Ephydridae --
Muscidae --
Psychodidae --
Ptychopteridae --
Sciomyzidae --
Simuliidae 6
Stratiomyidae --
Syrphidae --
Tabanidae --
Tipulidae --
Amphipoda --
Decapoda --
Isopoda 2
Ameletidae --
Ametropodidae --
Anthropleidae --
Baetidae 24
Baetiscidae --
Caenidae --
Ephemerellidae 21
Ephemeridae --
Heptageniidae 4
Isonychiidae --
Leptohyphidae --
Leptoplebiidae 2
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 --
Sialidae --
Aeshnidae 4
Calopterygidae 4
Coenagrionidae --
Cordulidae --
Cordulegastridae 1
Gomphidae 2
Lestidae --
Libellulidae --
Macromiidae --
Corbiculidae --
Dreissenidae --
Sphaeriidae (aka Pisidiidae) --
Unionidae --
Capniidae --
Chloroperlidae --
Leuctridae --
Nemouridae --
Perlidae 3
Perlodidae 5
Pteronarcyidae --
Taeniopterygidae --
Apataniidae --
Brachycentridae --
Dipseudopsidae --
Glossosomatidae --
Goeridae --
Helicopsychidae --
Hydropsychidae 12
Hydroptilidae --
Lepidostomatidae --
Leptoceridae --
Limnephilidae 4
Molannidae --
Odontoceridae --
Philopotamidae --
Phryganeidae --
Polycentropodidae --
Psychomyiidae --
Rhyacophilidae --
Sericostomatidae --
Uenoidae --
Hydracarina --
Collembola --
Platyhelminthes --
Total Abundance 133
Total Diversity 17
Water Quality Rating Score 4.15
Water Quality Rating Category Very Good
Abundance of Insects 128
Total Insect Diversity 14
Abundance of EPT 75
Total EPT Diversity 8
Total Sensitive Family Diversity 5